Jing wu men

Plot synopsis:
In early 20th century Shanghai, Chen Zhen returns to Jingwu School to marry his fiancée. However, tragic news awaits him: his master Huo Yuanjia has died, apparently from illness. Chen is deeply saddened and traumatised by the sudden demise of his teacher. During the funeral, people from a Japanese dojo in Hongkou District arrive to taunt the Jingwu students. Wu En, translator and advisor for the Japanese dojo's grandmaster Hiroshi Suzuki, taunts Chen by slapping him on the cheek several times, and dares him to fight one of Suzuki's protégés. They present a sign to Jingwu School, bearing the words "Sick Man of East Asia", seemingly to insult Huo Yuanjia, describing the Chinese as "weaklings" in comparison to the Japanese. The protégé taunts the Jingwu students to fight him and promises, "I'll eat those words if any Chinese here dare to fight and defeat me."
Shortly afterwards, Chen Zhen goes to the Hongkou dojo alone to return the "gift" (the sign). He faces hostility from the Japanese students and they engage in a fight. Chen Zhen defeats all of them, including their sensei, single-handedly and effortlessly, using a nunchaku as a weapon during the fight. He smashes the glass on the sign and makes the students who taunted him earlier chew up the paper bearing the derogatory words, so as to make them literally "eat their words".
Later, Chen takes a stroll to a park. A Sikh guard refuses him entry, due to a posted sign that forbids dogs and Chinese in the park. After the guard allows a foreigner to bring her pet dog into the park, a Japanese man approaches Chen and tells him that if he behaves like a dog, he will be allowed to go in. Chen beats up the man and his friends in anger. After the fight, Chen breaks the sign. The guard blows his whistle to alert the police, but the citizens that watched the whole fight help Chen to escape the park.
The Japanese students and their master retaliate by attacking Jingwu School on Suzuki's orders. After causing severe damage, the Japanese students leave. Wu, accompanying the Japanese students, warns Jingwu School to hand over Chen. Chen returns and realises that he has caused big trouble. His fellow students are reluctant to hand him over to the Japanese, so they make plans to help him escape from Shanghai.
That night, Chen discovers that Master Huo had all along been poisoned by Tien, the cook. Chen then sees Tien and Feng Guishi, the caretaker, talking. Chen kills Tien, followed by Feng while trying to determine why they killed Master Huo. Chen hangs Tien and Feng's bodies from a lamp post. Chen's fiancée, Yuan Li'er, finds him hiding near Huo's grave, and they share a passionate moment together. Meanwhile, Suzuki forces the local police inspector, Inspector Lo, to arrest Chen, but he eludes them. Then, while Suzuki is entertaining his visiting friend Petrov, Chen kills Wu and hangs his body from the lamp post as well.
The angry Suzuki heads to the Japanese Consulate and reports Chen, then sends his men to Jingwu School to kill everyone inside. That same night, Chen barges into the dojo to take his revenge, killing the students' master, Yoshida, Petrov, and Suzuki. Chen returns to Jingwu School and finds most from Jingwu School and the Hongkou dojo dead. However, a few Jingwu students - among them Yuan, Fan Junxia (the eldest student at Jingwu), and Hsu - remain, as they had also been searching for Chen at the grave site, acting on a tip from Yuan. Inspector Lo arrives at Jingwu to arrest Chen, who agrees to surrender himself to Lo to protect his master's legacy. Lo tells Chen that he can always trust him since he is Chinese. But as he exits the school, Chen faces a line of armed soldiers and officials at the outer gate, all pointing their weapons at him. Furious, Chen charges the line and makes a flying kick as gunshots sound.

Tags: revenge, murder, violence

Review:
Film maker Lo Wei directed this Bruce Lee classic Fist of Fury immediately after the success of Lee's first martial art film, The Big Boss.
Fist of Fury tells the story of Chen (Lee) who arrives in Shanghai to his martial art school, only to learn that his beloved teacher has died and the funeral is going on when he arrives.
This is action classic with heart.The film is famous for its legendary first nunchaku fight scene at the Japanese' training camp as Bruce shows for the first time his personal fighting tool and weapon, a pair of nunchakus.
The plot (Lee's sifu poisoned by Japanese school in turn-of-the-century Shanghai) is a valid excuse to string a great line-up of fight sequences together, and what great action this is: Bruce pounds the lights out of a dojo full of evil Japs using only fists, feet and nunchakus, and the duel with Baker (Lee's real-life personal bodyguard) near the movie's end is sheer entertainment typified.
What makes this film very special is the commitment that Bruce Lee has to defeating the Japanese whose goal is to crush the will of the Chinese -- a very accurate reflection of the sentiment that existed.Overall, this is a very good film that was well done; it has a lot of the defects that films similar to its' genre have (having the grainy feel of Kung Fu films of its' time) but other than the typical, it really sets a standard for Kung Fu and film in general.
Lee was allowed to choreograph his own fights and his battle with Japanese martial artists in their school and climactic duels with a Russian boxer and a Japanese swordsman remains classic fight scenes.The film drags somewhat in the middle although the lengthy dialogue scene between Lee and his girlfriend was another step forward for the Hong Kong martial arts movie, vivid proof that Lee was a pretty good ACTOR.
After seeing Fists Of Fury(a.k.a The Big Boss) on T.V, I was surprised that they showed his next movie The Chinese Connections(a.k.a Fist Of Fury) and I really enjoyed and I still love it, Bruce Lee was amazing, and his martial art skills were terrific, but what really amazed me the most was seeing him beating the s**t out of those japanese people, and fighting that Russian.
Written & directed by Wei Lo (who also plays the role of The Inspector), "The Chinese Connection" is simply a classic Bruce Lee martial arts film.
It's a tale of bigotry, as the Japanese in Shanghai treat their Chinese counterparts with contempt, and demean them.Taking place at the turn of the 20th century, it stars Bruce as Chen Zhen, a student who returns to his school to learn that the beloved "Master" has died.
here even the ending is an unconventional one.a very good film, compared to the remake with jet li bruce lee's movie loses in great fighting scenes, but wins in attitude and depth.
From start to finish, the Chinese Connection (originally released as Fists of Fury) is probably the most entertaining and satisfying of all the Bruce Lee movies.
'Jing wu men' aka 'Fist of Fury' is a classic action film carried by the late Bruce Lee. I've always admired his work and in my opinion his energetic presence alone makes his films worth the watch.
This is the one film of Bruce's where I have actually seen him act (Outside of fighting scenes) with any credibility at all.This film clearly demonstrates the anti-japanese feeling that Hong-Kong and mainland Chinese still posess.
Watch instead the '94 remake "Fist of legend" starring Jet Li. It's got a better plot and, more important since we're talking about martial arts, way better fight scenes (Actually this is one of the best M.A. flicks ever).
A year ago in my review of that film, I proclaimed "Return of the Dragon" (1972) as Lee's greatest Asian work, but I've been proved wrong since I hadn't seen "The Chinese Connection" and I was disappointed by "Fists of Fury" (1971).
But director Wei Lo improved with this film, which features Lee as martial arts student Chen, who returns to Shanghai upon receiving news of the death of his beloved master.
I certainly won't go into any great detail about it here - But, I will say that the Japanese were all depicted as being a truly despicable bunch of pseudo-Nazi types.When it came to this picture's overall action sequences and the wonderful choreographing of its fight scenes, I was really quite surprised when I came to realize just how often these very scenes have been lifted and blatantly used, over and over again, in such films as The Matrix Reloaded, Kill Bill, and other such films.Anyways - In spite of all the wooden performances, the laughable dialog, and the terrible dubbing that prevailed, it was undeniably Bruce Lee, the ultimate master of martial arts, who shone magnificently throughout this very film that literally started the whole Kung Fu movie-craze over 40 years ago..
the mans legend lives to this day and far beyond, what is it about Bruce lee?there has been 4 major stars of kung-fu movies that actually studied the martial-arts.
This despite he only be able to do four films.Set in the early twentieth century in the Japanese section of Shanghai, Fist of Fury tells the story Chen Zhen (Bruce Lee).
The only other credited to Lo Wei that comes close to this in quality is "Dragon Fist", an early Jackie Chan film which I also suspect as not having been directed by Lo.The reason for this is simple: Lo, a former actor (he plays the detective in the present film), shows interest in scene staging and camera technique in pretty much NO other film credited to him; nor can I accept the notion of some fluke of genius happening here.No, this is Bruce Lee's film from start to finish - and it is the best looking with the strongest story, best pacing, most dramatic.
A period piece directed again by Lo Wei, "Fist of Fury" would take Lee's star even beyond.Set in 1908, the film is loosely based on the story of the Chin Woo Athletic Association, and the mysterious death of it's founder, the legendary Martial Artist Huo Yuanjia.
As his investigation proves him right, Chen goes on a murder spree in order to avenge the death of Huo Yuanjia.Written and directed by Lo Wei, the film is a more straight forward Martial Arts film that follows almost to the letter the classic style that was dominating Hong Kong cinema at the time, with one important difference (add without a doubt Lee): the film favors a weaponless style of combat.
Now familiar with his star's abilities, director Lo Wei gives Bruce Lee enough freedom to direct and choreograph his own stunts, resulting in a better, more realist way of portraying Kung-Fu than in their previous film together ("The Big Boss").
While the rest of the cast is not as refreshing or surprising as Lee himself, there are two exceptions: the beautiful Nora Miao (Lee's regular collaborator), and the excellent Ping-Ao Wei, who delivers a great performance as the treacherous Wu.Like in most Hong Kog films of its time, "Jing Wu Men" suffers from a really low-budget (although not as bad as "The big Boss"), some amateurish acting and an awful dubbing.
However, this movie is one of Bruce Lee's most important films, as despite its flaws the legendary Martial Artist shows his best moves and his natural talent in an excellent way.
Personally, I prefer "Way of the Dragon" and "Enter the Dragon" over this film, however, "Jing Wu Men", the "Fist of Fury" is an excellent Martial Arts film that set the standard for the explosion of Kung-Fu cinema that would follow it.
'Fist of Fury' (also known as Chinese Connection) is second major movie of Bruce Lee. More serious in tone and more depth in story than his previous hit 'The Big Boss'.
Since I'm not allowed to give spoilers, let me just say that this film overall has plenty of realistic martial arts action as Bruce choreographed all of his fight scenes.
Fist of Fury or Chinese Connection (these U.S. title changes are ridiculous) as I said earlier is a good place to start if you are new to Bruce Lee. If you can get past the English dubbing, you are sure to enjoy..
Rated R for Violence and Nudity Quebec Rating:13+ Canadian Home Video Rating:14AThe Chinese Connection is definitely Bruce Lee's best movie.The film has Bruce's best acting job,best storyline,most drama etc.It also has Bruce Lee showing off his martial-arts skills as usual.Jackie Chan is a stuntman in this film.The film is based on a true story.It takes place in Shanghai in the year 1908.The Jing Wu School teacher Huo Yuan Jia was murdered and all of the students especially Chen(Bruce Lee) are saddened.While they have a moment of silence for him, a few people from the Japanese school come and say racist remarks about the Chinese.This angers Chen and he goes and beats up the Japanese students.In retaliation, the Japanese wreck havoc on the Jing Wu School and they want Chen to give himself up.Meanwhile Chen runs away, finds out that tha Japanese school had something to do with his teacher's death and starts taking revenge.The Chinese Connection is a great movie with a great ending.It is definitely Bruce Lee's best film..
Bruce Lee stars as a martial artist who looks to put the hurt on the Japanese thugs who squashed his teacher and is causing trouble for the local Chinese people in this sometimes slow but ultimately enjoyable feature which features Bruce Lee in some of his best fight sequences.
I always enjoyed this one but never as much as The Big Boss or Way Of The Dragon, because this one seems a bit too plot driven and while this is okay the fact that it's badly dubbed, simplistic in its approach and somewhat slow at times, Fist Of Fury isn't my favorite Bruce Lee movie.
In "Fist of Fury", Bruce Lee plays Chen Zhen, a martial arts master who is distraught after the death of his teacher.
While he made only a couple of feature length films, "Fist of Fury" could be considered to be one of the best martial arts movies, if not the benchmark of Bruce Lee's career.
Jackie's career took off with the forgettable sequel, and Jet remade it as Fist of Legend, but it's the original Fist of Fury that is perhaps the best known and most loved version of this revenge tale, thanks to Bruce Lee's unforgettably charismatic performance as Chen, the courageous kung fu expert who goes it alone to fight the tyrannical Japanese school responsible for the death of his beloved teacher.Although it was the 1971 movie The Big Boss that gave Bruce his breakthrough role, it was Fist of Fury that saw the actor fully develop the on-screen style and mannerisms that fans know and love: as Lee furiously fights his way to legendary status, he introduces audiences to his much-imitated facial contortions, high pitched squeals and whoops, and penchant for a pair of nunchuks for the very first time, and thus guarantees this film as a 100% unmissable classic of the genre.Occasionally the pace slows a little too much for my liking, and director Lo Wei's attempts at injecting pathos sometimes feel a tad too laboured and are a little unconvincing, but with so much brilliant fight action on displayincluding Bruce taking on an entire Dojo all at once, beating up a big Russian guy, and doing his iconic 'wavy hand' thingone can easily be forgiving about the odd less impressive moment.8.5 out of 10, rounded up to 9 for IMDb..
The second film from martial arts superstar Bruce Lee, The Chinese Connection (sometimes called Fist of Fury, leading to some confusion with Lee's debut film) stands head and shoulders above the earlier film in terms of script, acting, and direction.
Bruce Lee was known for making great martial arts films.but rather than just fill the whole movie with just plain old kung-fu with nothing else, He added plot, drama, romance, and philosophy.
This is the one with the most fight scenes of Bruce Lee. Like the film "Enter the dragon" Bruce Lee is very confident with his martial arts knowing that he is unbeatable.
I like this movie because Bruce Lee goes NUTS with his martial arts, he fights Chinese, Japanese, and a big Russian at the end.
Unlike the juvenile "The Big Boss", the immature "Way of the Dragon" or the Utterly silly "Enter the Dragon", this movie is one of the most emotionally deep films about racism and equal rights next to Speilberg's "Schindler's List."  Many people criticise "Fist of Fury" because Bruce fought like a maniac, screaming his trademark scream that has been shamelessly lampooned in bad "Sprite" commercials.
I'm sorry if a lower than perfection rating offends anyone who sees Bruce Lee as a cinematic god – but at the same time I wonder if half the guys who rock his many bootleg T shirts are devotees or merely guys who went to Hong Kong once for a few days.In Fist of Fury Chen (Lee) arrives home in Shanghai after a long absence to find his beloved Master has died unexpectedly after a duel with a Japanese fighter from a rival school.
Things are not helped when members of the Japanese martial arts school show at his funeral to stir things up, for the good name of the school no-one reacts to the taunts and the intruders are allowed to leave somewhat victorious.Only Chen ain't going out like that, the next day he pays their school a visit and systematically dismantles everyone in attendance, including the old, wise, fat master – who obviously was cast for his acting and can't fight for sh*t.This sleight doesn't go down well with the Japanese who send a group down to apprehend Chen and end up in an all-in brawl with the Chinese students instead, the Japanese tell the school that they have three days to hand over Chen or they'll dob on him "I know you are but what am I" stuff indeed.So the back and forth goes on for the rest of the film, the Japanese keep taunting and giving demands, the Chinese want nothing to do with things but don't want Chen to get killed and aside from his pigtailed ladyfriend have no idea where he is, and Chen himself lies low, using a bunch of terrible disguises to infiltrate and get information.
But as Chen gets angrier and angrier Bruce gets to display more of what made him great, the fights don't flow as well as some of Jackie Chan's (who was the stuntman that pulled off the huge fall signifying the end of the film by the way) but they do highlight Lee's athleticism and magnetism.Even in the scenes where he is simple seething about and pondering – which are many – you can't take your eyes off him, his determined jaw and heavy eyebrows make him always seem thoughtful and ready, and there was a fair chance that that was the case.It is unfair to martial arts lovers that Bruce Lee was taken so soon, he could have made another dozen classic films to complete his legacy and redefine an entire cinematic genre (he could also have gotten lazy and fat and busted out easy cash-ins like Adam Sandler has for a decade).As it stands we'll have to watch Enter the Dragon over and over – or my preference read biographies or watch docos about the real Bruce Lee, a far more interesting, noble and complex character than any he played on screen.Fist of Fury must therefore stand as an intriguing appetiser for a main course that started with Enter the Dragon but was never allowed to finish.Final Rating – 7.5 / 10.
Shortly afterwards Chen learns that the Japanese were responsible for his master's death and soon he is taking his revenge.Fans of martial arts films will surely want to watch this Bruce Lee classic.
Bruce lee's acting was fantastic in this,(wait until you see the coffin scene!) and all the characters were great, plus the ending is very memorable!.Bruce's character may seem like it's hard to warm up to, however i was rooting for him all the way, and i also found the character development to be pretty good, plus Besdies Enter The Dragon, this is his best film!.
The fight scenes are amongst the best I've ever seen in a martial arts movie and I have watched a lot of them.
Oh, there is definitely enough fighting, but not to the detriment of the story which grows and develops suspensefully.'Fist of Fury', set in colonial Shanghai times, is the story of a Japanese martial arts school trying to shut down a Chinese one, to which Lee belongs, after killing their master, and is the basis for a lot of very good fight scenes and just a touch of humor as Lee goes fugitive and then evading the law and donning a variety of disguises, single handedly takes them down one by one (and sometimes all together at the same time).
Bruce Lee's second major martial arts picture after The Big Boss, Fist Of Fury confirms him as one of the defining kung fu stars - especially as he choreographed his own fight scenes.
overall this movie is a classic possibly the best Bruce Lee film next to enter the dragon..
Two in particular are when he kills the guy involved in poisoning his master ( acted by the same guy who was the Big Boss in the first Chinese Martial Arts Film Lee did ) 'Why did you kill my teacher then?' and then at the Japanese school when he says ' I will allow you to leave, Scram, Scram, Scraaaam!' Pure magic.