New Fist of Fury
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New Fist of Fury is a 1976 Hong Kong martial arts film
directed by Lo Wei
and starring Jackie Chan
. It is the first of several films that Lo directed Chan in, and the first using Chan's stage name Sing Lung (literally meaning "becoming a dragon", by which Chan is still known today in Asia). The film gave Chan his first starring role in a widely released film (his first starring role was in the Little Tiger of Canton
which only had a limited release in 1973). The film was a sequel to Bruce Lee
's Fist of Fury
, one of Lo Wei's biggest successes. New Fist of Fury was part of Lo's attempt to market Jackie Chan as the new Bruce Lee and did not contain any of the comedy elements that were to be Chan's career trademark later on. However, the film did relatively bad at the box office, rendering this attempt at Bruceploitation
moot.
Martial arts film
Martial arts film is a film genre. A sub-genre of the action film, martial arts films contain numerous fights between characters, usually as the films' primary appeal and entertainment value, and often as a method of storytelling and character expression and development. Martial arts are frequently...
directed by Lo Wei
Lo Wei
Lo Wei was a famous Hong Kong film director and film actor best known for launching the martial arts film careers of both Bruce Lee, in The Big Boss and Fist of Fury, and Jackie Chan, in New Fist of Fury....
and starring Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts...
. It is the first of several films that Lo directed Chan in, and the first using Chan's stage name Sing Lung (literally meaning "becoming a dragon", by which Chan is still known today in Asia). The film gave Chan his first starring role in a widely released film (his first starring role was in the Little Tiger of Canton
Little Tiger of Canton
Cub Tiger From Kwang Tung is a 1973 Hong Kong martial arts action film directed by Chu Mu and starring Jackie Chan. Chan was 17 when the film was made in 1971, and it is considered to be his first starring role.- Background :...
which only had a limited release in 1973). The film was a sequel to Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee was a Chinese American, Hong Kong actor, martial arts instructor, philosopher, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and founder of the Jeet Kune Do martial arts movement...
's Fist of Fury
Fist of Fury
Fist of Fury, formerly known as The Chinese Connection and The Iron Hand in the United States, is a 1972 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Lo Wei. It starred Bruce Lee in his second major film after The Big Boss...
, one of Lo Wei's biggest successes. New Fist of Fury was part of Lo's attempt to market Jackie Chan as the new Bruce Lee and did not contain any of the comedy elements that were to be Chan's career trademark later on. However, the film did relatively bad at the box office, rendering this attempt at Bruceploitation
Bruceploitation
Bruceploitation is a cultural phenomenon mostly seen in the 1970s after the 1973 death of martial artist and actor Bruce Lee. Movie makers in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan hired a great number of Bruce Lee look-alike actors to star in many cheap knock-off martial arts movies to cash in on...
moot.
Cast
- Jackie ChanJackie ChanJackie Chan, SBS, MBE is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts...
as Ah Lung - Nora MiaoNora MiaoNora Miao ); born February 8, 1952 ) is a Hong Kong actress who appeared in many kung-fu films in the 1970s. She was contracted to Golden Harvest, and spent her time making films in Hong Kong and in Taiwan, where she starred in several romance movies....
as Mao Li Er / Miss Lee - Chan Sing as Okimura
- Luk Yat-lung as Lon Si Chun
- Yim Chung as Master Su, Mao's grandfather
- Suen Lam as Taiwan police captain Lin
- Cheng Siu-siu as Okimura's daughter
- Lau Ming as Ah Lung's mother
- Hon Siu as Ho Chin
- Han Ying-chieh as Hung
- Lo WeiLo WeiLo Wei was a famous Hong Kong film director and film actor best known for launching the martial arts film careers of both Bruce Lee, in The Big Boss and Fist of Fury, and Jackie Chan, in New Fist of Fury....
as Inspector - Chiang Kam as Sampo
- Liu Ping as Lin Chin Kui
- Yip Hoi-ching as Okimura's student
- Weng Hsiao-hu as Okimura's student
- Suen San-cheung as Japanese
- Hau Pak-wai as assassin
- Wang Chiang-liang as assassin
- Ho Wai-hung as assassin
- Tsang Ming-cheong as Kui's thug
- Chan Sam-lam as Kui's thug
- Shih Ting-ken as Kui's thug
- Lam Chung as Kui's thug
- Tai Chi-hsien as Kui's thug
- So Kwok-leung as Kui's thug
- Ho Ming-hiu as Kui's thug
- Wong Wing-sang as student
- Lee Lung-yam as student
- Yip Fei-yang as Jingwu student
- Ching Kuo-chung as Chun's student
- Ngai Loi as Japanese officer
- Chan Jan as Okimura's bodyguard
- Lee Siu-ming as Okimura's bodyguard
- Cheung Chung-kwai
- Ko Chang-sheng
- Wong Chi-sang
- Wong Kwok-fai
- Lui Wan-biu
1976/1980 versions
- In 1976, the film was released in Mandarin with a counterpart English version for export.
- To capitalise on Jackie Chan's success with The Young MasterThe Young MasterThe Young Master is a 1980 Hong Kong martial arts action film directed by and starring Jackie Chan as Dragon.The film is notable for being the first that Jackie Chan worked on for Golden Harvest, and despite being his second film as director , this is often incorrectly credited as his directorial...
, the film was re-edited (removing 40 minutes of footage), given a Cantonese soundtrack and re-released in 1980.
DVDs
- On 18 June 2001, Seven 7 released the French theatrical version in 2.35:1 entitled La Nouvelle Fureur De Vaincre. The DVD featured no other language options.
- On 12 March 2002, Columbia PicturesColumbia PicturesColumbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
released the 1976 version in 2.35:1 with Mandarin and English soundtracks. However, it featured dubtitleDubtitleDubtitle is a term for a show recorded in which the subtitles are merely transcriptions of the new alternative dialogue spoken on the dubbed soundtrack rather than a translation of the original dialogue and was popularized by anime and kung fu film fans to refer to this practice....
s and is very slightly cut. - On 25 March 2002, Eastern Heroes released an uncut version. However, this was cropped from 2.35:1 to 1.78:1 and only included an English dub. An extras was the export English trailer.
- On 25 October 2005, Universal JapanUniversal Music GroupUniversal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
released the 1980 Cantonese version in 2.35:1, using newly-restored materials from Fortune StarSTAR TV (Asia)Satellite Television Asian Region is an Asian TV service owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation.In 2009, News Corporation restructured STAR Asia into four units – STAR India, STAR Greater China, STAR Select and Fox International Channels....
. However, it features no English subtitles. - On 21 May 2007, Hong Kong LegendsHong Kong LegendsHong Kong Legends was a United Kingdom DVD distribution company, based in Hertfordshire and operating from the UK and Australia between 1999 and 2007...
also released the 1980 version, but instead contained the first soundtrack of Mandarin (in abridged form) with newly-translated English subtitles and an English dub. An extra is the first ten minutes of the export English version.