''Secret Rivals'' () a.k.a. ''Northern Leg, Southern Fist'' a.k.a. ''Silver Fox Rivals'' is a

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

kung fu film Kung fu film () is a subgenre of martial arts films and Hong Kong action cinema set in the contemporary period and featuring realistic martial arts. It lacks the fantasy elements seen in ''wuxia'', a related martial arts genre that uses historical ...

directed by James Nam and Ng See-yuen and starring

Hwang Jang-lee Hwang Jang-lee (; born 21 December 1944) is a South Korean martial artist and actor best known for his Hong Kong martial arts films. He is a ninth- dan grandmaster in Tang Soo Do and Taekwondo who began training in 1957. Prior to his acting care ...

, John Liu and Wong Tao. The film was shot on location in

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and

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

Plot

Northern Leg (John Liu) travels across China thru

Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...

to find the man responsible for the death of his parents. The culprit is none other than the Silver Fox (Hwang Jang-lee), a feared martial arts expert and bandit. Silver Fox has also caught the attention of Southern Fist (Wong Tao), a government agent. While Southern Fist and Northern Leg are both after the same man, they discover that alone they are no match for Silver Fox. The two heroes must combine their skills, knowing that it is the only way to gain success against their awesome adversary. In the course of finding and defeating the Silver Fox, both Northern Leg and Southern Fist fall for the same woman, the daughter of the owner of the inn they stay at for the duration of the movie. Throughout the movie they both vie for her attention, asking the butler questions at the inn, as well as a child who follows Southern Fist throughout the film.

Cast

– Silver Fox * John Liu (actor) – Northern Leg Shao Yi-fei * Wong Tao – Southern Fist Shang Yi-wei * Lee Ye-min - Prince * Nam Seok-hoon - Lung Yi * Elton Chong - Black Fox (Silver Fox's Student) * Yeo Su-jin - Ching Chin-chin * Park Dong-young - Prince's Bodyguard * Kim Wang-kuk - Prince's Bodyguard * Ma Do-sik - Prince's Bodyguard * To Wai-wo - Russian's student * Tong Kam-tong - thug *

Yuen Biao Yuen Biao (born Ha Lingchun; 26 July 1957) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist and stuntman. He specialises in acrobatics and Chinese martial arts and has also worked on over 80 films as actor, stuntman and action choreographer. He was one o ...

- Russian's student *

Yuen Wah Yuen Wah (born Yung Kai-chi; 2 September 1952) is a Hong Kong action film actor, action choreographer, stuntman and martial artist who has appeared in over 160 films and over 20 television series. Early life Born Yung Kai-chi on 2 September 195 ...

- thug

References

External links

* Kung fu films Hong Kong martial arts films 1976 martial arts films 1976 films Films shot in South Korea Films shot in Hong Kong 1970s Hong Kong films {{martialart-film-stub