The Black Enforcer

The Black Enforcer

1972 · 95 min · ★ 7.0 · Action, Drama

Lawman Gong Tianlong captures vicious thief and murderer Guan Yunfei but an ambush by hired men sees the thief set free and Tianlong's whole family murdered. Left to die himself but rescued by Ling Tzu, Yunfei's son frames Tianlong's and throws him away to rot in jail. All while Yunfei betrays an accomplice of his but ends up blind in the ensuing fight. Cut to 15 years later with Tianlong desiring revenge, Yunfei has developed into a skilled, blind swordsman and into the two's rivalry enters innocent family...

Directed by Ho Meng-Hua · Written by Ting Shan-Hsi

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Tang Ching Kung Tien-Lung
Tien Feng Kuan Yun-Fei
Wang Ping Yen
Fang Jen-Tzu Ling Tzu
Chao Hsiung Kuan Ta-Tzu
Choi Sung Kuan Tao
Cliff Lok Kuan Hai
Choe Gwang-ho Hsiao Er
Tung Li Robber Chou Han (1st edit)
Lee Hae-ryong Robber Chou Han [2nd edit]
Wong Ching-Wan Hsia Ching (Kung's Mei Mei)
Erh Chun Sneaky constable

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