Game of Death II (1981) Si wang ta (original title)

Director:

See-Yuen Ng
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Writers:

Tin Shing Hoh
Chuo-lun Ting

Release Date:

21 March 1981 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Mystery

Tagline:

Carrying on the legend.

Plot:

Billy Lo, famed martial arts star is murdered. His brother, Bobby goes to Korea, and in an underground...

Plot Keywords:

Brother | Underground | Korea | Revenge | Martial Arts

Cast

Bruce Lee	...	Billy Lo / Lee Chen-Chiang (archive footage)
Tai Chung Kim	...	Bobby Lo / Lee Chen-Kuo (as Tong Lung)
Jang Lee Hwang	...	Chin Ku (as Huong Cheng-Li)
Roy Horan	...	Lewis (as Roy Haron)
Roy Chiao	...	Abbot
Hoi Sang Lee	...	Monk
Cheng-Wu Yang	...	Wildman
Hou Li-Jen	...	Billy's Father
Miranda Austin	...	Angel
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yuen Biao	...	Blue Staff Monk (uncredited)
Han-yuan Ma	...	(uncredited)
Mars	...	Guard in Cave (uncredited)
Yung-chiang Peng	...	Guard (uncredited)
Graham Ravey	...	Fighter (uncredited)
Dan Schwarz	...	(uncredited)
Casanova Wong	...	Korean Fighter (archive footage) (uncredited)
Shun-Yee Yuen	...	Monk (uncredited)

Directed by
See-Yuen Ng		(as Ng See-Yuan)
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo		(co-director) (uncredited)
Corey Yuen		(co-director) (uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Tin Shing Hoh
Chuo-lun Ting

Produced by
Kuen Cheung	....	associate producer (as Cheung Kuen)
Raymond Chow	....	producer
Andre Morgan	....	producer
See-Yuen Ng	....	producer

Original Music by
Frankie Chan		(as Franky Chan)

Cinematography by
Hai Chang
Chi Ming Chiang
Yu-tang Li
Hsi-Ming Liang

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

Production Management
Terence Chang	....	production manager

Stunts
Yuen Biao	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Yuen Biao	....	stunt double: Bruce Lee
Yuen Biao	....	stunt double: Tai Chung Kim
Wah Cheung	....	stunts
Hoi Sang Lee	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Corey Yuen	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Woo-ping Yuen	....	stunt coordinator
Mars	....	stunts (uncredited)

Other crew
Yuen Biao	....	assistant action director
Yuen Biao	....	double: martial arts and acrobatics
Tin Shing Hoh	....	script supervisor
Chuo-lun Ting	....	script supervisor
Woo-ping Yuen	....	martial arts instructor (as Yuen Wo-Ping)

Production Companies

• Seasonal Film Corporation

Distributors

• Golden Harvest Company (1981) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
• Concorde Film (1982) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
• CNR Film & Video (198?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• CNR Video (198?) (Belgium) (VHS)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• F.J. Lucas (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Finnkino Video (1994) (Finland) (VHS)
• Future Film (2001) (Finland) (DVD)
• Hong Kong Legends (2003) (UK) (DVD)
• Penta Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Splendid Film (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• YLE Teema (2002) (Finland) (TV)

Also Known As:

"Si wang ta" - Hong Kong (original title)
"The New Game of Death" - USA

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence and nudity

Runtime:

Hong Kong:86 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Norway:18 (video premiere) | USA:R | Hong Kong:IIA | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Germany:BPjM Restricted | Australia:M | Iceland:16 | Singapore:M18 | UK:18 | Finland:K-16 (cut: 1994) | Finland:K-18 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

Seasonal Film Corporation

Trivia:

Both the English dubbed and original Chinese versions (not the version on the Hong Kong Universe DVD) feature music scores from other films. The English dubbed versions feature a large number of Denny Zeitlin's music cues from the 1978 version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, while the original Chinese versions features a large number of Les Baxter's music cues from The Dunwich Horror.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The wire to pull the monk in mid-air (after being thrown by Bobby Lo) is a little too late, he ends up being pulled along the ground instead.

Quotes:

Chin Ku:You're lucky I'm a fair man, otherwise you'd be dead. Beat it!

Movie Connections:

Features Enter the Dragon (1973)

Soundtrack:

Dancer

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I'll just say that the film is constructed so poorly that it is outrageously funny. I watched it with friends, and I recommend everyone does the same. If you have even half of a sense of humour, you'll be laughing for literally 80% of the film.

Everything about the film is wrong: trying to resurrect Bruce Lee with scraps of footage and a guy that "kinda" looks like him; having a man dress up as a lion and go toe to toe with the lead character; having sets that belong in a star trek episode; having jesus play the bad duy. The best/worst parts are the "twists," which are so inconsequential they needn't have bothered. The makers could not have made a funnier film had they tried. Any film that includes the line: "I may be a jung-fu master, but I need cash!" must be essential viewing.