The Leg Fighters
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1h 30m
1980 • Taiwan • Directed by Lee Tso-Nam
Tan, a Northern Chinese kung fu expert, kills a man using his lethal boot work in self defence. He's then hired to train a bratty princess and her servant in kung fu. While, the brother of the man Tan killed is out for revenge and he'll get him at any cost.
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