Season 3 Episode 6- Having discovered a picture of his brother Danny posing with 4 others, Caine learns that the photographer, Beaumont (Lew Ayres), is dying after a long illness brought on by his work, spending the better part of his life capturing the beauty of nature as opposed to remaining in the studio. Caine also meets an Indian youth, Matoska (Tom Nardini), who tries to kill Beaumont after being photographed holding a huge fish, believing that each picture takes away the soul of the one in the portrait. Beaumont is able to identify which one is Danny Caine, just moments before he draws his final breath. Also patiently waiting for a showdown with Caine is Sai Si (Bill Saito), emissary for the Order of the Avenging Dragon, demanding the death of the priest for killing the nephew of the Emperor, a plot line that continues into the two-part story that follows, "Blood of the Dragon" (Tad Horino appears unbilled as the Cowled Head). Making his final appearance on KUNG FU is Hollywood veteran Benson Fong, here playing Li Yu, an old man in China, collecting discarded pieces of no value to create a monument of his own choosing. As Master Po (Keye Luke) tells young student Caine (Radames Pera): "not knowing a man's purpose does not make HIM confused." Seeing both Charlie Chan sons together provides one of the most enduring pleasures offered by KUNG FU. Next up- "Blood of the Dragon"
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"Catcher spirits's box" a special meaning episode that took me back until far off 1978!!
elo-equipamentos8 July 2023
If the readers may permit a little intro over this special meaning episode, when I was a teenager I'd watched this one over the big fish photographed by the older man together a young native Indian that complained that such box catches his spirit, somehow becomes a weak warrior, it happened in far off 1978, since then I'd bought the full Kung Fu DVD series and watching it on schedule aired version this episode never reaches, thus a second to last disc appears this long awaited story that never get out of my mind, what a relief!!
Caine following the tracks of his missing brother found the photographer Beaumont (Lew Ayres) who took an old picture which appears a group of men, he asking to Beaumont who supposedly should be his brother on the picture, the old man didn't has an answer, however he got the files at his old cabin at mountain nearby, out of the blue appears a young Indian Matoska (Tom Nardini) attacking Caine with a knife, each attempt Caine knock down him also take the knife, after a couple failed efforts Matoska surrenders himself wondering how Caine got the knife, aftermaths the skilled Matoska catches a big fish with their own hands.
Beaumont mesmerized by such vision getting ready take a picture of so beautiful image, the Indian holding a big fish, whom Matoska claims that box catches his spirits demanding the old man erase such damage, the ill Beaumont agrees and took another picture of the fish only and inviting Caine accompany him a special place where he'll photograph a dense fog coming from the water lake when it get the sunbeams in the exactly moment to take the picture of the rare natural phenomenon, reaching there the dying Beaumont and Caine waiting patiently the dazzling scene caught by the old camera, somehow it thrilled the tired photographer on the twilight of his life.
Over many flashbacks Caine recalls over an elder man Li Yu (the magnificent Benson Fong) picking up pottery shards useful under little grasshopper eyes, trying figures out how he collect such things, wereof later he'll understand such work had a fine purpose on a beauty small prayer monument fully garnished by those small pottery shards.
Back at lake Beaumont is willing to pay to Matoska delivers those plates to his partner at small town whom denies any gain for so friendly man, reaching there Matoska delivers the plates, meanwhile at outside window lurking a gloomy figure of a Chinese warrior at the behest of Chinese Imperator to avenge his nephew death, the final fight is near, in the meantime Matoska saw his picture revealed also the Caine neither, then Matoska ought to return to catch his weak spirit upon Beaumont's death.
Thanks for reading.
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First watch: 1978 / How many: 2 / Source: TV-DVD / Rating: 8.5.
Caine following the tracks of his missing brother found the photographer Beaumont (Lew Ayres) who took an old picture which appears a group of men, he asking to Beaumont who supposedly should be his brother on the picture, the old man didn't has an answer, however he got the files at his old cabin at mountain nearby, out of the blue appears a young Indian Matoska (Tom Nardini) attacking Caine with a knife, each attempt Caine knock down him also take the knife, after a couple failed efforts Matoska surrenders himself wondering how Caine got the knife, aftermaths the skilled Matoska catches a big fish with their own hands.
Beaumont mesmerized by such vision getting ready take a picture of so beautiful image, the Indian holding a big fish, whom Matoska claims that box catches his spirits demanding the old man erase such damage, the ill Beaumont agrees and took another picture of the fish only and inviting Caine accompany him a special place where he'll photograph a dense fog coming from the water lake when it get the sunbeams in the exactly moment to take the picture of the rare natural phenomenon, reaching there the dying Beaumont and Caine waiting patiently the dazzling scene caught by the old camera, somehow it thrilled the tired photographer on the twilight of his life.
Over many flashbacks Caine recalls over an elder man Li Yu (the magnificent Benson Fong) picking up pottery shards useful under little grasshopper eyes, trying figures out how he collect such things, wereof later he'll understand such work had a fine purpose on a beauty small prayer monument fully garnished by those small pottery shards.
Back at lake Beaumont is willing to pay to Matoska delivers those plates to his partner at small town whom denies any gain for so friendly man, reaching there Matoska delivers the plates, meanwhile at outside window lurking a gloomy figure of a Chinese warrior at the behest of Chinese Imperator to avenge his nephew death, the final fight is near, in the meantime Matoska saw his picture revealed also the Caine neither, then Matoska ought to return to catch his weak spirit upon Beaumont's death.
Thanks for reading.
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First watch: 1978 / How many: 2 / Source: TV-DVD / Rating: 8.5.
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