Man of Iron was positioned as something of a follow-up to Boxer From Shantung, the rise-and-fall story of Ma Yung Chen and it reunites the directors and some of the cast in a similar but much slighter tale of a lesser gangster's rise and fall in Shanghai. While the opening narration specifically recalls the events and tragic conclusion of BOXER, this one is set 20 years later in the same section of Shanghai but otherwise has nothing to do with the events or characters of the previous film.
Cast
Chen Kuan-Tai
The Iron Man
Ching Li
Shen Jufang
Wong Chung
Lin Gengsheng
Chu Mu
Zeng Genbao
Tin Ching
Yu Xiaokai
Yang Chi-Ching
Yu Zhenting
Pao Chia-Wen
Yu Zhenting's Bodyguard
Yeung Chak-Lam
Chou's Old Pal
Chang Ching-Po
Zeng's Assistant
Chan Chuen
Zeng's Bodyguard
Lu Ti
Chou's Old Pal
Liu Gang
Zeng's Driver
Wang Kuang-Yu
Zeng's Assistant
Bolo Yeung
Jin Sihu
Lu Wei
Gambler at Poker Table
Ying Ying
Prostitute
Shum Lo
Gambler at Poker Table
Li Min-Lang
Yu Zhenting's Bodyguard
Wang Han-Chen
Chou's Old Pal
Ho Kang
Chou's Old Pal
Chiang Tao
Yu Zhenting's Bodyguard
Leung Seung-Wan
Yu Zhenting's Bodyguard
Tung Choi-Bo
A Mao (uncredited)
Cheung Sek-Aau
Casino Croupier (uncredited)
Hung Ling-Ling
Casino Manicurist (uncredited)
Tony Lee Wan-Miu
Casino Staff (uncredited)
Chan Dik-Hak
Chou's Driver (uncredited)
Lo Wai
Chou's Gang Member (uncredited)
Wong Mei
Chou's Gang Member (uncredited)
Wong Shu-Tong
Chou's Gang Member (uncredited)
Kwan Yan
Extra (uncredited)
To Wing-Leung
Food Stall Vendor (uncredited)
Chai Lam
Gambler (uncredited)
Gam Tin-Chue
Gambler (uncredited)
Lau Chun
Gambler (uncredited)
Wong Yuet-Ting
Gambler (uncredited)
Chin Chun
Gambler at Poker Table (uncredited)
Goo Chim-Hung
Gambler at Poker Table (uncredited)
Ling Hon
Gambler at Poker Table (uncredited)
Yi Fung
Gambler at Poker Table (uncredited)
Lui Hung
Nightclub Hostess (uncredited)
Ting Tung
Policeman (uncredited)
Chow Kong
Shen Jufang's Gate Guard (uncredited)
Fei Ying
Shen Jufang's Gate Guard (uncredited)
Fung Hap-So
Shen Jufang's Gate Guard (uncredited)
Ho Kei-Cheong
Shen Jufang's Gate Guard (uncredited)
Lee Hang
Shen Jufang's Gate Guard (uncredited)
Tam Bo
Shen Jufang's Gate Guard (uncredited)
Tino Wong
Shen Jufang's Gate Guard (uncredited)
Wan Fat
Shen Jufang's Gate Guard (uncredited)
Yuen Cheung-Yan
Shen Jufang's Gate Guard (uncredited)
Yuen Shun-Yi
Shen Jufang's Gate Guard (uncredited)
Alexander Fu Sheng
Young Man on Bicycle (uncredited)
Huang Pei-Chih
Yu Xiaokai's Driver (uncredited)
Chan Siu-Kai
Yu Xiaokai's Thug (uncredited)
Danny Chow Yun-Kin
Yu Xiaokai's Thug (uncredited)
Chui Kin-Wa
Yu Xiaokai's Thug (uncredited)
Fung Hak-On
Yu Xiaokai's Thug (uncredited)
Ho Bo-Sing
Yu Xiaokai's Thug (uncredited)
Max Lee Chiu-Chun
Yu Xiaokai's Thug (uncredited)
Yuen Woo-Ping
Yu Xiaokai's Thug (uncredited)
Chu Kai
Yu Xiaokai's Thug / Zeng's Thug (uncredited)
San Sin
Yu Zhenting's Man (uncredited)
Cheung Chi-Ping
Zeng's Thug (uncredited)
Chik Ngai-Hung
Zeng's Thug (uncredited)
Chui Chung-Hok
Zeng's Thug (uncredited)
Chui Fat
Zeng's Thug (uncredited)
Huang Ha
Zeng's Thug (uncredited)
Hsu Hsia
Zeng's Thug (uncredited)
Ko Hung
Zeng's Thug (uncredited)
Lai Yan
Zeng's Thug (uncredited)
Lau Kar-Wing
Zeng's Thug (uncredited)
Law Keung
Zeng's Thug (uncredited)
Lee Chiu
Zeng's Thug (uncredited)
Lei Lung
Zeng's Thug (uncredited)
Man Man
Zeng's Thug (uncredited)
Ng Yuen-Fan
Zeng's Thug (uncredited)
Tang Tak-Cheung
Zeng's Thug (uncredited)
Wong Ching
Zeng's Thug (uncredited)
Wynn Lau Chun-Fai
Zeng's Thug (uncredited)
Yen Shi-Kwan
Zeng's Thug (uncredited)
Yeung Pak-Chan
Zeng's Thug (uncredited)
Crew
Pao Hsueh-Li
Director
Chang Cheh
Director, Screenplay
Ni Kuang
Screenplay
Kwok Ting-Hung
Editor
Yuen Teng-Bong
Director of Photography
Chung Liang
Assistant Director
Chang Ching-Po
Assistant Director
Run Run Shaw
Producer
Li Chi
Costume Design
Wang Yong-Hua
Sound Recordist
Frankie Chan Fan-Kei
Original Music Composer
Ho Chieh-Fu
Props
Lai Yu
Props
Lau Kar-Leung
Martial Arts Choreographer
Chan Chuen
Martial Arts Choreographer
Johnson Tsao Chuang-Sheng
Art Direction
