Mystery of Chessboxing DVD (Joseph Kuo)

Title(s) AKA: The Mystery Of Chessboxing; Ninja Checkmate
Film Director(s): Joseph Kuo Nan-Hong
Film Producer(s): Joseph Kuo Nan-Hong
Action Director(s): Ricky Cheng (Tien Chi), Wong Chi Sang
Released: 1979 [Hong Kong]

Overview: The stars and the director of Seven Grandmasters reunite for this action-packed genre classic, Mystery Of Chess Boxing. Lee Yi Min stars as an eager young kung fu student who seeks to improve his fighting skills with an aim to avenge his father's murder at the hands of the Ghost Face Killer, an overwhelming force of destruction and master of the death-dealing Five Element Fist. Lee Yi Min's eagerness to study attracts the attention of the Master Of Chess Boxing, Jack Long, who is the Ghost Face Killer's arch enemy. Together, master and student devise a wicked cross fertilization of the Chess Boxing and Five Element Fist styles and set out to put an end to Ghost Face's deadly reign.

When first released on New York's 42nd Street, the movie caused near riots and played for two years. Chess Boxing found even more fame when the hip hop band Wu Tang Clan adapted the film for their music.

Cast: Lee I Min, Jack Lung (Goon Ng), Mark Lung (Sai Ga), Simon Yuen (Siu Tin), Wong Chi Sang, Ricky Cheng (Tien Chi), Jeannie Chang

Running Time: 88 mins. (approx.)
Languages: English
Subtitles: None
Features: Full Screen Mono