Fast action , one-dimensional characters in a Spaghetti Western with gunplay and kung fu . It is a thrilling and violent Italian Western with ordinary ingredients as a courageous , honest antihero searching justice and vengeance , Karate fights , duels , extreme outlaws wishing gold along with regular final confrontation . Concerning a Chinese young traveling to a foreign and far country : USA .The immigrant recently arrived in America , he is named Chin How or Shanghai Joe (Chen Lee) lands in a small Texas town inhabited by bigot enemies . As Chin leads his way by violent means , as if they don't succumb to his demands they normally end up dead . The town folk soon realize that Chin is no usual adventurer and he quickly gains a perilous reputation . When Chin's skills spread to Stanley Spencer (Piero Lulli) , the owner of the states largest cattle ranch, Chin lands a job working for snake-oil Spencer as a fellow cowboy. Friend soon becomes foe when Chin realizes he is working for a cattle smuggler bent on brutalising Mexican farmers and anyone else who stands in his way .The sinister town boss called Spencer has exploited almost everyone Mexican countrymen in the region as our hero Shangai Joe fights to free Mexican slaves from his ruthless master . Chen Lee , the real Brother In Arms of Bruce Lee . He took on the toughest white gang in America. With bare hands World Champions - Chen Lee (Karate) Gordon Mitchell (Pistol) , Pancho del Rio (Knife) .
This Pasta picture contains the ordinary plot about ¨One Man Stands Alone In His Fight For Justice¨ , as a valiant drifter who must move fast to struggle their way through unbearable risks and twisted difficulties . Including Western action , shootouts , violent fights with gore and blood , as well as a little bit of campy and refreshing humor . It's an improbable blending of standard Western , struggles, violence , gory scenes and chop-socky . An enjoyable premise , gunslingers against Karateka, and agreeable Italian cast make this oater well worth the watching . In Shanghai Joe or Il mio nome è Shangai Joe (1973) shows an understanding of both the western and the kung fu genres . Resulting to be perfect example of the late declining years of the spaghetti western . Stars the unknown Chen Lee who's acceptable as Kung Fu expert , testing his unbeatable fighting skills , as he takes on hard-nosed cowboys who don't take kindly to outsiders . As Shangai Joe confronts the greatest criminals in the West played by a top-notch plethora of secondaries of the 60s and 7os , such as : Klaus Kinski as Scalper Jack , Gordon Mitchell as Burying Sam , Robert Hundar as Pedro, The Cannibal , Giacomo Rossi Stuart as Tricky the Gambler . Along with these notorious secondaries, appearing here and there others Italian actors as Carla Mancini , Andrea Aureli , Pietro Torrisi , Lars Bloch , George Wang , Roberto Dell'Acqua and Rick Boyd . And being shot in Almeria, desert of Tabernas , some uncredited Spanish actor showing up , such as : Francisco Sanz, Alfonso de la Vega, Tito Garcia , all of them usual in Spaghetti/Paella subgenre .
It displays a considerable Spaghetti musical score by composer Bruno Nicolai in Ennio Morricone style , in fact Bruno was his main musical disciple . The motion picture was professionally directed by Mario Caiano , and it turned out to be entertaining enough . The picture takes part of a sub-genre in which during the period of the 70s combined Spaghetti Western and art martials with original influence from ¨David Carradine's Kung Fu ¨ series , and mostly focusing on the dumb spaghetti western comedy sub-genre , for example : ¨Karate law in the west ¨(Tonino Ricci), Tiger from River Kwai (Franco Lattanzi) , ¨The Karate , the Colt and the impostor¨ (Anthony M Dawson) . Adding this ¨ My name is Shangai Joe¨ (Mario Caiano) and its sequel , a poor knock-off titled¨Return of Shangai Joe¨ (Bitto Albertini) with Cheen Lie , Klaus Kinski , Karin Field , Carla Mancini , that focus on lame comedy rather than action : furthermore ¨The white, the yellow and the black¨(Sergio Corbucci) that bears remarkable resemblance to deemed to be the best : ¨Red sun¨ by Terence Young with Charles Bronson , Alain Delon , Toshiro Mifune . ¨Il mio nome è Shangai Joe ¨(1973) it's an offbeat , muddle and uneven Western but will appeal to Spaghetti Western fans fans.
