The Boxer from Shantung

The Boxer from Shantung

Directed by Pao Hsueh-Li, Chang Cheh

Produced by Shaw Brothers

1972134 min6.9 / 10

A gritty 1930s Shanghai crime drama where a poor martial artist's fighting prowess becomes both his survival tool and his entrapment in a brutal underworld.

Leaving the poverty of his life in Shantung to seek fortune in Shanghai, The Boxer is instead drawn into a world of corruption, gang warfare and evil... Where his only protection is his famed fighting technique.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Boxer from Shantung violent? Yes, very. More violent than 97% of films.

  • Does The Boxer from Shantung end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is The Boxer from Shantung scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is The Boxer from Shantung easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is The Boxer from Shantung sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

51/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity17

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise84

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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