Fist of Fury

"Bruce Lee has done the impossible... ...HE'S SURPASSED HIMSELF!!!"

1972 1h 48m ZH

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★7.2TMDB · 1,122●68Metacritic★7.2IMDB · 36,236

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Synopsis

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During 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.

“Bruce Lee has done the impossible... ...HE'S SURPASSED HIMSELF!!!”

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Cast

Bruce Lee
Chen Zhen
Nora Miao
Yuan Le-erh
Maria Yi
Yen
James Tien Chun
Fan Chun-hsia
Tien Feng
Fan
Huang Tsung-Hsun
Tien
Han Ying-Chieh
Feng Kwai-sher
Wei Ping-Ao
Interpreter Wu

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lo Wei
Writers: Lo Wei
Languages: Mandarin
Countries: Hong Kong

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $100M — a 1000.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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54 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Fist of Fury Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lo Wei, shot by Chris Chen Ching-Chu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Joseph Koo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Bruce Lee and Nora Miao and Maria Yi carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lo Wei directs. Chris Chen Ching-Chu behind the camera. Joseph Koo scores. Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $100M — a 1000.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
354 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Part of the "Fist of Fury Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Lo Wei, shot by Chris Chen Ching-Chu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Joseph Koo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Bruce Lee and Nora Miao and Maria Yi carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Bruce Lee has done the impossible... ...HE'S SURPASSED HIMSELF!!!".
10IMDB entry: tt0068767 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 17 themes, including "martial arts", "kung fu", "teacher", "revenge".
12Released under 27 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Chris Chen Ching-Chu
Original score: Joseph Koo
Editing: Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung
Production design: Lo Wei
Costume design: Chu Sheng-Shi
Makeup / hair: Simon Chan Kwok-Hong
Runtime: 108 min · 1h 48m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $100,000
Box office: $100,000,000
Return: 100000% of budget
Original language: ZH
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Fist of Fury (1972)
Metacritic: 68/100
IMDB rating: 7.2/10 · 36,236 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination total

Part of

Fist of Fury Collection

Action martial arts film series.

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Lo Wei

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Andre Gonzales2023-05-16
★ 5/10
The 1st real martial artists to ever do it. Not that great of a movie now, but back then it was the best karate movie ever. Wish he were alive today too. How much more he could have taught the world.

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