Fist of Fury (1972)
- Original title
- 精武門
- Directed by
- Lo Wei
- Genre
- drama film, action film, romance film, martial arts film
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 1,089 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
It's about a martial arts student who seeks revenge for his teacher's death and stands up against Japanese oppressors in 1930s Shanghai. He uses his fighting skills to defend Chinese honor and confront those responsible.
intensegrittypatrioticaction-packedseriousdeterminedretaliatoryhard-hitting
What happens
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. Fist of Fury grossed an estimated US$100 million worldwide (equivalent to over $800 million adjusted for inflation) against a budget of $100,000. It was the highest-grossing Hong Kong film until Bruce Lee's following film The Way of the Dragon (1972). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Stranger in Hong Kong (1972)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.