Cowboy boots meet dragon kicks – He’s trading the peaceful path for a Texas-sized trail of broken bones and spent shells.
After arriving in the American frontier with dreams of a rancher’s life, Chin Hao quickly realizes the Wild West plays by its own rules. When he clashes with Stanley Spencer and a band of rogues, he must use his martial arts mastery to outmaneuver their enterprise and leap his way through a lineup of rivals
Original Title: Il mio nome è Shangai Joe (1973) | AKA: The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe, The Dragon Strikes Back, My Name Is Shanghai Joe
⭐️ STARRING
Chen Lee – Shanghai Joe
Klaus Kinski – Scalper Jack
Gordon Mitchell – Sam the Gravedigger
Robert Hundar – Pedro the Cannibal
Piero Lulli – Stanley Spencer
Giacomo Rossi Stuart – Tricky the Gambler
Katsutoshi Mikuriya – Mikuja
Carla Romanelli – Cristina
🎬 CREW
Directed by Mario Caiano
Written by Mario Caiano & Carlo Alberto Alfieri
Musical score by Bruno Nicolai
Cinematography by Guglielmo Mancori
Release date: December 28, 1973
Budget: Approx. 450,000,000 Italian Lire
Filming location: Elios Studios, Rome, Italy
🎯 WHY WATCH?
🔍 Genre-Bending Mashup – 🥋 East Meets West Action – 🏜️ Grindhouse Aesthetic
Experience the ultimate collision of the Spaghetti Western and the 70s Kung Fu craze! Featuring a hauntingly iconic score by Bruno Nicolai and a characteristically eccentric performance by the legendary Klaus Kinski, this is "Chop-Sockey" cinema at its most atmospheric and adventurous.
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Spaghetti Western • Martial Arts • Action • Cult Classic • 1970s Cinema • Euro-Crime
