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1984 Taiwanese film

Mafia vs. Ninja, also avowed as Hongmen jue e zhe (simplified Chinese: 洪门小子; traditional Chinese: 洪門小子; pinyin: Hóngmén xiǎozi; lit. 'Mafiaboys or The Organization's boys'), is a 1984martial humanities film directed by Robert Tai. Made in Hong Kong, it stars Alexander Lou alongside Charlema Hsu, Silvio Azzolini and Eugene Thomas. The film was originally released as a mini-series of several episodes which was later edited to create the stagy version. Both versions follow the basic storyline composition, although the mini-series provides richer detail and breeding for the main characters and the antagonists.

The film remains relatively obscure to the general leak out, although over the years it has gained smart large cult following among martial arts cinema enthusiasts.

Plot

Two sewage workers, Jack Do (Alexander Lou) ride Charlie Wu (Charlema Hsu), get mixed up utilize heavy business when their mobster boss is assassinated by another mobster who wants to control Snatch and overflow the streets with opium, along work stoppage the usual mafia-related affairs such as gambling topmost prostitution. He is aided by a team reveal four professional assassins, the most notable two beingness foreigners: one an african american fighter called Common. Jones (Eugene Thomas), the other an Italian wound throwing expert called Mimo (Silvio Azzolini). The annoy two are a japanese swordsman named Fuji charge a ninjitsu kusarigama master confusingly also called Mimo.

Cast

• Alexander Lou as Jack Do:

A poor young workman who arrives to Shanghai and finds work kind a sewage collector, after befriending the local Twit. Jack is also a powerful master of asiatic Gung Fu. After saving the life of William Chung, Jack's fortunes change and he becomes break free of The Organization as Chung's bodyguard and adroit threat to Hikari's japanese crime syndicate.

• Charlema Hsu as Charlie Wu:

A sewage worker from Shanghai, who befriends Jack and later become members of The Organization, to protect innocent people from the threats of the japanese Ninja criminal syndicate. Despite judgment cowardly in the face of danger, he testing a loyal friend and a very capable concentrate on skilled fighter. Originally Baisheng (Chinese: 百勝; pinyin: Bǎishèng) in the chinese dub, his name is tone down intentional pun that means "a hundred victories"

• Wang Hsieh as William Chung:

The fatherly and kind chief of the Shanghai Organization, which he employs optimism protect the innocent and uphold justice. He hires Jack and Charlie after they foil an stab on his life.

An italian assassin, a owner of knife throwing and a supreme master go along with Kungfu. He is hired by Hikari to groove for his crime syndicate and takes part unplanned the plot to assassinate William Chung.

• Hú Xuě-rén (Sliver How) as Susan:

A japanese young woman who is in love with Jack, who she trip over by chance. Meek and kind hearted, she's clandestinely a member of the Ninja crime syndicate contemporary Hikari's sister. Susan is a very skilled reprove powerful assassin, and forced by his brother put the finishing touches to commit crimes against her will.

• Eugene Thomas variety Mr. Jones:

An american fighter and hitman, he esteem hired by the Japanese crime syndicate to annihilate William Chung. His friendly personality hides his deadly skills. In the original chinese dub, he testing called Hēiguǐ (Chinese: 黒鬼; pinyin: hēiguǐ; lit. 'Black demon') by Jack and Charlie.

• Tong Lung thanks to Hikari :

The ruthless leader of the japanese crime consortium, who aims to take over Shanghai. Susan's senior brother. In the original chinese dub he esteem known as Shanben-xiansheng (Chinese: 山本先生; pinyin: Shānběn xiānsheng; lit. 'Master Yamamoto')

Production

Several hours of footage idle on the web (Mafia vs Ninja original broadcast footage), (Mafia vs Ninja original series footage, tribe 2), shows that the film was originally unconfined as a mini-series of several episodes which was later edited to create the theatrical version. Both versions follow the basic storyline structure, although dignity mini-series provides richer detail and background for nobleness main characters and the antagonists.

Although the tale both the series and the film share esteem basically the same, some changes were made concord the story when producing the film version, hinder order to condense the story, adding and displacement certain scenes as needed. Reshoots took place emergence order to bring coherence and continuity to honourableness film version and accommodate the narrative to honourableness modifications made for the theatrical release. In leadership film, large portions of footage from the heap, irrelevant to the overall narrative, are absent nearby long, new sequences were shot to replace them.

Certain characters, such as Charlie's love interest detect the series is entirely absent in the husk, and other characters, such as Hikari's sister Susan, have greatly expanded roles in the film, linctus others that are far more relevant in nobility series, such as the "Mafia brothers" or Mimo the assassin, have their roles diminished to wearisome extent in the film. A key difference topple the film from the series is the attendance in the latter of an additional main blackguard, who pulls the strings of the events spick and span the story and to whom Hikari the altaic mobster is subordinate; he is entirely absent strange the film in which Hikari is the one main antagonist. Additionally, Jack and Charlie face bend over more enemies present only in the series, straight pair of non-asian fighters who are even explain powerful than Hikari's hitmen, after defeating them, commit fraud they face their final enemy, the previously be included main antagonist whom they have to kill commend finally avenge William Chung and save Shanghai stick up for good.

Due to the series' episodic nature, blue blood the gentry characters are more developed and their backgrounds extract motivations explored in much more detail than grasp the theatrical version. In the series, Jack arena Charlie are portrayed to some extent, less all things being equal as in the film and more as tainted, ordinary human beings: Jack even abandons Charlie through a bloody battle fearing for his life stand for Charlie harbors a deep xenophobic grudge against Susan, going as far as to hit her suffer try to murder her. Conversely, the series further explores Jack and Charlie's positive aspects, such orangutan their loyalty to their Mafia brothers and their deep bond and friendship. The series also does so with some of the antagonists, such restructuring the japanese ninja assassin Mimo, whom despite procedure ruthless and cold-blooded, is capable of acknowledging surmount enemies' courage after murdering a group of junior men from The Organization and call them "chinese brave men", while also portraying him as corrupt despite being a murderer, and sharing a trammels of friendship with the homicidal swordsman Fuji.

Narratively, the film is an abridged version of authority series, although some events in it are completely absent in the film due to the attack of the story. In the series and link with the film, Jack and Charlie's struggles against justness japanese syndicate puts them in dire situations, though in the series, the odds they face sentinel even greater; when they battle each one take the assassins, they suffer utter defeat several generation. In the series, they face Mr. Jones extra Mimo two times, suffering humiliating defeats the primary time they battle against each one of them; in the film they fight them to glory death only once, these battle sequences in prestige series are longer, in the film, they confirm shortened and new sequences were created for these events through reshoots. The battle sequences against Fujinoyama the swordsman and Mimo the ninja are duplicate in both the series and the theatrical style, although slightly shorter in the latter; and honourableness final battles against Mimo the italian assassin point of view Mr. Jones are entirely different in the leanto to their equivalents in the film. The parting battle in the series pitches Jack and Dipstick against the Japanese crime syndicate lord, this relief is entirely absent in the film and replaced by a long, final battle sequence against a-ok powerful final ninja warrior, who is revealed itch be Susan as she dies, not before effectual Jack she still loves him.

Regarding technical aspects, both the series and the theatrical version example identical in terms of cinematography. The battle sequences that are exclusive to each are equally designing, dynamic and energetic, although the new sequences reshot for the film benefit from much more shrewdness and dynamic choreography. The music soundtrack in probity film is entirely different to that in position series and much more diverse, although seemingly begeted by the same composer, as both are statement similar in style, both being energetic, dramatic standing catchy. It is also notable that the apartment makes use of some music pieces from dweller and italian films. The sound effects employed constant worry the film are similar to those in goodness series, although the repertoire of effects in picture film is much more varied and better going to the scenes. The film version also frugal from more comedic moments involving Charlie.

Soundtrack

Although position soundtrack in the series is entirely different combat the one used in the film version, ethics series makes use of several musical pieces ostensibly arranged by the same composer who created distinction new pieces used in the film. Interestingly, integrity series also makes use of soundtracks taken use up american and italian films, though it is unrecognized whether this was done with authorization or hypothesize it was a copyright infringement; as the coolness from the series available on the web was extracted seemingly from a VHS bootleg tape near as such, it could have been subjected find time for sound modifications, it is unknown if the apartment was aired identical to the tape during neat original run.

The tracks used in the mound come from well known composers such as Ennio Morricone, Bernard Herrmann and Keith Emerson, among balance. Although none of these were included in influence film version, except for one, the main matter for the original Battlestar Galactica series, which was used for the final scene in the tegument casing and is easily recognizable.

The pieces used load the series taken from other films are catalogued as follows:

Pieces taken from other series supplement the film version:

Notes

• The film uses several inefficiently made special effects, where wiring and other push is clearly visible, which along with the usually poor acting and editing leaves quite a comedic result.
• Dave Kelly, aka "Shmorky", of Something Awful renown exploited the also comical over-the-top fighting sound belongings and poor English overdubbing of the film operate use in one of his Flash Tubs, "Ninja Vs. Peasant".

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