Cantonen Iron Kung Fu 廣東鐵橋三 "Bryan" Ka-Yan Leung, Hua Chung Ting, & Kuo Chung Ching

1979 · KonCategoryIII

Cantonen Iron Kung Fu Cantonen Iron Kung Fu is a 1979 Hong Kong martial arts film written and directed by Lee Chiu and starring Bryan Leung as historical figure Leung Kwan , who was one of the Ten Tigers of Canton . Aside from starring in the lead role, Leung also worked on planning of the film. Plot Leung Kwan ( Bryan Leung ) is a coolie who gets to a fight with worker Yu (Lee Chiu) over a misunderstanding. While their misunderstanding was resolved, they become friends. Meanwhile, a corrupt businessman Black Eagle ( Philip Ko ) is planning to take over the supply routes. Yu stands up to him and challenges to fight several of his henchmen where he is killed as a result. After seeing this, Leung vows to seek revenge despite his lackluster martial arts skills. Leung then meets Master Lin Tao-hoi (Wong Hap), a merchant and martial arts instructor who becomes Leung's boss and mentor. Black Eagle then kills Lin and Leung's friends. Later, Chen Sun (Wong Chung) a fighter who have been tracking Black Eagle from Northern China for six years, poses as a coolie where he meets Leung, and together, they join forces to take down Black Eagle. Cast Bryan Leung as Leung Kwan / Iron Bridge Three / 3rd Brother Philip Ko as Black Eagle Wong Chung as Chen Sun Ting Wa-chung as Thief Wong Hap as Lin Tao-hoi Lee Teng-tsai Tsang Chiu-yee Lee Chiu as Yu Ma Chin-ku Pang San Ching Kuo-chung Lau Chun-fai Pui Tak-wan Law Kei Yuen Kam-lun Fang Ying Hsiao Tu Huang Chung Au Lap-po as Food seller Woo Hon-cheung Reception Critical Mark Polland of Kung Fu Cinema Archived 14 April 2005 at the Wayback Machine rated the film three out of five stars and gave the film a mixed review noting its uneven pacing but praising Bryan Leung 's performance. [ 1 ] Box office The film grossed HK$1,020,687 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 19 to 27 September 1979 in Hong Kong . [ citation needed ]