The Boxer's Omen
1983 · Movie · NR · 105 min · ★ 6.6 · 69% critics
A man travels to Thailand to settle a score after a brutal boxing injury in his family, but his mission quickly pulls him into a strange spiritual struggle. As ominous visions and ancient curses close in, he faces a chaotic mix of Buddhist mysticism and dark magic that tests his body and beliefs.
Also known as Black Magic 4
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Details
- Original title
- 魔
- Years
- 1983
- Release date
- 1983-10-23
- Language
- CN
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (78 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you want a one-of-a-kind mix of martial arts, occult horror, and fever-dream weirdness with lots of gross-out moments; Not for you if you need a coherent plot or hate nudity and bodily fluids.
Pros: wildly imaginative weirdness; nonstop supernatural chaos; memorable gross-out shocks | Cons: messy storyline; extreme vomit and maggots; uneven pacing
Themes
- buddhism
- monk
- crocodile
- black magic
- bat
- surrealism
- revenge
- hong kong
- thai boxing
- summoning spell
- taoist priest
Cast & crew
Phillip Ko Fai
as Chan Hung
Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong
as Abbot Qing Zhao
Wai Ka-Man
as Chan Hung's Girl
Johnny Wang Lung-Wei
as Chan Wing
Bolo Yeung
as Bu Bo
Cheung Chok-Chow
as Uncle Qi (uncredited)
Leung Hak-Shun
as Doctor (uncredited)
Wan Seung-Lam
as Corner Man (uncredited)
Lai Yau-Hing
as Corner Man (uncredited)
Lam Chi-Tai
as Corner Man (uncredited)
Directed by Kuei Chih-Hung