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Spiritual Kung Fu is a Hongkongais film of genre Martial arts directed by Lo Wei with Jackie Chan
Spiritual Kung Fu (1978)
Quan jing
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Add to a movie listSpiritual Kung Fu (Chinese: 拳精) (Quan Jing) is a 1978 Hong Kong martial arts film directed and produced by Lo Wei, and starring Jackie Chan and James Tien. The film also features Yuen Biao as the Master of the Five Fists. Chan was also the film's stunt co-ordinator. It was known in some releases as Karate Ghostbuster.
Along with Dragon Fist, Spiritual Kung Fu was filmed in early 1978. As Lo Wei's studio went bankrupt was running out of money, they shelved both films due to cost-cutting measures and Chan was loaned out to Seasonal Films for a 2 picture deal. Whilst there he made Snake in the Eagle's Shadow and Drunken Master with Yuen Woo-ping. The success of these two films at the domestic box office prompted Lo to give belated releases to Spiritual Kung Fu (late 1978) and Dragon Fist (1979).
Spiritual Kung Fu was Lo Wei's response to Chan's earlier attempt at blending comedy with kung fu in the film Half a Loaf of Kung Fu. The supernatural elements of the film were brought to life by some early examples of Hong Kong special effects. Much of the scripted comedy in the film centred on Chan's exaggerated facial expressions and reactions to his ghostly teachers.
Synopsis
Yi-Lang est un jeune orphelin élevé dans un temple de Shaolin. Une nuit, le livre des "7 Commandements", un manuscrit ancestral dans lequel sont décrites des techniques de combat très puissantes gardées secrètes, a été dérobé. Un moine aveugle demande à Yi-Lang de découvrir qui est le voleur car lui seul peut rivaliser avec lui en utilisant la technique des "5 Forces"...Actors
Jackie Chan
(Yi-Lang)
James Tien
(Lu Qing)
Dean Shek
(Shaolin Student)
Yuen Biao
(Master of the Five Fists)
Lee Kwan
((uncredited))
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