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なつかし香港映画:Original "The Game of Death" (1972:Bruce Lee)

「なつかしの香港映画ブログ」A team of three fighters confronts the masters of martial arts at the "Tower". "Bruce Lee vs. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar" ,etc.

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Fighters
・Group "Bruce Lee, James Tien, Chieh Yuan"
・Men guarding the tower "Dan Inosanto, Ji Han-jae, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar"
Team battle. The rule that the masters of the tower fight three at the same time. It is also allowed to attack one with two men.

Cast
1. Bruce Lee
An almighty fighter who specializes in kung fu, stick technique, and nunchaku. He is the strongest of the three and wears a tracksuit.
("God of battle". A fast and powerful master of kung fu. "The Big Boss" (1971), "The Way of the Dragon" (1972), "Enter the Dragon" (1973), etc.)

2. James Tien
He fights in normal clothes. He is brave, but his skills are immature.
(He co-starred with Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. The humorous gangster boss he played in "Winners and Sinners" (1983) is truly impressive. "Game of Death" (1978), "Heart Of Dragon" (1985), etc.)

3. Chieh Yuan
A man who is willing to fight aggressively. However, he cannot beat the "Masters of Tower" and is thrown down the stairs.
(A fighter. He later died of the same illness and age as Bruce Lee.)

4. Dan Inosanto
Master of sticks. However, his speed of the nunchaku is not so fast. He was marked "X" on his forehead by Lee.
(The leader of "Jeet Kune Do", which was founded by Bruce Lee. He appeared in Steven Seagal's "Out for Justice" (1991) and demonstrated stick technique.)

5. Ji Han-jae
A master of Korean Aikido "Hapkido". He uses a technique that combines karate and judo.
(A master of "Hapkido". "Hapkido" is a martial art that looks like karate and judo.)

6. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
A tall man with long limbs. He is good at neck hanging.
(218 cm tall NBA basketball player. He converted to Islam in 1971 and got this name. Comedy movie "Airplane!" (1980), etc.)

Scenes
・Battles to death
・Dialogue (Lee "The game is over!", Outsider "The battle is still going on" "You have to keep fighting" "Fight until you die")
・Costume (too famous Lee's tracksuit, etc.)

(Comment)
What was the original "Game of Death"? There is no choice but to imagine from Lee's lines and facial expressions. I don't think they (three challengers) are going to participate in a death game for money. They don't use guns or knives. It seems like an abnormal game that their lives are bet. I think it's a game in which the last survivor is given the honor of the "best martial artist". Fighting scene lasts about 39 minutes. Even if the movie was completed, I don't know if it was evaluated by movie fans as a good film.

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"Game of Death"(1978)