The Master Strikes

The Master Strikes

1980 · 90 min · ★ 6.4 · Action

A martial arts master, Tseng Tien-Tu, is employed by master criminal Lung Tung Chien to transport a valuable jade horse. When the horse inexplicably goes missing, Chien demands Tseng's life savings as recompense, driving the uncomprehending Tseng insane. Two conniving con men, Li and Lung, try to convince Tseng that he was double-crossed by Chien, in an attempt to lead them to Chien's stockpile of swindled fortunes.

Directed by Kao Pao-Shu · Written by Kao Pao-Shu

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