Tuesday, October 13, 2020

The Tattoo Connection (1978)

A funky late 1970s kung fu crime tale with a touch of blaxploitation. A highly valuable diamond is stolen in HK by Lu's (Sing Chen) gang. The US insurance company sends Lucas (Jim Kelly) to retrieve the diamond amid a large number of fights across HK.

So a simple plot but this has a number of interesting sub-plots. We have Tung Hao (Tao-Liang Tan), a conflicted triad member who regrets the killings that Lu takes part in. Nana (Nana Misaki), a dancer and prostitute linked to the gang (and Tung Hao's girl), who is desperate to have a better life.

The film is often unintentionally hilarious, Bolo Yeung is dubbed with a cockney accent for example. The film also has quite a bit of gratuitous female nudity, and lots and lots of violence. The fighting is of a good standard and overall the film is well worth a watch.