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During the Ming Dynasty, power of the eunuch party dominated the ruling and opposition parties, and gangsters were rampant. Young bandit Jixian took the identity of Jin Yiwei, but was involved in the conspiracy to overthrow the dynasty.
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ZH

An aging ex-boxer gangster working as muscle for a Boston crime boss receives an upsetting diagnosis. Despite a faltering memory, he attempts to rectify the sins of his past and reconnect with his estranged children. He is determined to leave a positive legacy for his grandson, but the criminal underworld isn’t done with him and won’t loosen their grip willingly.

Leaving the poverty of his life in Shantung to seek fortune in Shanghai, The Boxer is instead drawn into a world of corruption, gang warfare and evil... Where his only protection is his famed fighting technique.