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The Chinese Connection

Year:

1972

Duration:

Genres:

Action | Drama | Romance | Thriller

IMDB rate:

7.4

Director:

Wei Lo

Awards:

2 wins

Details

Country: Hong Kong

Release Date: 1972-09-09

Filming Locations: Hong Kong, China

Cast

Actor

Character

Bruce Lee

The Chinese Connection

Biao Yuen

Nora Miao

Yuan Le-erh (as Miao Ker Hsiu)

James Tien

Fan Chun-hsia

Maria Yi

Yen

Robert Baker

Petrov

Fu Ching Chen

Chao

Shan Chin

Tung

Ying-Chieh Han

Feng Kwai-sher

Riki Hashimoto

Hiroshi Suzuki

Jun Katsumura

Suzuki's bodyguard

Chung-Hsin Huang

Tien

Kun Li

Hsu (as Quin Lee)

Feng Tien

Fan

Yin Chi Lee

Tony Liu

Chin

Wei Lo

Inspector

Yi Feng

Yoshida (as Fung Yi)

Ping Ou Wei

Interpreter Wu

Billy Chan

Japanese fighter

Tom Chan

Hsi Chang

Wake eulogist

Chuan Chen

Ching-Ying Lam

Japanese fighter

Jackie Chan

Jing Wu student (uncredited)

Alexander Grand

Gate Guard (uncredited)

Kwok Choi Hon

Dojo student (uncredited)

Hsing Chung Hung

Dojo student (uncredited)

Jim James

Extra (uncredited)

Mars

(uncredited)

Hidy Ochiai

Japanese fighter (uncredited)

Chien-Po Tsen

(uncredited)

Little Unicorn

Jing Wu student (uncredited)

Ming-Tsai Wu

Dojo student (uncredited)

Corey Yuen

Japanese fighter (uncredited)

Wah Yuen

Man who mocks Chen at the gate (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Bruce Lee choreographed his own fight scenes.

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To make the point that crime and violence don't pay, Bruce Lee insisted that his character must die at the end, but die with honor.

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Because of the movie's racial content and personal disagreements, Bruce Lee quit working with Lo Wei after this movie.

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Goofs

At the beginning of the movie when Chen is sent to see his uncle's burial he's given a green umbrella for the rain. When outside he is using an orange umbrella.

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The "Magic Pants" goof. Bruce Lee enters the Japanese Karate school for the first time carrying the framed and glass-covered "Dung Ya Bing Fu" sign. A fight between Bruce and the entire dojo breaks out. As he whirls around fighting his waist sash loosens and his kung fu pants sag deeply, revealing about three inches of white underwear from the back. Then a sudden cut shows Bruce posing motionless having defeated the current round of Japanese attackers. His pants? Tied up around the waist, nice and snug. Now that's some kung fu!

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When Chen is wheeling his enemy's drunk servant in a rickshaw, he moves through multiple shots starting at night time. One of the shots is complete daylight. Eventually in the final shot it is night time again, making it seem like Chen had been wheeling for 24 hours to wheel this man home.

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Quotes

Wu: I was being used, have pity on me! Please, sir!

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Chen: Now you listen to me. I'll only say this once. We are not sick men.

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Chen: [shouts] Why did you kill my teacher? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?

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Faq

What are the differences between the old British VHS and the Uncensored Version?

In the time of VHS all Bruce Lee classics were only released as more or less censored versions in the UK. As one can imagine, the nunchakus used by Bruce Lee weren't popular with the censors of the BBFC and scenes with these weapons had to be completely removed from Fist of Fury. A detailed comparison between both versions with pictures can be found here.

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