Jing wu men (1972)

Director:

Wei Lo

Writer:

Wei Lo (screenplay)

Release Date:

22 March 1972 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Bruce Lee is DYNAMITE! [UK]

Plot:

A young man seeks vengence for the death of his teacher.

Plot Keywords:

Imperial Japan | Chinese Versus Japanese | Chinese | Hanging | Young Man

Cast

Bruce Lee	...	Chen Zhen
Nora Miao	...	Yuan Le-erh (as Miao Ker Hsiu)
James Tien	...	Fan Chun-hsia
Maria Yi	...	Yen
Robert Baker	...	Petrov
Fu Ching Chen	...	Chao
San Chin	...	Tung
Ying-Chieh Han	...	Feng Kwai-sher
Riki Hashimoto	...	Hiroshi Suzuki
Jun Katsumura	...	Suzuki's bodyguard
Chung-Hsin Huang	...	Tien
Kun Li	...	Hsu (as Quin Lee)
Feng Tien	...	Fan
Yin Chi Lee	...	Li
Tony Liu	...	Chin
Wei Lo	...	Inspector
Ngai Fung	...	Yoshida (as Fung Yi)
Ping-Ao Wei	...	Interpreter Wu
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Billy Chan	...	Japanese fighter
Chuen Chan
Hsi Chang	...	Wake eulogist
Tom Chan
Ching-Ying Lam	...	Japanese fighter
Jackie Chan	...	Jing Wu student (uncredited)
Unicorn Chan	...	Jing Wu student (uncredited)
Alexander Grand	...	Gate Guard (uncredited)
Jim James	...	Extra (uncredited)
Mars	...	(uncredited)
Hidy Ochiai	...	Japanese fighter (uncredited)
Tsim Po Sham	...	(uncredited)
Ming-tsai Wu	...	Dojo student (uncredited)
Biao Yuen	...	Extra (uncredited)
Corey Yuen	...	Japanese fighter (uncredited)
Wah Yuen	...	Man who mocks Chen at the gate (uncredited)

Directed by
Wei Lo

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Wei Lo		screenplay (as Lo Wei)

Produced by
Raymond Chow	....	producer
Liang Hua Liu	....	associate producer (as Liu Liang Hua)

Original Music by
Joseph Koo

Cinematography by
Chen Ching Chu

Film Editing by
Chang Yao Chang		(as Chang Yao Chung)

Production Design by
Wei Lo		(as Lo Wei)

Art Direction by
Hsin Chien		(as Chen Hsin)

Costume Design by
Sheng Shi Chu

Makeup Department
Kuo Hsiung Chen	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Liang Hua Liu	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Yao Ching Chih	....	assistant director (as Chih Yao Ching)

Art Department
Wen Chun Ma	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Ping Wong	....	sound mixer

Stunts
Robert Baker	....	stunts
Jackie Chan	....	stunts
Unicorn Chan	....	stunts
Ying-Chieh Han	....	fighting instructor (as Han Ying Chieh)
Ching-Ying Lam	....	stunts
Biao Yuen	....	stunts
Wah Yuen	....	stunts

Other crew
Yang Kao	....	script supervisor
Chia Ching Tu	....	production assistant
Bruce Lee	....	martial arts director (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Golden Harvest Company

Distributors

• National General Pictures (1973) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Alpha Video Distributors (2001) (USA) (VHS)
• Digital Multimedia Limited (DML) (1997) (USA) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2000) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Fox Video (video)
• Front Row Entertainment (video)
• GoodTimes Home Video (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• Hong Kong Legends (2003) (UK) (DVD)
• Madacy Entertainment (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Media Asia Distribution (????) (UK) (theatrical) (dubbed) (as Media Asia Distribution Ltd.)
• Megastar Pictures (USA) (DVD)
• Penta Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• SBP (2000) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Tai Seng Video Marketing (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• Tuschinski Film Distribution (1973) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Wonder Multimídia (Brazil) (DVD)
• Éditions René Chateau (France)

Also Known As:

Fist of Fury (Hong Kong: English title) (UK)
Jing mo mun (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
Laugh Track: Chinese Connection (USA) (video title (redubbed comic version))
School for Chivalry (Hong Kong: Mandarin title) (literal English title)
The Chinese Connection (USA)

Runtime:

France:95 min | Hong Kong:102 min | Argentina:108 min | Germany:99 min | UK:102 min | USA:107 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin | English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | New Zealand:R16 (original rating, cut version) | New Zealand:M (re-rating, uncut) | France:-12 | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

Golden Harvest Company

Trivia:

Wah Yuen doubled for Bruce Lee in the fight scene between Chen and Yoshida where Chen does a somersault, while 'Jackie Chan (I)' doubled for the villain Suzuki when he is kicked back through the large paper windows.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: When Bruce is spinning the two Bushido students in the Bushido school, they are clearly two lightweight dummies.

Quotes:

Petrov: [Suzuki want's to kill Chen but Petrov stops him] Let me take care of him.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Mistress Electra (1983)

Bodycount!

This film is a classic but then all of Bruce's completed films are classics. There are strong anti-Japanese messeges (including one Japanese guy having a tash similar to a certain German dictator) in the film but it has been over 33 years since the film was made and so this can be put down to it being dated. Ultimately it is a film about injustice and Revenge. The Bushido School's general evilness, the injustice against the Chinese in Shanghai and Bruce's (called Chen in this one) hot headedness create a circle of violence which escalates completely out of control. This is an intensely gritty Kung Fu film unlike Bruce's later films which were more escapist in nature and Fist Of Fury has the highest body count in terms of Bruce actually killing people with those fists. The legendary 'Sick Man Of Asia' scene is amazing and the end of Kill Bill clearly homage's this so any Tarentino fan's will get an added joy out of watching this beautiful sequence. DO get the uncut version.