Fist of Legend

Fist of Legend
Hong Kong film poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese精武英雄
Simplified Chinese精武英雄
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīng Wǔ Yīng Xióng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingZing1 Mou2 Jing1 Hung4
Directed byGordon Chan
Written by
  • Gordon Chan
  • Lam Kee-to
  • Kim Yip
Based onFist of Fury
by Lo Wei
Produced byJet Li
Starring
CinematographyDerek Wan
Edited byChan Ki-hop
Music byJoseph Koo
Production
company
Distributed byGolden Harvest
Release date
  • 22 December 1994 (1994-12-22)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryHong Kong
Languages
  • Cantonese
  • Mandarin
  • Japanese
Box officeHK$30.7 million (Hong Kong)

Fist of Legend (Chinese: 精武英雄; Jyutping: zing1 mou2 jing1 hung4) is a 1994 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Gordon Chan from a screenplay by Chan, Lam Kee-to and Kim Yip. It features action choreography by Yuen Woo-ping and was produced by Jet Li, who also stars in the lead role of Chen Zhen. It is a remake of the 1972 martial arts film Fist of Fury starring Bruce Lee.

Set in the Shanghai International Settlement in 1914, Fist of Legend follows Chen as he investigates his old master Huo Yuanjia's death at the hands of the Imperial Japanese occupation forces.[1] The film co-stars Chin Siu-ho, Yasuaki Kurata, Shinobu Nakayama, Billy Chow and Paul Chun. It was released by Golden Harvest on 22 December 1994.[2]

  1. ^ "Fist of Legend". IGN. 7 March 2000. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
  2. ^ Gibron, Bill. "Fist of Legend". Pop Matters. Retrieved 15 September 2010.