The Hammer of God

1970 [CHINESE]

Action / Crime / Drama

2
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 1024 1K

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Plot summary

Lei Ming, a noble young martial arts student who doesn't know the meaning of giving up. He faces a treacherous, blood-thirsty Japanese karate expert, which leads to many memorable battles as well as several unforgettable training sequences.

Director

Jimmy Wang Yu Photo
Jimmy Wang Yu

Top cast

Jason Pai Piao Photo
Jason Pai Piao as Casino guard
Jimmy Wang Yu Photo
Jimmy Wang Yu as Lei Ming
Cheng-Jiu Yuan Photo
Cheng-Jiu Yuan
Li Jen Ho Photo
Li Jen Ho as Gambler
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827.08 MB
1280*534
Chinese 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 29 min
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1.5 GB
1920*800
Chinese 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 29 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by john-1451 8 / 10

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In the last few months, I've become reacquainted with Jimmy Wang-Yu, whose movies I hadn't seen since Friday nights at the drive in back in the 70's. An authentic Asian superstar, Wang-Yu's movies usually have a simple plot familiar to any chop-socky fan. What sets him apart is that he had an appreciation of fighting styles from other countries that really liven up the fight scenes. (A great example of this is the movie "The Chinese Professionals".) This movie is one of the few to explain why karate fighters had an easy time with kung fu students but would always fall to the masters. If you're looking for a representative kung fu movie, this is the one. The plot is a template for most every kung fu flick that came after. Not as spectacular as his later films, but the climactic battle with Lo Lieh (star of another classic, "Five Fingers of Death") is well worth the price of the movie. Recommended.
Reviewed by henry-girling 7 / 10

Quite Good

Jimmy Wang Yu, an authentic Asian superstar, directed and wrote this film which I have only seen in a dubbed videotape version. The widescreen (Shaw Scope!)shape was lost and the original actor's voices absent but this is still good to watch. The story is the usual martial arts school fights villains from Japan plot with our young hero winning out in the end by beating up loads of assorted thugs.The combat gets better as the film unravels. Early in the film it looks stiff and dull but later there is a great scene where Wang Yu fights hordes in a gambling joint then walks out into a snowy scene and takes some more villains on with knives, sword and fists. That part is very exciting. Quite good then but it would be interesting to see a non dubbed widescreen version if there is one.
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