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Fen Nu Qing Nian (1973)

100 min · Eastern, Martial arts

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Directors

Chang Cheh, Chih-Hung Kuei

Cast

Chung Wang, Lily Li, Betty Pei Ti, Ti Lu, Lin Tung, Mei Sheng Fan, Dean Shek, Kuang Yu Wang, Lao Shen

A young man struggling to escape poverty is pressured by a gang to help rob the warehouse where his father works as a guard.

The story

Shen Chang and his fiery-tempered father rely on each other, after Chang’s mother left to be with another man and married him because she could no longer endure the abuse. Chang wants to escape poverty, but his only asset is his ability to fight. After losing his restaurant delivery job in a fight, he is approached by Big Xiong, a subordinate of gang leader Lan Zhengquan. The gang plans to rob a warehouse where Chang’s father works as a guard, and Zhengquan wants Chang to steal the password to the guard’s safe. Though Chang loves his father, he immediately refuses; Zhengquan then tempts him with money and women.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

The father of the young man Shen Chang has a fiery temper. Chang’s mother left to be with another man and married him because she could no longer endure the abuse. Since then, father and son have relied on each other. Chang does not want to live in poverty, but he has nothing except his ability to fight. He works as a food deliveryman for a restaurant, but is fired after getting into a fight. Lan Zhengquan, the leader of a criminal gang, plans to rob a warehouse where Chang’s father works as a guard, so he sends his subordinate Big Xiong to persuade Chang to steal the password to the guard’s safe. Although Chang often argues with his father, deep down he loves him, so he immediately refuses. Nevertheless, Zhengquan tempts Chang into committing the crime with money and women. The young man cannot resist the temptation and follows the crime boss’s plan, persuading his father to take the day off on the day the gang plans to carry out the robbery. Unexpectedly, his father goes to work because his replacement falls ill. As a result, the robbers kill the guard. His son is consumed by anger and waits for the right moment to take revenge. In the end, the young man takes on the gang of criminals, then commits suicide by jumping from a high-rise building.

Genres

Eastern, Martial arts

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