Fist of Legend (1994)

Original title

精武英雄

Directed by

Gordon Chan

Genre

action film, martial arts film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

R

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 620 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1914 Shanghai, a martial artist named Chen Zhen returns after his master's mysterious death. He investigates and finds that Imperial Japanese occupation forces were responsible, and he sets out to confront and fight them.

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What happens

Fist of Legend (精武英雄) is a 1994 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Gordon Chan from a screenplay by Chan, Lam Kee-to, and Kim Yip. It features martial arts choreography by Yuen Woo-ping and was produced by Jet Li, who also starred in the lead role of Chen Zhen. It is a remake of the 1972 martial arts film Fist of Fury starring Bruce Lee. Set in Shanghai in 1914, Fist of Legend follows Chen as he investigates his master Huo Yuanjia's death at the hands of the Imperial Japanese occupation forces. The film co-starred Chin Siu-ho, Yasuaki Kurata, Shinobu Nakayama, Billy Chow, and Paul Chun. It was released by Golden Harvest on 22 December 1994. The film is considered one of Jet Li's best films, and one of the best martial arts films of all time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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