"The Spiritual Boxer" (1975)

The Spiritual Boxer, also known as Naked Fists Of Terror, 神打, Shen Da, Wang Yu défie le Maître du Karaté Action director Liu Chia-liang makes a mind-boggling directorial debut in The Spiritual Boxer, which not only quickly established Liu as a genius director but he was also credited with introducing comedy into the kung-fu genre; the pre-cursor for Jackie Chan's kung-fu comedies. Its Ghostbusters meets George C. Scott's The Flim-Flam Man as a pseudo-ghost catcher, wittily portrayed by kung-fu comedienne Wang Yu, and catches more than he bargained for. (Synopsis): Wong Yu plays Hsio Chien, who along with his master Chi are kung fu commen who pretend their admittedly good kung fu reaches a level beyond mere mortals. When master Chi is too drunk to perform for the town folk, the young Chien takes his place and pretends to be possessed by the Monkey God. The crowd believes him and obey his commands to feed and give him money. When Chi is picked up by local authorities, Chien is forced to