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Lohikäärmeen nyrkki

Original title: Tang shan da xiong
  • 19711971
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 40m
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A young man sworn to an oath of non-violence works with his cousins in an ice factory where they mysteriously begin to disappear.A young man sworn to an oath of non-violence works with his cousins in an ice factory where they mysteriously begin to disappear.A young man sworn to an oath of non-violence works with his cousins in an ice factory where they mysteriously begin to disappear.

IMDb RATING
6.9/10
27K
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POPULARITY
10,181
50
  • Directors
    • Wei Lo
    • Chia-Hsiang Wu(uncredited)
  • Writer
    • Wei Lo(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Bruce Lee
    • Maria Yi
    • James Tien
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  • Directors
    • Wei Lo
    • Chia-Hsiang Wu(uncredited)
  • Writer
    • Wei Lo(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Bruce Lee
    • Maria Yi
    • James Tien
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 105User reviews
    • 80Critic reviews
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    Bruce Lee
    Bruce Lee
    • Cheng Chao-an
    Maria Yi
    Maria Yi
    • Chow Mei
    James Tien
    James Tien
    • Hsiu Chien
    Marilyn Bautista
    Marilyn Bautista
    • Miss Wuman
    • (as Malalene)
    Ying-Chieh Han
    Ying-Chieh Han
    • Hsiao Mi (The Boss)
    Tony Liu
    Tony Liu
    • Hsiao Chiun (Mi's son)
    Kun Li
    Kun Li
    • Ah Kun
    • (as Quin Lee)
    Nora Miao
    Nora Miao
    • Drinkstand owner
    • (as Mao Ke-hsiu)
    Shan Chin
    Shan Chin
    • Hua Sze
    Chia-Chen Tu
    • Uncle
    • (as Chia-Cheng Tu)
    Chih Chen
    Chih Chen
    • Ice Factory Manager
    Billy Chan
    Billy Chan
    • Ah Pei
    • (as Hui-yi Chen)
    Lung Chan
    Lung Chan
    • Gatekeeper…
    Stephen Chang
    Stephen Chang
    • Disciple
    Ching-Ying Lam
    Ching-Ying Lam
    • Ah Yen (Cheng's cousin)
    Cheng Ying Tu
    • Directors
      • Wei Lo
      • Chia-Hsiang Wu(uncredited)
    • Writer
      • Wei Lo(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      If you pay attention through the movie, you can tell when or not Cheng will kill in a fight. When it's just a "fun" fight, he would wear either brown or blue pants with a t-shirt and a blue sash. But in a serious fight, he'd wear a long sleeve shirt with black pants and a white sash. This may be because in Chinese culture, white is a symbol of death.
    • Goofs
      After the prostitute tells Cheng about the drug smuggling, he leaves. She is sitting with her back to the door when Mi's son sneaks in. You hear the knife flying through the air and see her face as it hits her in the chest. If she had her back to the door, how did the knife embed in her her chest?
    • Quotes

      Cheng Chao-an: Just keep away. Go on. It's not your fight.

    • Alternate versions
      When the film was released in the United States, the death of Hsiao Mi, "The Boss", was cut down to him simply being stabbed in the chest with a knife in order to receive an "R" rating. The original version of his death, which not only shows an explicit close-up of the knife in his chest but Cheng Chao-an's fingers piercing his rib cage and blood flowing from under his shirt, would have given the film an "X" rating. This scene has since been restored for the Bruce Lee Ultimate Collection DVD released by Fox, and the Shout Factory DVD/Bluray releases.
    • Connections
      Edited into Panoksena kuolema (1978)
    • Soundtracks
      To Be a Man
      Lyrics by James Wong

      Performed by Mike Remedios

      [English Dubbed Japan Version]

    User reviews105

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    7/10
    kung fu movie classic
    Cheng Chao-an (Bruce Lee) leaves his Chinese village to join relatives in Thailand. He is greeted by cousin Hsiu Chien who readily fights for others while Cheng promised his mother never to fight again. He joins his relatives at an ice factory owned by drug-lord big boss Hsiao Mi. When two of his cousins find drugs hidden in the ice, they are offered money but they politely refuse. They are killed and their bodies chopped up. Hsu Chien and Ah Pei go to ask questions but then they disappear. The men riot and Cheng is made foreman to appease them. Chiao Mei berates them for forgetting her brother. The boss throws him a party to get him drunk. Chiao Mei runs into him sneaking out of the brothel and the men are not happy that he forgot about Hsu Chien once again. Eventually, the hooker Sun reveals the truth and is killed. The boss's henchmen attack Chiao Mei and the family while Cheng is breaking into the factory. He finds drugs and the hidden bodies. He's confronted by the boss's son and numerous henchmen.

    It's a functional kung fu story. The idea that he promised not to fight is great one. It allows him to be on another level when he actually does fight. It also allows him to be human. He gets tricked by the boss. He falls for a hooker. He's restrained by his promise. That makes the fights so much better. It's like he had saved all of his energy for his big fights. The movie is also more brutal and bloodier than I expected. The main thing is that this is a Bruce Lee movie and he shows that he's obviously a superstar. He's burning with charisma and it comes across on the screen.
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    • Release date
      • October 30, 1971 (Hong Kong)
    • Country of origin
      • Hong Kong
    • Languages
      • Mandarin
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • The Big Boss
    • Filming locations
      • Pak Chong, Thailand
    • Production company
      • Golden Harvest Company
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    • Budget
      • $100,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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