The Big Boss (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version) Blu-ray Region A
Bruce Lee (Actor)
| Nora Miao (Actor)
| James Tien (Actor)
| Yi Yi (Actor)
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Bruce Lee's big screen break came in director Lo Wei's The Big Boss, a wildly successful kung-fu film that made the legendary screen icon into a powerful box-office force! Chang Chow An (Bruce Lee) is a reluctant warrior who promises his mother to leave his violent days behind him. Chang goes to live with his uncle and gets a job at the local ice factory. But something is amiss at the factory. Chang's co-workers begin to mysteriously disappear, and Chang himself is distracted by the evil "Big Boss", who uses power, money and women to direct Chang's attentions elsewhere. But when Chang learns once and for all that the Big Boss is a bad man, it's time to let the dragon out of the bottle! It all comes down to knock-down kung-fu showdowns featuring Bruce Lee's trademark power and charismatic flair! Known to American audiences as Fists of Fury, The Big Boss is required viewing by anyone who considers themself a Bruce Lee fan.
Comes with Tung Wai interview.
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| Product Title: | The Big Boss (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version) 唐山大兄 (Blu-ray) (香港版) 唐山大兄 (Blu-ray) (香港版) ドラゴン危機一発 （唐山大兄） （Blu-ray） （香港版） The Big Boss (Blu-ray) (Hong Kong Version) |
| Also known as: | Fists of Fury Fists of Fury Fists of Fury Fists of Fury Fists of Fury |
| Artist Name(s): | Bruce Lee (Actor) | Nora Miao (Actor) | James Tien (Actor) | Yi Yi (Actor) | Lam Ching Ying | Anthony Lau | Li Kun 李小龍 (Actor) | 苗可秀 (Actor) | 田俊 (Actor) | 衣依 (Actor) | 林正英 | 劉永 | 李昆 李小龙 (Actor) | 苗可秀 (Actor) | 田俊 (Actor) | 衣依 (Actor) | 林正英 | 刘永 | Li Kun 李小龍（ブルース・リー） (Actor) | 苗可秀（ノラ・ミャオ） (Actor) | 田俊（ジェームス・ティエン） (Actor) | Yi Yi (Actor) | 林正英（ラム・チェンイン） | 劉永（トニー・リュウ） | Li Kun Bruce Lee (Actor) | Nora Miao (Actor) | James Tien (Actor) | Yi Yi (Actor) | Lam Ching Ying | Anthony Lau | Li Kun |
| Director: | Lo Wai 羅維 罗维 羅維（ロー・ウェイ） Lo Wai |
| Producer: | Raymond Chow 鄒文懷 邹文怀 鄒文懷（レイモンド・チョウ） Zou Wen Huai |
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| Blu-ray Region Code: | A - Americas (North, Central and South except French Guiana), Korea, Japan, South East Asia (including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) What is it? |
| Release Date: | 2009-08-06 |
| Language: | Cantonese, Mandarin, Thai |
| Subtitles: | English, Traditional Chinese, Thai |
| Country of Origin: | Hong Kong |
| Picture Format: | [HD] High Definition What is it? |
| Aspect Ratio: | Widescreen, 1.78 : 1, 2.35 : 1 |
| Sound Information: | 6.1, DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby Digital |
| Disc Format(s): | Blu-ray, 50 GB - Double Layer |
| Screen Resolution: | 1080p (1920 x 1080 progressive scan) |
| Video Codecs: | AVC (MPEG-4 Part 10) |
| Rating: | IIB |
| Duration: | 100 (mins) |
| Publisher: | Kam & Ronson Enterprises Co Ltd |
| Package Weight: | 100 (g) |
| Shipment Unit: | 1 What is it? |
| YesAsia Catalog No.: | 1020588176 |
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* Bonus: Tung Wai Interview (2.30 mins)
Director: Lo Wai
Cheng Chao-an, a Chinese young man, hopes to start life anew in Bangkok, where he works in an ice factory. The factory is an underground boss operating a huge chain of vice dens. One day, several fellow workers notice that secret deeds, and disappear. Cheng springs to the workers' defence, then Cheng to the post of foreman. He is soon informed of the rough treatment a worker received inside a local casino. The man has been cheated and beaten up. Cheng rushes to the scene. He finds out the man being held responsible is no body but Hsa, who also runs the casino. Undecided on which side he shoud take, Cheng sends the workers home. This results in his being misunderstood by his friends. including his sweetheart Lin Hau-mei....
Director: Lo Wai
Cheng Chao-an, a Chinese young man, hopes to start life anew in Bangkok, where he works in an ice factory. The factory is an underground boss operating a huge chain of vice dens. One day, several fellow workers notice that secret deeds, and disappear. Cheng springs to the workers' defence, then Cheng to the post of foreman. He is soon informed of the rough treatment a worker received inside a local casino. The man has been cheated and beaten up. Cheng rushes to the scene. He finds out the man being held responsible is no body but Hsa, who also runs the casino. Undecided on which side he shoud take, Cheng sends the workers home. This results in his being misunderstood by his friends. including his sweetheart Lin Hau-mei....
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There are some movies that stick with you for a lifetime. Led by Bruce Lee's charismatic performance in his Hong Kong silver-screen debut, The Big Boss (a.k.a. Fists of Fury) fascinated me in my teens and still ranks high in my list of favorites. The legendary Bruce Lee rises to the occasion in his role as protagonist Cheng Chao An. Bound by an oath to stay out of fights and trouble, Cheng heads off to Thailand to try to make a living while he stays with relatives. Hired as a factory worker, his suppressed martial arts skills are soon tested when he uncovers that his company is involved in drug trafficking and will do anything to keep things as they are. Definitely worth a replay from time to time, The Big Boss is marked by Lee's majestic martial arts movements and the film's extreme graphical violence. This is especially apparent in the big fights, starting with elder brother Xu's (James Tien) brave but hopeless struggle against the armed gangs of the Big Boss. In the later fights, the outcome is predictable, yet seeing Lee's opponents all carrying dangerous weapons still makes me hold my breath to this day. He, in fact, faces such staggering odds that he has to resort to weaponry of his own, too. In this instance, it's whatever he gets his hands on, for example, a saw or a pair of useful knives, as opposed to a pair of nunchakus, which is so often the case in Lee's other movies. Unquestionably, this turns the film into one big bloody ordeal, which is further underlined by the film's perhaps most hair-raising moment of all when Lee makes a shocking discovery after slipping on a pool of blood. In spite of all the bloodshed, the film also contains some moments of comic relief. Among them is the scene in which Chow Mei (Yi Yi), who obviously likes Cheng, is harassed by the son (Tony Liu) of the Big Boss and Cheng instinctively puts his arm around her to show that he protects her. Once Chow Mei is out of harm's way, Cheng immediately releases his embrace in embarrassment with an unforgettable expression on his face. The showdown in which Lee faces the double-knife-wielding Big Boss (portrayed by Han Ying Jie in a notable bad guy performance) sends the excitement to the top. The outcome is given, but it's done in wonderfully stylish manner. Of course, this includes the trademark scene in which Lee tastes his own blood before he teaches the Big Boss who's really in charge. Showcasing both Lee's fantastic fighting skills and his expressiveness as an actor, The Big Boss is a martial arts classic that is as spectacular today as it was over three decades ago. |
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