Qi sha jie (1973)
A simple story, good fight scenes and an appealing lead make for a top-notch martial arts film
5 May 2008
A Japanese nightclub is poisoning a Chinese village with morphine and opium, making addicts of the locals. A doctor offers free treatments, but the Japanese put a stop to it by falsely accusing him of malpractice and extorting money from him. The doctor's young assistant (Tien Lung Yu) seeks to avenge the man who is his employer, guardian and future father-in-law. But the duplicitous wife of an addict and the vengeful men from the nightclub will stand in his way. His worst enemy of all will be a man called the Chairman, with his fingers of death.

A simple story, good fight scenes and an appealing lead make "Infernal Street" a top-notch martial arts film. Extra credit for those who can identify the music cue taken from "Rosemary's Baby" (1968).
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