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なつかし香港映画:"Bruce Lee:The Tower Of Death"(1980)

「なつかしの香港映画ブログ」A young martial artist fights strong enemies in Japan to solve the mystery that two kung fu masters died in Japan.

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Cast
1. Billy Lo (Bruce Lee)
Kung fu master. His friend Chin Ku died suddenly and he headed to Japan.
("God of Battle". A fast and powerful master of kung fu. "The Big Boss" (1971), "The Way of the Dragon" (1972), etc.)

2. Bobby Lo (Kim Tai-chung)
Billy's younger brother. He tends to neglect kung fu training, but heads to Japan to find out the truth about his brother's death. His specialty is kicking.
(He doubled Bruce Lee in "Game of Death" (1978).)

3. Lewis (Roy Horan)
He owns a vast land in Japan and keeps lions and peacocks there. His mansion is called the "Palace of Death". His hobby is killing people with kung fu, which he learned from Chin Ku.
(He also co-starred with Hwang Jang-lee in "Snake In The Eagle's Shadow" (1978))

4. Challenger (Casanova Wong)
Korean martial artist. It is unknown which organization he belongs to. A sneaky man who threatens to hurt Billy's family if Billy does not respond to his challenge. The confrontation between he and Billy in the greenhouse is a hard battle in the history of kung fu movies.
(Taekwondo master. He has appeared in many movies.)

5. Chin Ku (Hwang Jang-lee)
Japanese Martial Artist "秦谷". Billy's friend and master of kung fu. He is good at wooden swords and kicking techniques.
(He has appeared in many action movies. "Snake In The Eagle's Shadow" (1978), "Drunken Master" (1978), "Iron Angels" (1987), etc.)

6. Lewis'Servant (To Wai-Wo)
A "one-armed" man who supports Lewis. He is suspicious somewhere.
(Stuntman. "Shaolin Wooden Men" (1976), etc.)

7. Guardman (Tiger Yang)
"The Tower Of Death" guardman in leopard suit. Strange costume. It's unclear whether he usually wears it or he changes into that when an intruder appears.
(Kung fu star. He has appeared on American television shopping.)

8. Bald Monk (Hoi Sang Lee)
A humorous guardman of "The Tower Of Death". It is unknown if he is a real monk.
(He has co-starred with Jackie Chan and starred in "Project A" (1983) as a pirate. "The 36th Chamber of Shaolin" (1978), "Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog" (1980), etc. )

Scenes
・Opening & Theme Music
・Chin Ku & Billy Lo fighting challengers
・A young man learning kung fu at a temple (Yuen Biao)
・Bruce Lee's childhood footage
・Obituary of Chin Ku
・Billy's Battles at the night club & on the street in Japan
・Chin Ku's funeral (with men guarding his casket)
・Lewis vs. Wen brothers
・Angel (Miranda Austin)
・Lion attack
・One-armed man vs. Bobby
・Battles in the "Tower of Death"

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