The Boxer's Omen

1983 105 min ★ 6.5 Horror, Fantasy, Action

After his brother was crippled in the ring by a cheating Thai boxer, Chan Hung goes to Thailand to avenge his brother, and finds the key to an omen which may release their family from an ancient curse. He is then caught up in a spiraling web of fate, Buddhist curses, and black magic.

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Cast

Phillip Ko Fai

Chan Hung

Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong

Abbot Qing Zhao

Wai Ka-Man

Chan Hung's Girl

Johnny Wang Lung-Wei

Chan Wing

Bolo Yeung

Bu Bo

Cheung Chok-Chow

Uncle Qi (uncredited)

Leung Hak-Shun

Doctor (uncredited)

Wan Seung-Lam

Corner Man (uncredited)

Lai Yau-Hing

Corner Man (uncredited)

Lam Chi-Tai

Corner Man (uncredited)

Details

Director

Kuei Chih-Hung

Screenplay

Szeto On

Tagline

"Mysterious! Intriguing! Horrifying! Don't miss it!"

Status

Released

Original Language

CN

Production

Shaw Brothers

Reviews

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manwhonose

September 29, 2012

★ 7/10

This one's definitely one to see, just to say you've seen it. That's not to say you won't get something out of it, but it's weird… it's tremendously weird! It starts off predictably enough, with a revenge flick set-up, but soon goes off on superbly bizarre tangents involving flying heads, automaton Buddhas and tons of maggots and oodles of vomit. It seems that anything to do with magic also involv...