''Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger'' (Chinese title: 天皇巨星; Cantonese: ''Tian huang ju xing''), also released as ''Bruce Lee: The Star of Stars'', is a 1976

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Bruce Li Bruce Li (; born Ho Chung-tao; 5 June 1950) is a Taiwanese actor, martial artist and Bruce Lee imitator who starred in martial arts films from the Bruceploitation movement. Career He went to play a stuntman in Taiwan and Hong Kong under the na ...

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film ''

Enter the Dragon ''Enter the Dragon'' ( zh, t=龍爭虎鬥) is a 1973 martial arts film directed by Robert Clouse and written by Michael Allin. The film stars Bruce Lee, John Saxon and Jim Kelly. It was Lee's final completed film appearance before his death o ...

'' and is one of the most well-known films in the Bruceploitation genre.

Plot

The film tells the story of Tiger, a student of Bruce Lee, who comes to Hong Kong in search of answers regarding the mysterious death of his master. The character Susie Yung represents

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. She and Tiger team up and take on the Hong Kong mafia in search of the truth regarding the death of the martial arts legend.

Cast

as David/The Tiger * Yi Chang as The Baron * Kang Chin as Wa * Lung Fei as Lung Fei * Chang Sing Yee as Susie * Shan Mao as Sam

Production

Music

The film's music was composed by Fu Liang Chou under the name of Chow Fook-Leung. Similar to other film scores by Fu Liang Chou, excerpts from popular music of that time can be heard interpolated in the score. These excerpts include pieces of John Barry's 1974 score to '' The Man with the Golden Gun'',

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Three Tough Guys ''Three Tough Guys'' (also known as ''Tough Guys'') is a 1974 crime-action film directed by Duccio Tessari. It may be regarded as an example of the Blaxploitation genre. It stars Lino Ventura, Fred Williamson and Isaac Hayes, who also compose ...

'', among others.

Sequel

In 1978 a sequel was released titled ''

Return of the Tiger ''Return of the Tiger'' is a 1978 martial arts Bruceploitation film starring Bruce Li and a sequel to ''Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger''. Synopsis Chang Hung, who works for a rival organization, and his female partner devise an elaborate plan ...

''. Li returned as a different character and the film co-starred

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References

External links

* . * 1976 action films 1976 films 1976 martial arts films Kung fu films Hong Kong martial arts films Bruceploitation films 1970s Mandarin-language films 1970s Hong Kong films 1980s Hong Kong films {{1970s-HongKong-film-stub