Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010)
"Jing wu feng yun: Chen Zhen" (original title)

Seven years after the apparent death of Chen Zhen, who was shot after discovering who was responsible for his teacher's death (Huo Yuanjia) in Japanese-occupied Shanghai. A mysterious ... See full summary »

Director:

Wai-keung Lau

Writers:

Gordon Chan (screenplay), Chi-Sing Cheung,

Stars:

Donnie Yen, Qi Shu, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang

4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Donnie Yen	...	Chen Zhen
Qi Shu	...	Yumi Yamaguchi / Fang Qing
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang	...	Liu Yu-Tian
Shawn Yue	...	General Zeng
Bo Huang	...	Inspector Huang Hao Long
Yasuaki Kurata	...	Tsuyoshi Chikaraishi
Gregory Wong	...	(as Wong Chung Yiu)
Siyan Huo	...	Vivian
Tony Ho
Ryu Kohata	...	Colonel Takeshi Chikaraishi
Kenji Tanigaki	...	Gangster / Fighter in dojo
Jiajia Chen	...	Huang Lan
Karl Dominik	...	Vincent
Akira	...	Sasaki Chikaraishi
Ikki Funaki

Storyline

Seven years after the apparent death of Chen Zhen, who was shot after discovering who was responsible for his teacher's death (Huo Yuanjia) in Japanese-occupied Shanghai. A mysterious stranger arrives from overseas and befriends a local mafia boss. That man is a disguised Chen Zhen, who intends to infiltrate the mob when they form an alliance with the Japanese. Disguising himself as a caped fighter by night, Chen intends to take out everyone involved as well as get his hands on an assassination list prepared by the Japanese.

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Plot Keywords:

japanese | shanghai | assassination | shot to death | punched in the face | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | History

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, martial arts action and some language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Hong Kong China

Language:

Mandarin Japanese English French German

Release Date:

21 September 2010 (China)

Also Known As:

Legend of the Fist

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$11,365 (USA) (22 April 2011)

Gross:

$48,398 (USA) (10 June 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Media Asia Films, Enlight Pictures, Shanghai Film Media Asia

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first Chinese film (also first in Hong Kong film) mixed in "Dolby Surround 7.1" encoding system. Coincidentally, Wai-keung Lau's movie Kuen sun was the first Hong Kong film mixed in "Dolby Digital EX" 6.1 surround encoding system.

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Goofs

The motorcycle is a Chinese made Chang Jiang which is a copy of a pre-WWII German BMW. This particular motorcycle had directional lights which war era bikes did not have and was manufactured in the mid to late 1990s.

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Connections

References The Green Hornet (1966)

User Reviews

Very messy narrative saved by explosive Donny Yen action scenes

Saw this at London preview.

This is a loose sequel to Bruce Lee's Fist of Fury. Its not important to know that but if you are a fan of Bruce Lee, you will enjoy Donny Yen's sometimes blatant impression of Bruce Lee's nuances and war cries. If you aren't familiar with Bruce Lee, than a certain fight sequence may look a bit bewildering! There is a fascinating story to be told here with some interesting sub plots and bizarrely evolving into a comic book superhero flick. Unfortunately, it makes for a complete mess. I wont totally blame the director for that, that's an editor's job to maintain a narrative flow. The potential is there for this to work but unfortunately it just seems to me that couldn't bind it all together, or they were in a hurry to complete the film because it all seemed rushed.

However, the film is sumptuous to watch in its period settings, and the 2 leads are charismatic enough to carry the film. There is a sprinkle of humour that gave me chuckles though some were unintentional.

But the real star of the film is Donny Yen. As he gets older, he has even more star presence than ever before and when he fights, you can always feel his punches and awesome kicks. The action scenes are adrenaline pumping, visceral, with a stylish visual flair. These alone are worth the price of admission.

I would watch this again, and maybe next time I can piece a few more pieces of the story together.

Overall, see it for the brilliance of Donny Yen action and if you actually followed the story and enjoyed it, then good for you!