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Name: Fist of Fury
Director: Lo Wei
Genre: action, drama, thriller
Released: 1972
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Rating: 7.2

Fist of Fury has an iRankMovies score of 71/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Fist of Fury (1972)

精武門

Bruce Lee has done the impossible... ...HE'S SURPASSED HIMSELF!!!

Release:1972

Runtime:1h 48m

Country:Hong Kong SAR China

Director:Lo Wei

Language:Chinese

Genre

ActionDramaThriller

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Keywords

Martial Arts Kung Fu Teacher revengeHonormurderTragic HeroOne Man Army

iRank71

Fist of Fury rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.2/10· 36K votes

Metacritic68%

TMDb7.229/10· 1K votes

With 7.2/10 on IMDb and 68/100 on Metacritic, this film is well-rated across multiple platforms.

About Fist of Fury

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.

Cast of Fist of Fury

Bruce Lee
as Chen Zhen
Nora Miao
as Yuan Le-erh
Maria Yi
as Yen
James Tien Chun
as Fan Chun-hsia
Tien Feng
as Fan
Huang Tsung-Hsun
as Tien
Han Ying-Chieh
as Feng Kwai-sher
Wei Ping-Ao
as Interpreter Wu
Lo Wei
as Inspector Lo
Li Kun
as Hsu
Tony Liu Tian-jue
as Chin
Fung Ngai
as Yoshida

Fist of Fury facts

Original title: 精武門
Budget: $100K
Box office: $100M
Collection: Fist of Fury Collection

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•East Asian martial arts action delivers raw brutality and impressive fight choreography throughout
•Brawl sequences showcase authentic honor code clash between cultures with emotional stakes
•Lead performance captures desperation and determination of wronged protagonist seeking justice

What the audience disliked

•Melodramatic revenge narrative sometimes prioritizes spectacle over psychological depth exploration
•Period setting and dated cinematography may challenge modern viewers accustomed to contemporary action

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