Hong Kong Synopsis
小拳王
A King Boxer named Chow (Meng Fei) visits a friend in Thailand. She introduces him to her boyfriend, who's a Thai boxer. Chow saves the Thai boxer from some thugs and the two become friends. Chow teaches him the knife style. Meanwhile back in China, Chow's brother and sister look after his kung fu school. A Japanese martial artist (Kurata) visits the school looking for Chow. Kurata fights and beats his brother instead and develops strong liking for Chow's sister. Chow returns to China and has to defend his school's honor against Kurata.
The 1971–1973 Hong Kong Window
28 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The King of Boxers sits at position #24.
The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The King of Boxers premiered. 122 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #642 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (23rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #417 of 516 (top 81%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | October 3, 1972 |
| IMDb | tt0234035 |