The Boxer's Omen (Cantonese version)
Adam Egypt Mortimer Selects • Action, Horror, Fantasy
1983 • Hong Kong • Directed by Kuei Chih-Hung
After suffering an injury in the ring, embattled boxer Zhen Wei enlists the aid of his brother, Zhen Xiong, to avenge him and find the key to an omen which may release their family from an ancient curse. Black wizards, Taoist monks, rampaging monsters, spooky apparitions, beastly crocodile skeletons, flying human heads, a sexy female zombie with long talons, and demonic bats lie in store for our hero.
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