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New Fist of Fury

1976 · 119 min

A serious, old-school martial arts drama with earnest performances and plenty of tense fight scenes, though it lacks the comedic charm of later Jackie Chan films.

Tagline
One man. One style. One legend.
Overview
A brother and sister escape from Japanese-occupied Shanghai to Japanese-occupied Taiwan, to stay with their grandfather who runs a Kung-Fu school there. However, the master of a Japanese Kung- Fu school in Taiwan has plans to bringing all other schools on the island under his domination, and part of his plan involves the murder of the grandfather.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • power
  • identity
  • violence
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • school
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
action, thriller
Directed by
Lo Wei
Written by
Lo Wei, Pan Lei
Starring
Jackie Chan, Nora Miao, Chan Sing, Henry Luk Yat-Lung, Yi Ming, Sun Lan, Liu Ming, Cheng Siu-Siu
Cinematography
Chen Chao-Yung, Chan Chung-Yuen
Runtime
119 min
Country
Hong Kong, Taiwan
Languages
Cantonese, Mandarin

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