Fist of Legend (1994)
1994 film by Gordon Chan
- Released
- 1994
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Language
- Cantonese, Japanese, Yue Chinese
- Genre
- Martial arts film
- Director
- Gordon Chan
- Screenplay
- Gordon Chan, Jason Lam
- Producer
- Jet Li
- Music
- Joseph Koo
- Cinematography
- Deric Wan
- Starring
- Chin Siu-ho, Shinobu Nakayama, Billy Chow, Yasuaki Kurata, Paul Chun, Toshimichi Takahashi, Ada Choi, Jet Li
- Running time
- 102 minutes
- Distributor
- Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Netflix
- Box office
- HK$16.1 million
- Set in
- Japan
Fist of Legend (精武英雄) is a 1994 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Gordon Chan from a screenplay by Chan, Lam Kee-to, and Kim Yip. It features martial arts choreography by Yuen Woo-ping and was produced by Jet Li, who also starred in the lead role of Chen Zhen. It is a remake of the 1972 martial arts film Fist of Fury starring Bruce Lee.
Set in Shanghai in 1914 as World War I breaks out, Fist of Legend follows Chen as he investigates his master Huo Yuanjia's death at the hands of the Imperial Japanese troops stationed in Shanghai's Japanese settlement. The synopsis of the international version incorrectly states that the story takes place in 1937 whereas the Chinese version states that the story is set ″in the early years of the Republic of China″. The film co-starred Chin Siu-ho, Yasuaki Kurata, Shinobu Nakayama, Billy Chow, and Paul Chun. It was released by Golden Harvest on 22 December 1994. The film is considered one of Jet Li's best films, and one of the best martial arts films of all time.
More films directed by Gordon Chan
- Thunderbolt 1995
- 2000 AD 2000
- The Medallion 2003
- Cat and Mouse 2003
- The King of Fighters 2009
Nominations
- Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q1001759 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.