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KUNG PHOOEY

By | October 2003

SAN DIEGO ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2003 REVIEW! “Kung Phooey” tells the tale of Art Chew, a monk sent to the United States to retrieve the ancient peach that was stolen from the Shir Li Temple, where it had been kept for centuries…

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KUNG PHOOEY

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