Fist of Legend
| Fist of Legend | |
|---|---|
Hong Kong film poster
|
|
| Traditional | 精武英雄 |
| Simplified | 精武英雄 |
| Mandarin | Jīng Wǔ Yīng Xióng |
| Cantonese | Zing1 Mou2 Jing1 Hung4 |
| Directed by | Gordon Chan |
| Produced by | Jet Li |
| Written by | Gordon Chan Lam Kee-to Kim Yip |
| Starring | Jet Li Chin Siu-ho Shinobu Nakayama Billy Chau Yasuaki Kurata Paul Chun |
| Music by |
Joseph Koo (Hong Kong version) Stephen Edwards (Dimension version) |
| Cinematography | Derek Wan |
| Edited by | Chan Ki-hop |
|
Production
company |
Eastern Productions
|
| Distributed by | Golden Harvest |
|
Release date
|
|
|
Running time
|
103 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language |
Cantonese Japanese English |
| Box office | HK$30,724,330 |
Fist of Legend is a 1994 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Gordon Chan, featuring action choreography by Yuen Woo-ping, and produced by Jet Li, who also starred in the lead role. The film was released on 22 December 1994. It is a remake of the 1972 Fist of Fury, which starred Bruce Lee as the lead character. The film is set in the Shanghai International Settlement in 1914 during the First World War as the Japanese forces are on their way to besiege the German port of Tsingtao in China. It currently holds a 100% "Certified Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 11 critics' reviews.
Chen Zhen (Jet Li) is attending class in Kyoto University when some Japanese karate students from the Black Dragon Clan burst in and attempt to force him out because he is Chinese. Mitsuko Yamada (Shinobu Nakayama), one of Chen's female classmates who has a crush on him, along with Chen's professor and other students, speak up for him. The thugs turn violent but Chen easily defeats them using a variety of controlled Chin Na techniques. The Japanese thugs' sensei, Funakochi Fumio (Yasuaki Kurata), who is also Mitsuko's uncle, arrives to take control of the situation and apologizes for his students' behavior. Fumio is impressed by Chen's skill and converses with him, and Chen learns that his master Huo Yuanjia has died after losing in a match against a Japanese martial artist. Chen is distraught after hearing the bad news and he leaves for Shanghai immediately.
...
Wikipedia