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Fist of Fury
Drama · Action · Thriller · 1972
During the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, Chen Zhen, the star pupil of a recently-deceased martial arts teacher battles a Japanese dojo which seeks the demise of his fighting school.
Movie details
Fist of Fury
“Bruce Lee has done the impossible... ...HE'S SURPASSED HIMSELF!!!”
1972 Drama · Action · Thriller 1h 48m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.2 / 10
Community rating
During the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, Chen Zhen, the star pupil of a recently-deceased martial arts teacher battles a Japanese dojo which seeks the demise of his fighting school.
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The archetype split
Who fights over Fist of Fury?
For the defence
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Lo Wei
Written by
Lo Wei
Bruce Lee
Chen Zhen
Nora Miao
Yuan Le-erh
Maria Yi
Yen
James Tien Chun
Fan Chun-hsia
Tien Feng
Fan
Huang Tsung-Hsun
Tien
Han Ying-Chieh
Feng Kwai-sher
Court is in session
Put Fist of Fury on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Speed as an alibi.”
The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.