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The Magnificent Butcher
HONG KONG · 1979

The Magnificent Butcher

Yuen Woo-Ping
martial arts false accusation revenge honor and redemption kung fu schools rivalry
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Synopsis

A plump butcher student of Wong Fei Hung, Lam Sai-Wing gets into trouble with a rival kung-fu school known as Five Dragons. He is accused of raping the Head of that school's goddaughter and killing his son. Now Ko, the Head of Five Dragons, wants revenge.

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