Fist of Fury
Also known as The Chinese Connection
1972 Hong Kong film
Film · TMDB
7.2During the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, Chen Zhen, the star pupil of a recently-deceased martial arts teacher battles a Japanese dojo which seeks the demise of his fighting school.
Released: 1972-03-22108 minDir: Lo WeiDrama, Action, ThrillerBudget: $100,000Box office: $100MPart of: Fist of Fury Collection
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Cast
- Bruce Lee as Chen Zhen
- Nora Miao as Yuan Le-erh
- Maria Yi as Yen
- James Tien Chun as Fan Chun-hsia
- Tien Feng as Fan
- Huang Tsung-Hsun as Tien
Themes
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Article
Fist of Fury (Chinese: 精武門; lit. 'Jingwu Tradition'), also fully titled as Fist of Fury: The Chinese Connection, is a 1972 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Lo Wei and produced by Raymond Chow for Golden Harvest. The film stars Bruce Lee in his second major role after The Big Boss (1971), along with Nora Miao and Chikara Hashimoto. Lee also worked as the film's action choreographer. He portrays the character Chen Zhen, a student of Huo Yuanjia, fights to defend the honor of the Chinese in the face of foreign aggression and also exact vengeance responsible for Huo's death.
The film was Lee's second kung fu film and also touched on sensitive issues surrounding Japanese colonialism. It also featured fairly realistic fight choreography for its time and also differs from other films in the genre for its historical and social references, especially to Japanese imperialism.