Fist of Fury
1972 1h 48m movie Film Hong Kong

Fist of Fury

精武門

“Bruce Lee has done the impossible... ...HE'S SURPASSED HIMSELF!!!”

Fist of Fury sits in the top 7% of Hong Kong films on this catalog — ranked #55 of 836 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

精武門

“Bruce Lee has done the impossible… …HE'S SURPASSED HIMSELF!!!”

Chen Chen returns to his former school in Shanghai when he learns that his beloved instructor has been murdered. While investigating the man's death, Chen discovers that a rival Japanese school is operating a drug smuggling ring. To avenge his master’s death, Chen takes on both Chinese and Japanese assassins… and even a towering Russian.

Reception Benchmarks

7.3
TMDB Rating
838
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #55 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (93rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.0 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Drama productions specifically: #30 of 311 (top 10%).

Audience Engagement

838
Reviews
96th
Review-volume percentile
94th
Popularity percentile

838 audience reviews — more than 96% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 94th percentile among Hong Kong films.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Fist of Fury. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Orange Sky Golden Harvest

Drama + Action in Hong Kong

136 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Fist of Fury itself).

The 1971–1973 Hong Kong Window

Among 28 Hong Kong films we catalog from this window, Fist of Fury places #4 — near the top of its class.

  1. Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
    #1

    Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend

    ★ 9.0 · 1973
  2. A Touch of Zen
    #2

    A Touch of Zen

    ★ 7.7 · 1971
  3. The Way of the Dragon
    #3

    The Way of the Dragon

    ★ 7.4 · 1972
  4. Fist of Fury
    #4

    Fist of Fury

    ★ 7.3 · 1972
  5. The Big Boss
    #5

    The Big Boss

    ★ 7.2 · 1971
  6. The Duel
    #6

    The Duel

    ★ 7.0 · 1971
  7. Duel for Gold
    #7

    Duel for Gold

    ★ 7.0 · 1971
  8. Five Fingers of Death
    #8

    Five Fingers of Death

    ★ 6.7 · 1972

The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Hong Kong, 122 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Fist of Fury premiered alongside 9 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 9 other Hong Kong films in 1972.

The 28th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Fist of Fury, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • japanese man · 5
  • nunchaku · 4
  • brawl · 2
  • tough guy · 1
  • puño de furia · 1
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • teacher · 26
  • chinese · 17
  • brutality · 15
  • honor · 10
  • east asian lead · 10
  • kung fu master · 9
  • tragic hero · 7
  • one man army · 7
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • martial arts · 369
  • revenge · 210
  • murder · 155
  • kung fu · 121

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
Original LanguageChinese
Production CompaniesOrange Sky Golden Harvest
Runtime1h 48m
Release DateMarch 22, 1972
IMDbtt0068767