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Traditional Chinese | 精武英雄 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 精武英雄 | ||||||||||
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Directed by | Gordon Chan | ||||||||||
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Based on | Fist of Fury by Lo Wei | ||||||||||
Produced by | Jet Li | ||||||||||
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Cinematography | Derek Wan | ||||||||||
Edited by | Chan Ki-hop | ||||||||||
Music by | Joseph Koo | ||||||||||
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Distributed by | Golden Harvest | ||||||||||
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Running time | 103 minutes | ||||||||||
Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
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Box office | HK$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]