The Fighting Fist of Shanghai Joe
| The Fighting Fist of Shanghai Joe | |
|---|---|
Robert Hundar Klaus Kinski | |
| Cinematography | Guglielmo Mancori |
| Edited by | Amedeo Giomini |
| Music by | Bruno Nicolai |
Production companies | C.B.A. Produttori e Distributori Associati Compagnia Cinematografica Champion |
| Distributed by | Jumbo Cinematografica |
Release date | 28 December 1973 |
Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The Fighting Fist of Shanghai Joe (Italian: Il mio nome è Shanghai Joe, lit. "My name is Shanghai Joe") is a 1973 spaghetti Western kung fu film directed by Mario Caiano and starring Chen Lee as Shanghai Joe. The film was released in a number of alternate titles in the United States, including To Kill or to Die and The Dragon Strikes Back.[1]
Plot
A
slaves from their cruel master. Spencer and his friends then hire the four most terrifying bounty hunters of the West, among them a cannibal
, a scalp hunter, a killer who skins his victims, and another martial arts champion, his old friend Mikuja.
Cast
- Chen Lee (Myoshin Hayakawa)[2] - Shanghai Joe
- Carla Romanelli - Cristina
- Gordon Mitchell - Buryin' Sam
- Klaus Kinski - Scalper Jack
- Katsutoshi Mikuriya - Mikuja
- Robert Hundar- Pedro, the Cannibal
- Giacomo Rossi-Stuart- Triky, the gamber
- Piero Lulli - Spencer
- Carla Mancini - Conchita
- George Wang - Yang
- Rick Boyd - Slim
- Umberto D'Orsi - Poker player
- Dante Maggio - Doctor
- Francisco Sanz - Cristina's Father
DVD release
On May 26, 2009, a
References
- ^ Robert Firsching (2011). "New York Times: My Name Is Shanghai Joe". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- ^ "The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe Review (Scherpschutter) - the Spaghetti Western Database".
- ^ Euro-Western Double Feature: The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe (1972) / Any Gun Can Play (1967) DVD info, Oldies.com
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