1974. Directed by Chun-Ku Lu aka Tommy Loo Chung . TAGLINE : "The New American Superstar"- Decent, simple, honest Chinese farmhand and ace martial artist Tai-Lin goes to the Philippines to seek his fortune. He befriends scruffy petty street hoodlum Siao-Mao and gets a job as a dock worker. When Tai-Lin discovers that the people he works for are involved in a crime syndicate that specializes in smuggling opium, he quits his job and joins forces with two fellow martial artists against the evil organization. Original Title : XIA NAN YANG. CAST includes Ron Van Clief, Jason Piao Pai, Tony Ferrer aka Jorge Estraga, Nancy Veronica, Ruel Vernal, Thompson Kao Kang, Hok-Nin Lau. VIEWER COMMENT : ""With friends like you, who needs enemies? I spit on you!" "The Black Dragon" is good goofy fun from that era in martial arts cinema when everybody wanted to cash in on the great success of "Enter the Dragon". This is obviously low budget, and is pretty crude, but it's lively and funny. The violence is potent enough to give the film a true visceral feel, and the characters are all quite easy to watch."
Ron Van Clief MINI BIO : Born :January 25, 1943 · Brooklyn, New York, USA; Height :5′ 10½. Ron "The Black Dragon" Van Clief is a martial arts legend. Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1943, he started martial arts training in his early teens. At 5 feet 10 inches and 190 pounds, Van Clief was fast, powerful, and tough. He won 10 New York State Full-Contact Karate Championships. He won multiple Karate Point-Fighting Titles. By the early 1970s he had earned his 10th Degree Black Belt. His karate record was reported to be 110-8. In 1994 at age 51, he launched a comeback on December 16, 1994 fighting former World JuJitsu Lightheavyweight and Ultimate Fighting World Champion Royce Gracie. The Black Dragon landed one good punch, but was taken to the canvas where after a valiant battle was choked into submission, He continues to compete at the age of 72 recently competing in a BJJ Tournament winning a silver medal. Thus his competitive career still goes strong.