 The Chinese Connection 1972  R, 106 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Romance / Thriller
aka: Fist of Fury
The Iron Hand
Director: Lo Wei
Cast: Bruce Lee, Nora Miao, Maria Yi, James Tien, Tien Feng, Huang Chung-Hsin, Han Ying-Chieh, Lo Wei, Riki Hashimoto, Wei Ping-Ao, Robert Baker, Fu Ching Chen, Chin San, Jackie Chan, Corey Yuen
China in the early 1900s is the setting for this violent, but good, Bruce Lee effort. Kung fu student Chen (Bruce Lee) returns to Shanghai and becomes involved in solving his teacher's murder while dealing with racial hatred.
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Dragon Strike 1982  PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: Dragon Lord
Director: Jackie Chan
Cast: Jackie Chan, Chan Wai-Man, Mars, Sidney Yim, Whang Ing Sik, Kwan Young Moon, Chang Chung, Tai Do, Cheng Hong Yip, Ny Yuen Yee, Tien Feng, Fung Hark-On
Dragon (Jackie Chan) and his friend, Cowboy (Mars), vie for the attention of Alice (Sidney Yim), find ways to get away from studying, compete in martial arts, and still find time to save lives and valuable antiques. This is Jackie Chan's second directorial effort.
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Legend of the Mountain 1979  N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Foreign / Fantasy
Director: King Hu
Cast: Chun Shih, Sylvia Chang, Tung Lin, Tien Feng, Wu Ming-tsai, Sun Yueh, Hsu Feng, Rainbow Hsu, Chiahsiang Wu, Chen Hui Lou
King Hu brings an old legend from China to the screen. Given the job of copying a religious document, Ho (Chun Shih) has been warned of evil spirits that will try to steal his finished product. He meets a man and his daughter, has an affair with the girl, then finds out that both the man and daughter are ghosts.
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Snake Fist Fighter 1971  R, 82 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: Master with Cracked Fingers
Ten Fingers of Death
Director: Chin Hsin
Cast: Jackie Chan, Siu Tien Yuen, Dean Shek, Tien Feng, Cheung Lung, Kwan Young Moon, Choi Hon Kwok, Yuen Biao
Young (17 years old) Jackie Chan, starring in his first notable role, meets a beggar (Siu Tien Yuen), a martial arts master, who teaches Jackie to fight–against his father's desires. Jackie is punished but has gained the skills necessary to take care of the bad guys who threaten his family.
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| 1. The Chinese Connection (1972)
aka: Fist of Fury
aka: The Iron Hand
2. Dragon Strike (1982)
aka: Dragon Lord
3. Legend of the Mountain (1979)
4. Snake Fist Fighter (1971)
aka: Master with Cracked Fingers
aka: Ten Fingers of Death
5. The Young Master (1980)
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