David cole is an independent writer and media man from wayne. The bluray edition contains extra menus, including bonus fights and trailers for other movies. The movie features various characters from the previous film, and focuses on the events following the downfall of the ghost faced killer. Watch the mystery of chess boxing 1979 full movie on 123movies. Mystery of chessboxing international title ninja checkmate is ahong kong kung fu film released in 1979 and directed byjoseph kuo, starring mark long, jack long and lee yi min. Before attacking, the killer always throws down his decorated metal plate with a red face. This all leaves an enjoyably action packed martial arts movie. Mystery of chessboxing found its way into hiphop lure because its where ghostface of wutang clan gets his name and the title of the movie is also the name of a famed wutang track. Da mystery of chessboxin wutang movie dialogue the game of chess, is like a swordfight you must think first, before you move. Jan 26, 2019 directed by paul connor, avihai yaffe. Jul 03, 2016 this is a good copy from original transfer.
With memphis cade, julian walker, elliott lee cowart, kalon jackson. The film features a villain known as the ghostface killer which is. On 123movies all of gostream, gomovies, gomo, 123 movie and 123movies net in one place select the video source below and stream online, if movie was removed, please check another 123 movies server to play the mystery of chess boxing 1080p hd movie onli. Filmisnow action movie trailers 18,819,930 views 17. Wutang member ghostface killer even took his name from the films villain. Mystery of chess boxing is one of those almost universally lauded old school kung fu classics. M, da mystery of chessboxin featured the two lesser known members of the clan, ugod and masta killa. This page will mostly be to detail the additional scenes not seen in any overseas editions of the movie. The film features a villain known as the ghostface killer which is extremely reminiscent of oh wait. Chi tzu tiens old age is finally catchign up to him, so its up to ah pao to fully master the art of. The ghost face killer has returned from exile and is seeking revenge on those martial arts masters than once opposed him his name is infam.
Lee yi min stars as a young boy, ah pao, who wants to learn kung fu so that he can avenge his fathers death at the hands of the ghost faced killer. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. The early years 2003 the first chessboxing competition took place in berlin in 2003. With txomin calvo, miguel campos, anna castillo, roman echevarrena. The film has been remastered in 1080p and the music and sound effects have been redone in 5. Mystery of chessboxing 1979 this is the film were the song da mystery of chessboxin got its name from and where dennis coles took his now famous name of ghostface killah from. Wutang clan da mystery of chessboxin lyrics genius.
To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. Eventually, he was overthrown by the so called loyal clans, and thought to be killed. Mystery of chessboxing is a hong kong kung fu film released in 1979 and directed by joseph kuo, starring mark long, jack long and lee yi min. Mystery of chessboxing 1979 cantonese eng subs my veoh. It is believed to be the mystery present in the title.
Lee yi min stars as an eager young kung fu student who seeks to improve his fighting skills with an aim to avenge his fathers murder at the hands of the ghost face killer, an overwhelming force of destruction and master of the deathdealing five element fist. The mystery of chessboxing true to its name, this combines the cerebral, contemplative machinations of a centuriesold board game with the timeless spectacle of two dudes beating each other silly. The chessboxing matrix is a key plot point in the mystery of chessboxing, and its sequels and spinoffs. In this were treated to some good training sequences with lee yi. The movie is good with only a few editing issues in the fighting sequences, but it is one of the best non shaw examples out. The new police chief bruce li arrives in a small provincial town. Mystery of chessboxing aka ninja checkmate english. This is the name given to the original release of the mystery of chessboxing in taiwan. Wutang clan member ghostface killah also takes his name from the films distinctive villain. How does ghostfaced killer carry around all those medals find out. The ghost faced killer the mystery of chess boxing wiki. Mystery of chessboxing by never heard of it a podcast on anchor. Ah pao attends a local kung fu school the chang sing school, but is bullied by the seniors. Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items.
Chess and boxing have been combined in popular culture in various other occasions, including a kungfu movie of the 1970s mystery of chessboxing and a comic finnish film uuno turhapuro, herra helsingin herra. The mystery of chess boxing is a movie form 1979 that also goes by the name of ninja checkmate a strange name considering there are no ninjas, just a bit of chess. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. Watch the mystery of chess boxing 1979 full movie online in hd 1080p quality free. The same goes for the kungfu movie mystery of chessboxing 1979 as well as the wutang clans song da mystery of chessboxin 1993. Jul 05, 2011 the buddha assassinator final fight scene. The chessboxing matrix realm the mystery of chess boxing. On 123movies all of gostream, gomovies, gomo, 123 movie and 123movies net in one place select the video source below and stream online, if movie was removed, please check another 123 movies server to play the mystery of chess boxing 1080p hd movie online.
Lee yi min stars as an eager young kung fu student who seeks to improve his fighting skills with an aim to avenge his fathers murder at the hands of the ghost face killer, an overwhelming force of destruction and master of the deathdealing five element. The competitors fight in alternating rounds of chess and boxing. Wutang clan and rza presented da mystery of chessboxin back in 1992 this movie s gonna finally solve it. Sep 07, 2009 the movie is also an inspiration for the wutang clan rap group whose da mystery of chessboxin on the album enter the wutang features samples from the film. Mystery of chessboxing is a mustwatch for the kung fu connoisseur.
Mystery of chess boxing 20th anniversary bluray special. While ruthless, he is shown to have a personal code of honour, and tries to avoid harming those uninvolved in his. But within seconds, the chief provokes a showdown with his lazy deputies. Chess boxing, or chessboxing, is a hybrid that combines two traditional pastimes. The many fight sequences are well done and impressive and filmed so you can actually see them and, while the plot is basic on paper, the film moves along at a good pace and engages without too much trouble. Aug 05, 2019 mystery of chess boxing is one of those almost universally lauded old school kung fu classics. Wutang clan lyrics da mystery of chessboxin wutang movie dialogue the game of chess, is like a swordfight you must think first, before you move toad style is immensely strong, and immune to nearly any weapon when its properly used, its almost invincible. Mystery of chessboxing is a hong kong kung fu film released in 1979 and directed by joseph kuo, starring mark long. Seen numerous times on black belt theatre and released dozens of times on vhs and later dvd, this film has reached near legendary status, being given new life in the 90s for a major shoutout by the wu tang clan rap group. Fans were encouraged for a long time after the films release to try and uncover the mystery of chess boxing for themselves, and the chessboxing matrix played a big part in this. Hes been charged with bringing a dangerous gang to justice. The movie is also an inspiration for the wutang clan rap group whose da mystery of chessboxin on the album enter the wutang features samples from the film. While ruthless, he is shown to have a personal code of honour, and tries to avoid harming those uninvolved in his quest for.
The stars and the director of seven grandmasters reunite for this actionpacked genre classic, mystery of chess boxing. Meanwhile, the ghost faced killer is hunting down a number of clan leaders who all conspired against him. So were introduced to ah pao, a youngster with a keen urge to learn kung fu and kill someone. A pragmatic 30something and a brash 20something, both leaders of opposing new york gangs, struggle to maintain peace and coexist as their lieutenants first urge, and then plot war. It is notably referred to as the complete edition due to it containing many extra scenes that were removed from the overseas edition.
This is the trailer for the first ever featurelength documentary about chess boxing a hybrid sport consisting of alternating rounds of chess and boxing. The next level the second movie in the heptalogy of the mystery of chess boxing. Meanwhile, young ah pao joins a martial arts school in order to become. Released 1979, the mystery of chess boxing stars mark long, jack lung sai ga, yimin li, siu tien yuen the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and received a. We start the film at 9 pm est 6 pm pst and for more info click here. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. Fifteen years later he returned to enact his revenge on those who had plotted against him. This movie introduces us to the notorious ghost face killer and a young mans quest for revenge. Supposedly dead, embittered former official, the ghost face killer has returned and seeking revenge on those martial arts masters than once opposed him his name is infamous and his five elements fighting style is deadly. The legendary ninja checkmate otherwise known as mystery of chessboxing. The ghost faced killer or won chuen san was a ruthless high official in the ching dynasty. Realizing that they are not up to the job, he enlists the help of some of his prisoners. This movie is the inspiration for the wutang clan song da mystery of chessboxin on the album enter the wutang 36 chambers. The name of the song da mystery of chessboxin from 36 chambers is a direct reference to the film the mystery of chessboxing from 1979 which has the international title of ninja checkmate.
Watch the mystery of chess boxing 1979 full movie on. Wu tang collection secret of shaolin poles widescreen duration. Nov 22, 20 the mystery of chessboxing true to its name, this combines the cerebral, contemplative machinations of a centuriesold board game with the timeless spectacle of two dudes beating each other silly. Mystery of the chess boxing features the most infamous kung fu villain ghostface killer.
Mystery of chessboxing by never heard of it a podcast on. Scenes from the directors cut not included in the international. Mystery of chessboxing 1979 cantonese eng subs also known as ninja checkmate. Plot summary its been exactly one year since the death of the ghost faced killer. The mystery of chessboxing stars jack and mark long do battle once again in the chess boxing matrix. The second movie in the heptalogy of the mystery of chess boxing. Ghost face killer hunts down kung fu masters who tried to kill him years ago. The mystery of chess boxing 1979 stream and watch online. Joseph kuo, mark long, jack long and lee yi min by.
These publications are unrelated to modern chessboxing, however. Chessboxing was invented by french comic book artist enki bilal and adapted by dutch performance artist iepe rubingh as an art performance and has subsequently grown. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Issues aside, mystery of chess boxings breadandbutter scenes take place over the final 35 minutes or so as chess king chi siu tien jack long takes in ah pao and teaches him the ways of chess boxing i. Although the chess boxing matrix has been spoken of. This time we cover the mystery of chessboxing with our special guest jon ryan. The mystery of chessboxing the drinking game matrix.
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