Hitman in the Hand of Buddha

Hitman in the Hand of Buddha (Korean title: 인무가인) is 1981 Korean and Hong Kong co-production movie directed by Hwang Jang-lee himself and co-directed by Yeung Wai and Park Yun Gyo. This was the first and only Hwang Jang-lee's film to produce in his own production company. Hwang Jang Lee produced, directed and starring himself as a hero role without the moustache which perhaps few occasion where Hwang appears as a good guy. The action sequence was choreographed by Chin Yuet Sang, Corey Yuen and Mang Hoi.

Hitman in the Hand of Buddha
借刀殺人
Directed byHwang Jang-lee
StarringHwang Jang-lee
Eddy Ko
Fan Mei Sheng
Tino Wong Cheung
Distributed byHwang Jang Lee Production Company
Running time
91 minutes (Hong Kong version)
81 minutes (Korean version)
72 minutes (German version)
LanguageMandarin
Korean

Plot

Wong Chin (Hwang Jang Lee) arrives in a small town for the work, along with his sister and stepbrother. Immediately he encounters villains, who try to take over the rice market and recover the debt from Wong Chin's stepbrother. This leads Wong Chin to fight against them, as they boil "Uncle 33" (Eddy Ko) for ruining his business deal. Uncle 33 decides to kick Wong Chin out of the town, meanwhile, Beggar Fan suggests Wong Chin go to the Shaolin temple. In Shaolin temple, Wong Chin would cause trouble and due his lack of patience he managed to learn the Buddhist fist technique from the abbot. Later Wong Chin learns about inner strength and patience which would prepare him for the last battle. Meanwhile, Uncle 33 and his gang harassed and killed Wong Chin's sister and murdered stepbrother. Wong Chin later takes revenge on them.

Cast
  • Hwang Jang-lee as Wong Chin
  • Fan Mei Sheng as Beggar Fan
  • Eddy Ko as Uncle 33
  • To Siu Ming as Wong Chin's Step brother
  • Gwok Yin Yin as Wong Chin's sister
  • Tino Wong Cheung as Shan Hao (student of Uncle 33, villain.)
  • Chang Il Shik as the shaolin abbot
  • Corey Yuen as robber (cameo)
  • Eagle Han-ying as shaolin monk (cameo)
  • Baek Hwang Ki as Uncle 33's thug (extra)
  • Kim Yu Haeng as shaolin monk
  • Ah Yeung Yiu Yam as Ah Chi (shaolin monk)
  • Mang Hoi (stunts)

Reception

The movie got fairly a good reception. The imdb.com [1] gave the film 6.5 out of 10. The website Kung Fu Kingdom [2] quoted "This is the one to own for every classic kung fu enthusiast's collection!".

References
  1. "Jie dao sha ren (1981) - IMDb". IMDb. 3 May 1981.
  2. "Hitman in the Hand of Buddha (1981)". Kung-fu Kingdom. 9 December 2013.


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