Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
Theatrical poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	精武風雲－陳真
Simplified Chinese	精武风云－陈真
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jīng Wǔ Fēng Yún－Chén Zhēn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Zing1 Mou5 Fung1 Wan4－Can4 Zan1
Directed by	Andrew Lau
Screenplay by	Cheung Chi-shing Gordon Chan Philip Lui Frankie Tam
Produced by	Andrew Lau Gordon Chan
Starring	Donnie Yen Shu Qi Anthony Wong Huang Bo Kohata Ryuichi Akira Zhou Yang Huo Siyan Shawn Yue Yasuaki Kurata
Cinematography	Andrew Lau Ng Man-ching
Edited by	Azrael Chung
Music by	Chan Kwong-wing
Production companies	Media Asia Films Enlight Pictures Shanghai Film Media Asia Basic Pictures
Distributed by	Media Asia Distribution Aeon pix Studios (India)
Release dates	21 September 2010 (2010-09-21) (China) 23 September 2010 (2010-09-23) (Hong Kong)
Running time	106 minutes
Countries	Hong Kong China
Languages	Cantonese Mandarin Japanese
Budget	¥120 million[1]
Box office	¥136 million

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen is a 2010 Hong Kong martial arts superhero film directed by Andrew Lau, who produced with Gordon Chan, who also wrote the screenplay with Cheung Chi-shing, Philip Lui and Frankie Tam. The film stars Donnie Yen as Chen Zhen, a role made famous by Bruce Lee in the 1972 film Fist of Fury. The film is a sequel to the 1994 film Fist of Legend, which starred Jet Li as Chen Zhen. Principal photography for Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen began in November 2009 and ended in early February 2010; shooting took place in Shanghai, China. The film was shown out of competition during the opening night of the 67th Venice International Film Festival,^[2] and 2010 Toronto International Film Festival.^[3] The film was released in Chinese theatres on 21 September 2010 and two days later in Hong Kong.