“Mysterious! Intriguing! Horrifying! Don't miss it!”
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.
Kuei Chih-Hung
Mona Fong Yat-Wah
Szeto On
Cho Wai-Kei
So Jan-Hau
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 Sze
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)
Lau Chun
Referee (uncredited)
Gam Tin-Chue
Judge (uncredited)
... and 11 more
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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 ...
The Boxer's Omen (1983) Trailer.
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