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Nan yang tang ren jie

  • 1978
  • R
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
245
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Michael Wai-Man Chan in Nan yang tang ren jie (1978)
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Fantastic fighting sequences mark this kung fu action film.Fantastic fighting sequences mark this kung fu action film.Fantastic fighting sequences mark this kung fu action film.

  • Director
    • Chi Lo
  • Writer
    • Ku-Yao Yang
  • Stars
    • Sing Chen
    • Bruce Li
    • Michael Wai-Man Chan
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    245
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Chi Lo
    • Writer
      • Ku-Yao Yang
    • Stars
      • Sing Chen
      • Bruce Li
      • Michael Wai-Man Chan
    • 12User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Sing Chen
    Sing Chen
    • Master Fok Ging Ha
    Bruce Li
    Bruce Li
    • Yu Fong
    • (as Ho Chung Dao)
    Michael Wai-Man Chan
    Michael Wai-Man Chan
    • Chen
    • (as Chen Wai Man)
    Lung Chan
    Lung Chan
    Hsing-Tang Chen
    Wei-Ying Chen
    Wei-Ying Chen
    Lik Cheung
    Lik Cheung
    Tien-Chu Chin
    Tien-Chu Chin
    Fat Chung
    Fat Chung
    Fung Hak-On
    Fung Hak-On
      Ying-Ying Hui
      Ying-Ying Hui
      Ho-Chiu Kei
      Kar-Yung Lau
      Kar-Yung Lau
        Sau-Kei Lee
        Sau-Kei Lee
        Hung Leung
        Ke-Ming Lin
        Ke-Ming Lin
        Yang-Yang Lin
        Chun Liu
        • Director
          • Chi Lo
        • Writer
          • Ku-Yao Yang
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        white pongo

        more imaginative than the real thing

        Bruce Lee lookalike vehicles often get a lot of stick from fans.While it is true that too many suck,some of them (like this) are truer in flavour to the world of kung fu fantasy than the watered down movies Lee starred in.Why on earth do we need another DVD update of the over-screened ENTER THE DRAGON when someone could be releasing this obscurity. Then more people could enjoy (as i did) the sight of Bruce Li fighting gorillas (men in monkey suits) with glowing red e
        2rikua

        Don't waste more than $5 here.

        In fact, don't waste more than $3. The movie is typical low-budget Kung-Fu, and contains one of the worst scenes ever, featuring a very very very VERY poor costumed person, fighting the main character.

        Contains nudity. To say that it contains mild violence is like saying, "dogs have two eyes."

        If you love to watch cheesy, old, low-budget Kung-Fu movies, then this is worth a watch, but don't spend a lot of your hard-earned money on it. Bruce Li has done several "Bruce Lee knock-off" and "Bruce Lee tribute" films, and anything from before the 80's is low-budget cheesy-Kung-Fu movie-gold. (Most of the older stuff was Bruce Lee knock-offs - newer stuff was more tributes)
        bradbrown

        This movie is better than yak vomit!!!!

        My friend, Jacob, gave this movie to me for Christmas one year. I opened the paper and said out loud, "What the hell is this?" I later popped the movie in and discovered I had one of my favorite comedies in the VCR. This movie is so unintentionally hilarious. The men in monkey suits, the completely awful dubbing, the doofus characters, and let's not mention the possibility of incest in the plot that is treated as some sweet love story. When I have had a lousy day of shoveling yak vomit and listening to Barry Manilow songs in MIDI form at the local supermarket, I pop this dud in and laugh until I puke like the yak. When are they going to release this steaming pile of humorous fake gorilla dung on DVD? I want it. I will definitely purchase it at my local Big Lots before I will buy the 3-disc Platinum Ultimate Crappy Edition of Pearl Harbor. Hi-yah!
        4InjunNose

        Could almost be considered an okay film, if not for the guys in gorilla suits

        In the early twentieth century, a local no-good (Michael Chan) is banished from Shanghai and relocates to Malaysia, where he promises to mend his ways. He doesn't, of course, which necessitates a visit from the righteous Master Fok (Chen Sing)--better known as Huo Yuanjia--and his senior pupil (Bruce Lee imitator Bruce Li) to remind the exiled villain that there are no second chances. This low-budget prequel to the Bruce Lee classic "Fist of Fury" (aka "The Chinese Connection") almost works; the fight scenes are competent if not awe-inspiring, and the cast is full of Hong Kong screen veterans. But the viewer cannot take seriously what the filmmakers refuse to take seriously themselves, and when two very undernourished, upright-walking gorillas emerge as opponents for Bruce Li (whose acting and fighting skills should have landed him a decent role every now and then), it comes as little wonder that he never transcended the ghetto of Bruceploitation.

        Tolerable if you're just looking for some martial arts action and aren't too fussy about the surrounding story. Otherwise, hard pass.
        1iscream22

        God awful

        Saw this movie a couple of years back , and it was so bad, I literally threw it out. There is NO story some guy fights some bad guys, chases a girl, and fights men in gorilla suits. YUCK!! The movie sucks!! Its worth a rent only if you want to laugh AT it! Contains:Nudity, and mild violence.

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        • Trivia
          Originally titled in the worldwide English-dub releases as "Bruce Li the Invincible Chinatown Connection". In order to boost up more copy sales, the title was later shortened to simply "The Invincible" with the titular name changed to "Bruce Lee".
        • Goofs
          During the fight with the gorilla, you can see the actor in the gorilla costume's neck for a brief moment.
        • Quotes

          Pau-Bo: Well now. You dare to come here, dare to oppose us. You forget the girl. You're gonna get hurt, ah, you got that?

          Chu-San: Guess so. But still, I have to check with my friend, see what he thinks.

          Chan Sung: Hm, and where's this friend?

          Chu-San: [raises his fist] He's here. He says no!

          Chan Sung: Get him!

          [They fight]

        • Connections
          Referenced in The Big Box: Don't Open the Door (2010)

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        • Release date
          • February 17, 1978 (Hong Kong)
        • Country of origin
          • Hong Kong
        • Languages
          • Mandarin
          • English
        • Also known as
          • Bruce Li the Invincible Chinatown Connection
        • Production company
          • Hai Hua Cinema Company
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        • Runtime
          • 1h 32m(92 min)
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        • Aspect ratio
          • 2.35 : 1

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