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天下第一拳 (1972)
King Boxer
Alt title: Five Fingers of Death
Korean Title: An Iron Man
Translated working title in Southern Screen magazine: The Iron Palm
Original English Title: Invincible Boxer
Alias: 5 Fingers of Death
Working title in Southern Screen magazine 鐵掌
Origin: Hong Kong
Language: Mandarin 
Genre: Martial Arts 
Release Date (HK): 04/28/1972
 
Director
  Cheng Chang-Ho
 
Screenwriter
  Patrick Kong Yeung
 
Martial Arts Directors
  Lau Kar-Wing
  Chan Chuen
 
Producers
  Shin Sang-Ok
  Sir Run Run Shaw
 
 
Cast
  Lo Lieh ... Chao Chih-Hao
  Wang Ping ... Sung Ying Ying
  Wong Gam-Fung ... Singer Yen Chu-Hung
  Tien Feng ... Master Meng Tung-Shan
  Tung Lin ... Meng Tien-Hsiung
  Fang Mian ... Master Suen Hsin-Pei
  Ku Wen-Chung ... Master Sung Wu-Yang
  James Nam Seok-Hoon ... Han Lung
  Yau Lung (3) ... Tu Wei
  Jin Bong-Jin ... Lu Ta-Ming
  Chan Shen ... Wan Hung-Chieh
  Kim Ki-Joo ... Chen Lang
  Chao Hsiung ... Master Okada
  Someno Yukio ... Oshima Shotaro
  Yeung Chak-Lam ... Master Suen's elder pupil
  Hong Seong-Joong ... Master Suen's servant
  Bolo Yeung Sze ... Hercules Ba To Er
  Tsang Choh-Lam ... Hercules' street barker
  Wong Ching-Ho ... Tournament judge
  Yen Shi-Kwan ... Tournament fighter/Suen's pupil
  Chan Chuen ... Tournament fighter/Meng's pupil
  Chieh Yuen ... Tournament fighter
  Hsu Hsia ... Master Meng's pupil/Hercules' challenger
  Wong Mei ... Master Meng's pupil
  Wong Shu-Tong ... Master Meng's pupil
  Chui Fat ... Master Meng's pupil
  Lo Wai ... Master Meng's pupil
  Brandy Yuen Jan-Yeung ... Master Meng's pupil
  Chik Ngai-Hung ... Master Meng's pupil
  Tam Bo ... Master Meng's pupil
  Ho Bo-Sing ... Master Meng's pupil
  Yeung Pak-Chan ... Master Meng's pupil
  Chan Siu-Kai ... Master Meng's pupil
  Tang Tak-Cheung ... Master Meng's pupil
  Lee Chiu (2) ... Master Meng's pupil
  Wong Ching ... Master Meng's pupil
  Lau Kar-Wing ... Master Meng's pupil
  Chan Dik-Hak ... Master Meng's pupil
  Law Keung ... Master Meng's pupil
  Huang Pei-Chih ... Master Meng's pupil
  Yuen Shun-Yi ... Master Meng's pupil
  Ng Yuen-Fan ... Master Meng's pupil
  Huang Ha ... Master Suen's pupil
  Danny Chow Yun-Kin ... Master Suen's pupil
  San Sin ... Master Suen's pupil
  Kong Chuen (3) ... Master Suen's pupil
  Chan Ling-Wai ... Master Suen's pupil
  Yuen Shing-Chau ... Master Suen's pupil
  Tung Choi-Bo ... Master Suen's pupil
  Lai Yan (3) ... Master Suen's pupil
  Ling Hon ... Spectator
  Gam Tin-Chue ... Spectator
  Lam Yuen ... Spectator
  Lau Chun ... Spectator
  Chu Yau-Ko ... Spectator
  Cheung Chok-Chow ... Spectator
  Mama Hung ... Spectator
  Wong Yuet-Ting ... Spectator
  Kwan Yan ... Spectator
  Ling Mung ... Hawker
  Hung Ling-Ling ... Courtesan
  Chai Lam ... Restaurant customer
  Wu Por ... Yen's street audience
  Cheung Sek-Aau ... Master Sung's servant
  Unknown SB-Actor (05) ... Spectator
  Unknown SB-Actor (13) ... Spectator
  Cheung Siu-Lun ... Pedestrian
  Unknown SB-Actor (24) ... Spectator
  Unknown SB-Actor (25) ... Yen's musician
  Woo Ping ... Yen's musician
  Unknown SB-Actor (42) ... Spectator
  Unknown SB-Actor (49) ... Master Meng's pupil
  Cho Kin (2) ... Waiter
  Sai Gwa-Pau ... Citizen
  Sung Yuan ... Master Suen`s student
 
Production Company
  Shaw Brothers
 
Filming Company
  Shaw Brothers
 
Distributors
  Shaw Brothers (Global)
  Warner Bros., Inc. (United States)
 
Assistant Director
  Chang Ching-Po   Shin Ui-Gyoon
 
Cinematographers
  Wong Wing-Lung   Choi Seung-Woo
 
Makeup
  Fong Yuen
 
Editor
  Chiang Hsing-Lung   Fan Kung-Wing
 
Scenery
  Chan Ki-Yui
 
Sound Recordist
  Wang Yonghua
 
Music
  Frankie Chan Fan-Kei
 
Composer
  Wu Da-Jiang
 
Credits Designer
  Kamber Huang Chin-Ba
 
Filming Location
  Hong Kong
 
 
Summary
  Basically a remake of Wang Yu's The Chinese Boxer. Ji Hao is a promising young boxer in the school of the respected Shen Chin Pei. But he is opposed by a rich man named Ming who, with his slimy son, plots against the school. They bring in Japanese karate experts to weaken Shen's school ahead of contest. The bad guys taunt Ji Hao for cowardice and, when he fights back, they break his hands. Master Shen has already singled out Ji Hao as his most promising pupil, and gives him a secret book about Iron Fist. Ji Hao continues the training, but fellow pupil Han Lung is jealous, and betrays him to the bad guys. Can Ji Hao win regardless ?