The Champion (1973)

The Champion 1973 / 豪客 1973 / Karate King , Shanghai Lil And The Sun Luck Kid , Ho haak , Hao ke

‟The Champion‟ is about Lu Fu, an innocent man recently released from prison after serving a term in the place of his brother. In the three years that Lu Fu has spent locked up, his brother Lu Tei Pao has taken over the coal mine, which in effect means that he is in control of the entire village. He is a ruthless man who purposefully set up his brother to get him out of the way, and I think he also killed his parents shortly thereafter. Not that it really matters, but the storytelling isn’t the clearest about that last bit. What does matter is that Tei Pao wants Lu Fu dead now that he’s out of prison, and the repeated attempts on his life from Tei Pao’s various lackeys is what makes up the majority of ‟The Champion‟. (Source: Silveremulsion.com)