My Name Is Shanghai Joe
Encyclopedia
My Name Is Shanghai Joe is a 1972 spaghetti western
about a Chinese
immigrant, recently arrived in America
, who fights to free Mexican
slaves from their cruel master. The film was released in a number of alternate titles in the United States
, including The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe, To Kill or to Die and The Dragon Strikes Back. The film was directed by Mario Caiano
and starred Klaus Kinski
.
of the movie was released by Alpha Video
.
Spaghetti Western
Spaghetti Western, also known as Italo-Western, is a nickname for a broad sub-genre of Western films that emerged in the mid-1960s in the wake of Sergio Leone's unique and much copied film-making style and international box-office success, so named by American critics because most were produced and...
about a Chinese
Chinese people
The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....
immigrant, recently arrived in America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, who fights to free Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
slaves from their cruel master. The film was released in a number of alternate titles in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, including The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe, To Kill or to Die and The Dragon Strikes Back. The film was directed by Mario Caiano
Mario Caiano
Mario Caiano is an Italian film director, screenwriter and second unit director.Born in Rome, he has directed for nearly 50 films since 1961 and 27 films and TV scripts since 1954....
and starred Klaus Kinski
Klaus Kinski
Klaus Kinski, born Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski , was a German actor. He appeared in more than 130 films, and is perhaps best-remembered as a leading role actor in Werner Herzog films: Aguirre, the Wrath of God , Nosferatu the Vampyre , Woyzeck , Fitzcarraldo and Cobra Verde .-Early...
.
Cast
- Klaus KinskiKlaus KinskiKlaus Kinski, born Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski , was a German actor. He appeared in more than 130 films, and is perhaps best-remembered as a leading role actor in Werner Herzog films: Aguirre, the Wrath of God , Nosferatu the Vampyre , Woyzeck , Fitzcarraldo and Cobra Verde .-Early...
- Scalper Jack - Chen Lee - Shanghai Joe
- Claudio Undari - Pedro, The Cannibal (as Robert Hundar)
- Katsutoshi Mikuriya - Mikuja
- Gordon MitchellGordon MitchellGordon Mitchell was an American actor and bodybuilder.-Biography:Charles Allen Pendleton was born in Denver, Colorado, and began working out in his Denver neighbourhood to deal with his tough companions. During World War II he served in the U.S...
- Sam - Carla Romanelli - Cristina
- Carla Mancini - Conchita
- Giacomo Rossi-StuartGiacomo Rossi-StuartGiacomo Rossi-Stuart was an Italian film actor often credited as Jack Stuart. He appeared in over 80 films between 1953 and 1989.He was born in Todi, Italy and died in Rome, Italy....
- Triky - George WangGeorge WangGeorge Wang is a Chinese/Taiwanese-American producer in the entertainment industry.In December 2009 through January 2010, under the Teddy Zee Productions banner, Wang produced a series of public service announcement videos to be featured on the internet with Teddy Zee , Adrian Zaw, and APEX...
- Yang - Federico BoidoFederico BoidoFederico Boido , is an Italian film actor who has appeared in many horror films, spaghetti westerns, and sword and sandal movies. He also acted in the Sadistik photo novels and related his experiences in the film The Diabolikal Super-Kriminal.He made his film debut at the age of 26...
- Slim (as Rick Boyd) - Francisco Sanz - Cristina's Father
- Piero LulliPiero LulliPiero Lulli was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 111 films between 1942 and 1977. He was the brother of actor Folco Lulli.-Selected filmography:* Love Story * Vertigine d'amore...
- Spencer
DVD release
On May 26, 2009, a Region 0 DVDDVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
of the movie was released by Alpha Video
Alpha Video
Alpha Video is an entertainment company, based near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that specializes in the manufacturing and marketing of public domain movies and TV shows on DVD...
.