Five Fingers of Death (1972)

Directed by Jeong Chang-hwa
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A young boxer joins a martial arts school to increase his skill so he can enter a martial arts competition. He leaves the school when he hears that a local gangster is terrorizing the town. He comes to the aid of a young singer and brings on the wrath of the local gang. He eventually enters the martial arts competition after learning iron palm technique and takes out all competition.

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  1. Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
    "Carpenter's stated kung-fu-cinema education at film school. King Boxer / Five Fingers of Death is one of the canonical HK films he was channeling." source

Five Fingers of Death (1972), directed by Jeong Chang-hwa, has been cited as an influence on 1 later work, such as Big Trouble in Little China. Check out the citations below.