Following the phenomenal success of Bruce Lee's first martial arts film, the shoddy FISTS OF FURY (1971, aka THE BIG BOSS), producer Raymond Chow doubled the budget and reteamed Lee with writer-director Lo Wei for THE CHINESE CONNECTION, a vastly entertaining improvement over the first
film.
Shanghai in the early 1900s. A kung fu student named Chen (Bruce Lee) returns to his martial arts school and is shocked to discover that his teacher is dead. He's told that the teacher died of pneumonia, but he suspects foul play, and becomes despondent. The school is visited by a Japanese man
named Wu (Wei Ping Ao), who works for Susuki (Riki Hashimoto), the head of a riva...
Released:
1972
Rated:
R
Length:
106 mins