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Tong Huo-wan (Jackie Chan) seeks redress from the man responsible for his master's death, but becomes entangled in a feud between a local clan and gangsters.Tong Huo-wan (Jackie Chan) seeks redress from the man responsible for his master's death, but becomes entangled in a feud between a local clan and gangsters.Tong Huo-wan (Jackie Chan) seeks redress from the man responsible for his master's death, but becomes entangled in a feud between a local clan and gangsters.
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Eun-joo Im
- Chung Cau-ping
- (as Yin-Ju Lin)
Szu-Cheng Mu
- Ngai Cong-long
- (as Chiang Kao)
Hsu Hsia
- Chong Saam-taai
- (as Hsia Hsu)
Yeong-il Kim
- Laam-ceng
- (as Eagle Han)
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- TriviaAllegedly filmed in between Jackie Chan's two Seasonal Productions movies, Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978) and Drunken Master (1978), but not released until after the success of the latter Seasonal Production due to Lo Wei's financial constraints. This movie was filmed as a Mandarin-language movie, yet the focus on the dubbing switched to Cantonese, due to the success of the Cantonese-language Seasonal movies, and other studios (i.e. Golden Harvest) beginning to lean into Cantonese as well. This is why most releases feature Cantonese as the only Chinese dialect option, despite the fact that the harder-to-find Mandarin track syncs up with most of the actors (save for the South Korean cast members) far more accurately.
- Alternate versionsThe Japanese theatrical cut is only about 89 minutes (compared to the uncut 96 minutes of the Hong Kong cut), but features a primarily unique music track. While it uses some of the same music cues as the Hong Kong cut, most of the music is produced especially for this edition, including two vocal tracks: "Dragon Fist" and "Do or Die". Aside from this, the opening fight montage with Hsiu Hsia has been replaced with footage of Jackie Chan's penultimate fight from the finale, while the opening credits play over set to the aforementioned "Dragon Fist" theme. As of now, this version is only available on a late 2014 Japanese blu-ray (the earlier Japanese blu-ray only features the alternate opening as an extra.)
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Standard kung-fu revenge fare, but the man who would soon become the clown prince of Hong Kong martial arts films gives a very credible performance as the hero who is pushed beyond all endurance while just trying to keep his head down. Chan has a solid supporting cast in this film, too: Yen Shi-kwan (who later portrayed the white-haired villain in Chan's first directorial effort "The Fearless Hyena") as the guilt-ridden fighter who vanquished the hero's sifu, plus reliable Lo Wei standbys Nora Miao and James Tien. Best of all, the choreography bears Chan's unmistakable stamp, resulting in a particularly satisfying climactic duel during which the hero uses a crutch to fend off his opponent's sharpened metal tonfas.
Entertaining fights, as well as decent sets and costumes, earn "Dragon Fist" six and a half stars.
Entertaining fights, as well as decent sets and costumes, earn "Dragon Fist" six and a half stars.
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