By The early ’70s were an exciting time for Hong Kong Cinema as their films began playing outside Asian markets. It’s easy to think the event was all about Bruce Lee’s explosive movies. But movies that didn’t star Bruce Lee found themselves being distributed in America and Europe. Less prestigious movie
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