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なつかし香港映画:"The Way of the Dragon"(1972:Bruce Lee)

「なつかしの香港映画ブログ」Gangsters and a young Chinese man (Bruce Lee) from Hong Kong face off in Rome, Italy. Chuck Norris also appears.

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Cast
1. Tang Lung (Bruce Lee)
A Chinese who has come to Rome from Hong Kong to protect a Chinese restaurant. He is a master of kung fu, but is a country boy who does not trust people.
("God of Battle". A fast and powerful master of kung fu. "The Big Boss" (1971), "Enter the Dragon" (1973), etc.)

2. Chen Ching-hua (Nora Miao)
A woman who inherited a restaurant from her father. She is stressed by the gang threatening her to hand over the restaurant.
(Beautiful actress who co-starred with Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. "The Big Boss" (1971), "THE NEW FIST OF FURY" (1976), "Snake & Crane Arts Of Shaolin" (1977), "Dragon Fist" (1979), etc.)

3. Quen (Chin Ti)
A good cook of the Chen's restaurant. He is kind to Tang Lung and hates other staff to practice karate instead of kung fu.
(An actor with a comical expression. "Games Gamblers Play" (1974), etc.)

4. Ho (Wei Ping-ou)
A member of the gang and an interpreter. He is a sneaky man who afflicts the same Chinese.
(He also appeared as an interpreter in "Fist of Fury" (1972))

5. Colt (Chuck Norris)
American martial artist. He is hired by a gang to kill Tang Lung.
(Action star. "Lone Wolf McQuade" (1983), "Missing in Action" (1984), "Code of Silence" (1985) and TV series "Walker, Texas Ranger", etc. His strength is called "Chuck Norris Fact".)

6. Fred (Robert Wall)
European martial artist and disciple of Colt. He is strong, but he can't beat Tang Lung.
(A friend of Chuck Norris. "Enter the Dragon" (1973), "Game of Death" (1978), etc.)

7. Hasehira (Hwang In-Shik)
Japanese karateman. He is hired by the gang to kill Tang Lung and has about the same ability as Fred. The line "Are you Tang Lung?" is famous. 
(A master of Hapkido (Korean kung fu). He is good at kick. "The Young Master" (1980), "Dragon Lord" (1982), "A FIST FULL OF TALONS" (1982), etc.)

8. Boss (Jon Benn)
A villain who leads a gangster organization that is unknown whether it is large or small. A short-tempered man who gets irritated and crushes a cigar. For some reason he persistently tries to get Chen's restaurant.
(He performed a mad scientist in "THE CLONES OF BLUCE LEE" (1977). )

Scenes
・Opening theme music
・Landscape of Rome
・Tang Lung's clothes not suitable for Rome
・Airport restaurant waitress and a large amount of soup
・Battle behind the restaurant
・"Knife vs. Nunchaku"
・Battle in the gangster's office
・Tang Lung vs. three martial artists
・Unexpected events after fierce battles

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