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Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen
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56/100
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Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 47, highest is IMDb on 62.
See the most agreed on films →Years after faking his death, the legendary martial artist Chen Zhen returns to Shanghai during the 1920s, a city occupied by invading Japanese forces. Adopting a new identity as a wealthy businessman, he infiltrates the city’s elite social circles to gather intelligence. By night, he becomes a masked vigilante, using his formidable skills to strike fear into the occupiers and their collaborators. He works to thwart a sinister conspiracy that aims to subjugate China, becoming a symbol of resistance for the oppressed population.
Details
- Director
- Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
- Writer
- Gordon Chan
- Studio
- Enlight Pictures, Media Asia Films
- Released
- 1 September 2010
- Country
- Hong Kong, China
- Language
- Cantonese
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $48.4K
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