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The Challenger

The Challenger

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The Challenger

1982

1h 20m

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Overview

After losing his title of king of gamblers, Asia's top card player holds a contest in the hopes of restoring his reputation and his wealth that was cheated from him. Awesome tricks, fists and kicks galore.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Kwan Chung

Kwan Chung

Mang Fei

Mang Fei

Ha Yue

Ha Yue

Richard Ng Man-Tat

Richard Ng Man-Tat

David Chiang Da-Wei

David Chiang Da-Wei

Angie Chiu Nga-Chi

Angie Chiu Nga-Chi

Liu Shang-Chien

Liu Shang-Chien

Ko Chun-Hsiung

Ko Chun-Hsiung

Chang Chiung-tzu

Chang Chiung-tzu

Ma Chang

Creative team

Directed by: Fang Hao
Written by: Chi-hua Liu
Gu Long

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