Fist of Fury is a 1972 film staring Bruce Lee as Chen Zhen, a student at a Chinese martial art school in the Shanghai International Settlement in the late 1930s. In this area, the Japanese authorities held much sway, and Chinese were often discriminated against.
Chen arrives back from a trip out of town to discover that his teacher has died, and that poison is suspected. During the funeral, a local Japanese school interrupt to insult the Chinese martial artists (gee, I wonder who our chief suspect for the poisoning is?).
They remain peaceful (reluctantly in some cases) and the Japanese eventually leave. However, Chen later goes to their dojo to return the insult. This involves, as you would expect, a massive fight scene, complete with gratuitous bare chest.
Unfortunately, this sparks a dojo war, with tit-for-tat attacks escalating until several people have died. Chen is blamed by the Japanese for the deaths (which, to be fair, he did cause), and goes into hiding while plotting his revenge.
Highlights from this time are several variations on “I wonder where he could be?” while the speaker is standing right next to him in disguise.
I was also amused by the look on Chen’s face during some of the fight scenes. He knocks his opponent down and they get up to fight again, and his face is saying “Really? You’re really going to continue this? I’m so bored of you now.”
Does everyone finally get what they deserve? You’ll have to watch the film to find out!