This film is an expression of rage set in the martial arts genre. Bruce Lees second film, Fist of Fury, is my favourite Bruce Lee film.
Made in 1972, the story is set in Shanghai, where Bruces character, Chen Chen, returns to Shanghai to attend the funeral of his Kung-Fu master who died under mysterious circumstances. As the school goes through a transition period from one master teacher to another, a rival Japanese school challenges the Chinese school, and after a degree of racist taunting, envoke Chen Chen to fight.
Chen Chen later realises that his master was poisoned, fueling his fire to avenge the death of his master by killing the Japanese responsible.
Unlike the Big Boss and Way of the Dragon, Fist of Fury has a very powerful story, giving reason for the astounding fight sequences. This film contains fight sequences where Bruce Lee takes on a whole school of martial artists, and also includes scenes of Bruce taking on Japanese swordsmen unarmed.
This film is sold at about £7 or so, maybe less. It is a classic film, but its production and editing is showing its age. Definitely worth having in your action video collection! ;)
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