Axe Gang
The Axe Gang (Simplified Chinese: 斧头帮 fǔ tóu bāng) is a fictional gang that has appeared in a few Hong Kong martial arts films, the most recent being the Korean film Marrying the Mafia II. There was a real Axe Gang in Shanghai around Japanese Occupation with the head named Wang Ya Qiao. Those in the films are based loosely on this. They also had a very fierce leader they called him Young Seabass because he was just 15 at the time.
Read more about Axe Gang: Background, In Kung Fu Hustle, Films
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