The Buddha Assassinator (1980)
Reviewed by: mpongpun on 2002-11-22
After the success of Hell Wind’s Staff , Fortuna Films brought back super kicker Hwang Jang Lee and the acrobatic Meng Hoi to star together in the same flick. This flick has Hwang Jang Lee in his patented villain role as an evil Manchu who is bent on using his Lo Han fist technique to destroy all Buddhist fist proponents. The story has Hwang Jang Lee as the Manchu Prince, Tsoi, who comes to a temple to pay his respects but is soon ambushed by some anti-Ching fighters. Luckily for the Prince, a naïve boy name Hsiao Hai (Meng Hoi) sounds the “alarm”, thus thwarting the attack. The Manchu Prince acts like he is very appreciative of Hsiao Hai’s vigilance and rewards him with many favors. Meanwhile, Hsiao Hai’s Uncle, San Lu (Chien Yueh Sheng), asks him to learn the Prince’s gung fu. The Prince is then wary of Hsiao Hai’s request to learn his technique but later relents to teaching him because he believes he can use Hsiao Hai to draw out those anti-Ching rebels. Next thing you know, Hsiao Hai is learning BOTH the Lo Han and Buddhist Fist techniques with aplomb and then gets to test his skills on some assassins who have infiltrated the Prince’s palace to kill him. Hsiao Hai kills one of the attackers and pulls off the mask of the dead assailant. To his surprise, it is his foster mother, Ah Mei (Fang Fang)! Shocked and saddened, Hsiao Hai comes to the realization that he is on the wrong side of the fence and should be part of the anti-Ching movement. When Hsiao Hai visits Uncle San Lu with advice about the events that just transpired, Hsiao Hai comes to the conclusion to partake in the rebellion and take on the Manchurian Prince Tsoi in a classic battle where only one man will come out standing. Decent flick with good fight choreography.







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