Fist of Fury II

Fist of Fury II

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Directed by Iksan Lahardi
Tso-nam Lee
Produced by Jimmy Shaw
Written by Hsin-yi Chang
Starring Bruce Li
Lo Lieh
Chan Wai-lau
Ti Fung
Music by Chow Fu-liang
Cinematography Yeh Ching-piao
Edited by Leong Wing-chan
Distributed by Hong Kong Alpha Motion Picture Co.
Release dates
  • 13 September 1977 (1977-09-13) (West Germany)
  • 5 April 1979 (1979-04-05) (Hong Kong)
Running time
104 min.
Country Hong Kong
Language Cantonese

Fist of Fury II (Chinese: 精武門續集, aka Chinese Connection 2 and Fist of Fury Part II), is a 1977 Hong Kong kung fu film directed by Iksan Lahardi and Tso-nam Lee, and starring Bruce Li and Lo Lieh. It is the sequel to the Bruce Lee’s 1972's Fist of Fury.

The lead role of Chen Shan, played by Bruce Li, who goes to Shanghai to mourn his brother's death who was killed at the hands of the Japanese. Chen Shan then avenges his brother by killing the Japanese.

The final fight between Chen Shan and Miyamoto, played by Lo Lieh, is generally thought of as disappointing compared to other fights in the film as it is slow and long. This film is generally regarded as one of Bruce Li's other better films. It wasn't as well received as its predecessor but was thought to be much better than Jackie Chan’s New Fist of Fury. Another sequel was released in 1979, titled Fist of Fury III (aka Chinese Connection 3).

Plot

After Chen Zhen's execution in Shanghai, the Japanese feared that his death would unite all Chinese kung fu schools against them. Fearing this, the Japanese gave orders to the head of the Hong Ku School, Miyamoto (Lo Lieh) to surpass all Chinese schools including the Ching Wu School. Miyamoto sends the Japanese along with their interpreter to the Ching Wu School ordering the leader & students to leave the School. When they refuse, the Japanese beat up the students and destroy the school. Meanwhile, one Chinese man learns about the destruction of the Ching Wu School when he goes to Shanghai to visit Chen Zhen's grave. This Chinese man is the only one who has the guts to fight the Japanese, this Chinese is known as Chen Shan (Bruce Li) who is the brother of Chen Zhen and he vows to avenge his brother's death and end the terror of the Japanese once and for all.

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Reaction

In 2001, Bruce Li fanzine Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger, Carl Jones spoke favourably of this film:

"Li's martial skills are in top form here and his fights are well choreographed by veteran Tommy Lee. The final duel with Miyamoto is well staged and takes place at the Ching Wu school All in all a worthy sequel to a great Kung Fu classic."

Also admiring is Dean Medows, who wrote in his three-part Bruceploitation essay in Impact Magazine:

Fist of Fury 2 is a movie that is still regarded as one of the very finest examples of Bruce Lee exploitation cinema. With martial arts skills constantly improving, including his earlier limited nunchaku use, Li was now firmly established as the pioneer of Bruceploitation."

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