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Name: Fist of Legend
Director: Gordon Chan
Genre: action
Released: 1994
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Rating: 7.5

Fist of Legend has an iRankMovies score of 83.3/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Fist of Legend (1994)

精武英雄

To avenge his master's death, He'll fight like never before!

Release:1994

Runtime:1h 43m

Country:Hong Kong SAR China

Director:Gordon Chan

Language:Chinese

Genre

Action

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Keywords

Martial Arts Kung FuFistfight

iRank83

Fist of Legend rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.5/10· 26K votes

Rotten Tomatoes100%

TMDb7.477/10· 608 votes

With 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.5/10 on IMDb, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Fist of Legend

Chen returns to his school when he finds out that his martial arts teacher has died. When he learns that his school students are harassed by some hooligans, he gears himself up to save them.

Cast of Fist of Legend

Jet Li
as Chen Zhen
Shinobu Nakayama
as Mitsuko Yamada
Chin Siu-Ho
as Hou Ting-En
Billy Chow Bei-Lei
as General Fujita
Yasuaki Kurata
as Fuimo Funakoshi
Paul Chun Pui
as Nong Jinsun
Ada Choi Siu-Fan
as Rose
Jackson Liu
as Ryuichi Akutagawa
Toshimichi Takahashi
as Japanese Ambassador
Yuen Cheung-Yan
as Captain Jie
Carol Tam
as Wei
Lee Man-Piu
as Biu

Fist of Legend facts

Original title: 精武英雄
Box office: $1.9M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Dynamic martial arts choreography showcases impressive kung fu sequences
•Fast-paced action delivers consistent entertainment without pretension
•Skilled fight direction creates visually compelling combat set pieces

What the audience disliked

•Straightforward action plot lacks character depth or meaningful story development
•Limited dialogue and narrative focus solely on physical conflict spectacle