Hong Kong Synopsis
五爪十八翻
A "Dragon Claw" master returns from Manchuria where he became a traitor to China. He's after the coveted Dragon Claw Golden Tablet that will force people to bow down to him. He challenges the Grand-master who has a checkered past of his own. The Grand-master happens to suffers from a terminal chronic injury related to his evil past. The traitor kills the grand-master, causing his wife and son the go into hiding. The wife seems to really be the Dragon Claw master in the family and she vows to train her son the kung fu secrets. The son finds that one of his friends has learned a strange style of kung fu from a filthy medicine man. The son seeks him out to improve his kung fu and defeat the traitor.
The 1978–1980 Hong Kong Window
58 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Dragon's Claws sits at position #39.
The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dragon's Claws premiered. 122 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #440 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (47th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #292 of 516 (top 57%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | En |
| Runtime | 1h 32m |
| Release Date | January 1, 1979 |
| IMDb | tt0165264 |