Tien Feng

Fist of Fury Written and directed by Lo Wei Hong Kong, 1972 In honour of the Fistful of Film Fury’s 50th column entry, it is only appropriate that the movie that partially lends the column its namesake get the review treatment. It is a stormy night when Chen Zhen (Bruce Lee), pupil at the Jingwu …

The Magnificent Swordsman Written by Ko Jui-Fen Directed by Griffin Yueh Feng and Ching Gong Hong Kong, 1968 At what point should movie watchers applaud a film which borrows heavily from other familiar sources for the quality of the filmmaking and when is it too apparent that said film is incapable of overcoming the fatal …