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Name: The 36 Crazy Fists
Genre: Comedy, Action
Released: 1977-01-01
Duration: 90 min

Release, runtime and language: 1977 · 90 mins · Chinese
Directed by: Chen Chi-Hwa
Starring: Jackie Chan, Paul Chun Pui, Ku Feng, Fung Hak-On, Michelle Yim, Lee Man-Tai

After his village is razed by a gang of thugs, a young man turns to a renowned kung‑fu master for aid, only to find his true instruction coming from a drunken old hermit. By accident he picks up the martial art and then sets out to avenge his home.

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