You definitely haven't seen this 70s film that Tarantino ranked alongside "Django"

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He appears on screen with an expression of complete confidence and the squint of a man who couldn't care less about your rules. He coolly dishes out slaps, dismantles the mafia from within, juggles affairs with multiple women simultaneously, and gets caught up in a bloody meat grinder toward the finale.

Meet "A Man Called Tiger," a film that Quentin Tarantino seriously compared to his own "Django Unchained" in a review. Yes, it exists. And yes, you've almost certainly never heard of it.

Shot in 1973 by director Lo Wei (the same guy who worked with Bruce Lee on "Fist of Fury"), this Hong Kong action flick almost accidentally became a textbook example of how Asian cinema can be simultaneously dirty, glamorous, bloody, and wildly stylish.
A Man Called Tiger trailer
Though Bruce Lee was originally supposed to play the lead, the project went to Jimmy Wang Yu — and he turned it into a brutal whirlwind.

Tiger Without a Mask

Wang Yu's character isn't a hero in the traditional sense. He's not seeking revenge for justice. He doesn't infiltrate the yakuza to save humanity. He simply wants to figure out who killed his father — and steamroll anyone who gets in his way.

He blackmails, beats people up, throws them through tables, and turns a casino into a bloodbath. In one of the most memorable scenes, he grinds a bottle shard into someone's face at a bar — and that's only the middle of the film.

describes him as an Asian Steve McQueen — and that's a bullseye. The kind of character you're supposed to hate but can't look away from.
Director Quentin Tarantino in a black jacket, on the right a man and woman in pink light
Quentin Tarantino and a frame from A Man Called Tiger
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More Than Just Kung Fu

"A Man Called Tiger" doesn't fit standard martial arts movie templates. It's more like an Italian mob thriller with Japanese atmosphere and Hong Kong choreography.

And surprisingly, the film's still alive. It's watched by old-school action fans, discussed on IMDb, and remembered by Tarantino:
Everything [in the film] ends with a magnificent final head blow in slow motion, the best I've ever seen. When it comes to bloody carnage, this rivals the climax of De Palma's 'Scarface' and the shootout at Candyland in my 'Django Unchained'
Quentin Tarantino on A Man Called Tiger
Bottom line: give "Tiger" a chance. Just don't be surprised if halfway through, you suddenly find yourself rooting for the biggest psycho on screen. Earlier, we at zoomboola.com told you about the film Tarantino considers his best, while viewers call it "overrated trash."