Screaming Tiger
AKA: Screaming Ninja, Ten Fingers of Death, King of Boxers, Wang Yu: Ten Fingers of Steel, Wang Yu: King of Boxers
1973
Director: Chang Cheh/Lo Mien Fung*
Stars: Jimmy Wang Yu, Cheung Ching-Ching, Lung Fei, Liu Ping, Shan Mao, Sit Hon
This old-school kung fu flick has a pretty standard revenge plot, with Wang Yu taking on the typical evil Japanese opressors, but it's notable as being one of the first films to highlight realistic Japanese versus Chinese martial arts. The movie's focal point is the fifteen-minute brawl at the end that goes across several locales, including a moving train. While it is a bit overlong, the fight generates just enough interest to set this movie apart from many similar ones that came out during the same time.
RATING: 5.5
* - Several sources list Chang Cheh as the director, but Lo Mien Fung is the director listed on the English-language credits.
A review of the DVD for this movie can be found here