Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010)
2010 film by Andrew Lau
- Released
- 2010
- Country
- People's Republic of China, Hong Kong
- Language
- Cantonese
- Genre
- Martial arts film
- Director
- Andrew Lau
- Screenplay
- Gordon Chang
- Music
- Chan Kwong-wing
- Cinematography
- Andrew Lau
- Starring
- Donnie Yen, Shu Qi, Anthony Wong, Huang Bo, Shawn Yue
- Running time
- 105 minutes
- Production company
- Media Asia Entertainment Group, Beijing Enlight Media
- Distributor
- Media Asia Entertainment Group, Netflix
- Box office
- CN¥136 million
- Budget
- CN¥120 million
- Set in
- Shanghai
Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen is a 2010 Hong Kong martial arts superhero film directed by Andrew Lau, who produced with Gordon Chan, who also wrote the screenplay with Cheung Chi-shing, Philip Lui and Frankie Tam. The film stars Donnie Yen as Chen Zhen, a role made famous by Bruce Lee in the 1972 film Fist of Fury. The film is a sequel to the 1994 film Fist of Legend, which starred Jet Li as Chen Zhen. Principal photography for Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen began in November 2009 and ended in early February 2010; shooting took place in Shanghai, China. The film was shown out of competition during the opening night of the 67th Venice International Film Festival, and 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was released in Chinese theatres on 21 September 2010 and two days later in Hong Kong.
More films directed by Andrew Lau
- The Storm Riders 1998
- The Duel 2000
- The Avenging Fist 2001
- Kung Fu Monster 2018
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Facts from Wikidata Q2087602 (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.