Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
2010 1h 45m movie Film Hong Kong

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen

精武風雲

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen is a Hong Kong–China co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.

Synopsis

精武風雲

The Japanese forces occupy Shanghai and slowly start spreading terror in the city. Chen Zhen, who was presumed dead, returns to fight against the Japanese and put an end to their tyrannical rule.

Audience Engagement

310
Reviews
91st
Review-volume percentile
87th
Popularity percentile

310 audience reviews — more than 91% of Hong Kong films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 87th percentile among Hong Kong films.

Hong Kong × China Co-Production

Hong Kong (lead)China

Other Hong Kong×China titles

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Enlight Pictures

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 Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen itself).

The 2009–2011 Hong Kong Window

Among 58 Hong Kong films we catalog from this window, Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen places #8 — near the top of its class.

  1. How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster?
    #1

    How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster?

    ★ 7.6 · 2010
  2. Echoes of the Rainbow
    #2

    Echoes of the Rainbow

    ★ 7.4 · 2010
  3. Night and Fog
    #3

    Night and Fog

    ★ 7.2 · 2009
  4. The Ditch
    #4

    The Ditch

    ★ 7.1 · 2010
  5. Bruce Lee, My Brother
    #5

    Bruce Lee, My Brother

    ★ 7.0 · 2010
  6. Love in a Puff
    #6

    Love in a Puff

    ★ 7.0 · 2010
  7. Fire of Conscience
    #7

    Fire of Conscience

    ★ 7.0 · 2010
  8. Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
    #8

    Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen

    ★ 6.9 · 2010

The 2010s Hong Kong Landscape

2010 was the decade’s peak output year for Hong Kong — 28 titles released, including Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (166 total).

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 27 other Hong Kong films in 2010.

The 667th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

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

Reception Benchmarks

6.9
TMDB Rating
310
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #154 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (82nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.6 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Drama productions specifically: #83 of 311 (top 27%).

Production Details

Primary CountryHong Kong
All Production CountriesHong Kong, China
Original LanguageCantonese
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, Cantonese, Japanese
Production CompaniesEnlight Pictures, Media Asia Films
Runtime1h 45m
Release DateSeptember 1, 2010
IMDbtt1456661
Official Sitewww.mediaasia.com

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