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Flash Future Kung Fu (1983) [N/A]

Release Date:
October 21, 1983

Original Title:
打擂台

Alternate Titles:
Da lei tai
Digital Master
Health Warning
Take Up the Challenge

Genres:
Action | Science Fiction

Production Companies:
Bang Bang Film Productions
Verdull Film Dept.

Production Countries:
Hong Kong

Ratings / Certifications:
HK: IIB 

Runtime: 78

The battle for survival rages in a computer-run world.

Overview from TheMovieDB

Imagine an old-school martial arts melodrama about competing fighting schools dropped into the grungy sci-fi world of Blade Runner, and you have an idea of the curious mix of styles in Flash Future Kung Fu. Eddy Ko is the maverick star pupil of an honorable school who secretly engages in underground "Black Boxing" bouts, a black market sport off limits to the school. The ambitious X-Gang, a bloodthirsty neo-Nazi-like organization, plots to take care of Ko and his friends and take over the city with their army of mind-controlled zombie soldiers. In true Hong Kong fashion, it boils down to a showdown of champions, and this one takes place in a boxing ring in an eerily empty warehouse with video coverage broadcasting the event all over.

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Production

Art Direction:
Raymond Lee King-Man

Assistant Production Manager:
Andy Hung Kai-Fai

Director:
Kirk Wong Chi-Keung

Director of Photography:
Peter Ngor Chi-Kwan
Henry Chan
Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai
Siu Yuen-Chi
Abdul M. Rumjahn

Original Music Composer:
Jim Sam Sing-Tak

Presenter:
Dennis Chiu Da-Cheng

Producer:
Ringo Lai-Chuen Wong

Production Assistant:
Chiao Tsan-yun
Leung Siu-Ping

Production Manager:
Kimmy Suen Ging-On

Props:
Man Ah

Screenplay:
Liu Wing-Leung

Stunt Coordinator:
Chan Siu-Wah

Unit Manager:
Pang Chi-Hung

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