THE PRODIGAL BOXER features Chinese folk hero Fong Sai Yuk (aka Fong Si Yu), the subject of dozens of HK kung fu films. The role is played by Meng Fei as a callow, unschooled youth and wrongfully accused murderer. Two vicious masters of the local kung fu school, seeking revenge against Fong Sai Yuk, attack his home and kill his father while Fong is away. Fong’s attempts to avenge the death of his father result in his being badly beaten. Fong trains at the hands of his martial artist mother as she puts him through rigorous training and an herbal bath that makes him invulnerable. A trail of revenge is set in motion with Fong against the two masters, played by formidable kung fu villains Yasuaki Kurata and Wang Ching. Can a year's worth of training prepare Fong Sai Yuk for his deadly confrontation with the vicious masters?

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Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.
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  • Year: 1972
  • Country: USA and Ukraine
  • Genre: Drama and Crime
  • Rating: 9.2
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Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.
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  • Year: 1972
  • Country: USA
  • Genre: Drama, Thriller and Adventure
  • Rating: 7.6
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A recently widowed American begins an anonymous sexual relationship with a young Parisian woman.
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  • Year: 1972
  • Country: Italy and France
  • Genre: Drama and Romance
  • Rating: 6.8
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London is terrorized by a vicious sex killer known as The Necktie Murderer. Following the brutal slaying of his ex-wife, down-on-his-luck Richard Blaney is suspected by the police of being the killer. He goes on the run, determined to prove his innocence.
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  • Year: 1972
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Genre: Crime, Horror and Thriller
  • Rating: 7.4
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After a Chinese restaurant in Rome is threatened by the mafia, who will stop at nothing to acquire the property, the owner recruits a family friend in Hong Kong, kung fu expert Tang Lung, to help them defend their business.
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  • Year: 1972
  • Country: Hong Kong
  • Genre: Action and Crime
  • Rating: 7.1
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On the eve of her 17th birthday, Mari and friend Phyllis set off from her family home to attend a rock concert in the city. Attempting to score some drugs on the way, the pair run afoul of a group of vicious crooks, headed up by the sadistic Krug.
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  • Year: 1972
  • Country: USA
  • Genre: Drama, Horror, Crime and Thriller
  • Rating: 5.8
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A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong.
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  • Year: 1972
  • Country: USA
  • Genre: Action, Thriller and Crime
  • Rating: 7.3
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A successful businessman goes to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon-father's body only to discover dad died with his mistress of long standing.
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  • Year: 1972
  • Country: Italy and USA
  • Genre: Comedy and Romance
  • Rating: 7.1
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Priest, a suave top-rung New York City drug dealer, decides that he wants to get out of his dangerous trade. Working with his reluctant friend, Eddie, Priest devises a scheme that will allow him to make a big deal and then retire. When a desperate street dealer informs the police of Priest's activities, Priest is forced into an uncomfortable arrangement with corrupt narcotics officers. Setting his plan in motion, he aims to both leave the business and stick it to the man.
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  • Year: 1972
  • Country: USA
  • Genre: Crime, Drama and Action
  • Rating: 6.4
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After being cruelly set up and deceived by Sugimi, a detective in cahoots with the mob with whom she was whole-heartedly in love, Matsushima’s desire for revenge knows no bounds.
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  • Year: 1972
  • Country: Japan
  • Genre: Thriller, Crime and Action
  • Rating: 7.2
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Oliviero is a drunk, burned-out writer who amuses himself by hosting orgies at his grand country manor and humiliating his wife Irina. When a number of women are murdered in grisly fashion, Oliviero becomes a prime suspect.
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  • Year: 1972
  • Country: Italy
  • Genre: Thriller, Horror and Mystery
  • Rating: 6.6
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A documentary-style drama based on true accounts of the Fouke Monster in Arkansas.
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  • Year: 1972
  • Country: USA
  • Genre: Horror, Thriller, Mystery and Adventure
  • Rating: 5.3

Best director movies - Ulysses Tsai Yang-Ming

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THE PRODIGAL BOXER features Chinese folk hero Fong Sai Yuk (aka Fong Si Yu), the subject of dozens of HK kung fu films. The role is played by Meng Fei as a callow, unschooled youth and wrongfully accused murderer. Two vicious masters of the local kung fu school, seeking revenge against Fong Sai Yuk, attack his home and kill his father while Fong is away. Fong’s attempts to avenge the death of his father result in his being badly beaten. Fong trains at the hands of his martial artist mother as she puts him through rigorous training and an herbal bath that makes him invulnerable. A trail of revenge is set in motion with Fong against the two masters, played by formidable kung fu villains Yasuaki Kurata and Wang Ching. Can a year's worth of training prepare Fong Sai Yuk for his deadly confrontation with the vicious masters?
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  • Year: 1972
  • Country: Taiwan, Province of China and Hong Kong
  • Genre: Action
  • Rating: 5.8