• Director(s)

    Chih-Hung Kuei

  • Production Year

    1983

  • Genre(s)

    Action

  • Approx. running minutes

    105m

  • Cast

    Phillip Ko, Shao-Yen Lin, Kar-Man Wai

Film

The Boxer's Omen (s/T)

strong gory images, horror, nudity

THE BOXER’S OMEN is a 1985 Hong Kong horror film in which a man finds himself involved in black magic and Buddhism after setting out to avenge his brother who was injured during a boxing match. …

THE BOXER’S OMEN is a 1985 Hong Kong horror film in which a man finds himself involved in black magic and Buddhism after setting out to avenge his brother who was injured during a boxing match.

threat and horror
There are strong gory images and scenes of horror, including a man stabbing needles into his neck, his head separating from his body, and his bloodied tendons wrapping themselves around a man's neck. There are also scenes in which a character extracts brains from a decomposing skull, maggots appear in a character's eyes, leeches eat a man's flesh, and moments in which characters slaughter and eat the innards of animals during rituals.
injury detail
There is strong injury detail in a fantastical context wherein a character slices a deep wound in his wrist as part of a ritualistic process.
nudity
There are scenes of sexualised breast and buttock nudity.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
There are scenes of moderate violence.

  • Director(s)

    Chih-Hung Kuei

  • Production Year

    1983

  • Genre(s)

    Action

  • Approx. running minutes

    105m

  • Cast

    Phillip Ko, Shao-Yen Lin, Kar-Man Wai

Classified Date:
13/06/1984
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Sino Cine Co Ltd
strong gory images, horror, nudity
Classified Date:
19/09/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Arrow Film Distributors Ltd
threat and horror
There are strong gory images and scenes of horror, including a man stabbing needles into his neck, his head separating from his body, and his bloodied tendons wrapping themselves around a man's neck. There are also scenes in which a character extracts brains from a decomposing skull, maggots appear in a character's eyes, leeches eat a man's flesh, and moments in which characters slaughter and eat the innards of animals during rituals.
injury detail
There is strong injury detail in a fantastical context wherein a character slices a deep wound in his wrist as part of a ritualistic process.
nudity
There are scenes of sexualised breast and buttock nudity.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
There are scenes of moderate violence.

  • Classified date

    19/09/2022