One-Armed Boxer (1972): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1972, One-Armed Boxer is an action and adventure film directed by Jimmy Wang Yu, running about 89 minutes.

What it’s about. Tien Lung, the best fighter at the Ching Te martial arts school, gets into a fight with the Hook Gang, part of a local opium-dealing and prostitution ring run by a man named Chao, and easily defeats them. The beaten Hook gang members return to Chao, who is so infuriated that he goes to the Ching Te dojo and challenges Tien's master, Hang Tui, to a fight. Hang Tui quickly defeats Chao, leaving him even more humiliated. Chao plans his revenge by hiring a group of mercenary martial artists from Shanghai; two karate experts and their teacher, a Judo master, a Taekwondo expert, two Thai boxing fighters, a Yoga expert, and two mystic Tibetan lamas. With this group, Chao easily destroys the Ching Te school and all of their businesses, leaving everyone dead except for Tien Lung who loses his right arm. Tien Lung vows revenge and begins his training to destroy anyone and everyone who stands in his way.

Who’s in it. One-Armed Boxer stars Jimmy Wang Yu as Yu Tien-Lung, Lung Fei as Okinawa Karate Master, Ma Chi as Master Han Tui and Cindy Tang Hsin as Hsiao Yu, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.0/10, One-Armed Boxer has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on ARROW. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch One-Armed Boxer page.

If you liked it. Fans of One-Armed Boxer tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.