''The Dragon, The Hero'' is a Hong Kong martial art movie directed by

Godfrey Ho Godfrey Ho (Chinese language: 何志强 or 何致强, born 1948) is a former Hong Kong-based prolific film director and screenwriter, sometimes considered the Ed Wood of Hong Kong cinema. Ho is believed to have directed more than one hundred film ...

and starring

Philip Ko Phillip Ko-Fei (June 18, 1949 – March 30, 2017) was a Hong Kong film actor, filmmaker and stunt coordinator. He directed the movies ''Angel on Fire'', ''Magkasangga 2000'', ''Kakambal ko sa tapang'' and ''Romano Sagrado: Talim sa Dilim''. Fil ...

, Dragon Lee, Tino Wong Cheung and Liu Chung-Liang. The movie is considered as one of the best martial arts movie that Godfrey Ho directed outside of the martial arts movie fanbase . The movie is also known as ''Dragon on Fire''.

Plot

Tu Wu Shen and Tang are direct descendants of Strike Rock Fist master who began as best friends however ended up being worst enemies. The revenge continues throughout their lives until the two warriors discover that they have a common enemy, Ma Ti, a perverse master of dangerous Su Ta. Tu Wu Shen and Tang must forget about the past and reunite to fight against the evil menace.

Cast

John Liu John Chun Yah Liu (born January 8, 1967) is an American politician in New York City. A member of the Democratic Party, he is a member of the New York State Senate for the 11th district in northeast Queens. He previously served as the 43rd New Yo ...

as Tu Wu Shen * Tino Wong Cheung as Tang *

as Ma Ti * Dragon Lee as Ah Tien * Chiang Kam as Fat dish washer *

David Wu David Wu (born April 8, 1955) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1999 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. As a child of immigrants from Taiwan, Wu was the first Taiwanese American to serve in ...

as Thin Dish Washer *Alexander as Gwailo at market * Chan Lau as old groper *

Bolo Yeung Yang Sze (; born 3 July 1946), better known as Bolo Yeung, is a Hong Kong former competitive bodybuilder, martial artist and a martial arts film actor. Globally known for his performances as Bolo in ''Enter the Dragon'' (starring Bruce Lee), an ...

as King Kong (Cameo) *

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as thug (uncredited) * Wong Chi Ming extra, action director * Lee Ting Ying *

Lee Hang Tapunuu Niko Lee Hang (1953/1954 – 29 November 2022) was a Samoan politician and Cabinet Minister. He was a member of the Human Rights Protection Party. Hang was an accountant by profession and a former Public Trustee. He was educated at Waik ...

Alternate title confusion

While originally the film was released as under the name of The Dragon, the Hero, some of the media release has the name confusion as The Dragon on Fire, which was an alternate of Enter Three Dragons (Another Dragon Lee movie that was co-directed by Godfrey Ho previously in 1978.).

Media release

The movie was released on DVD by the company Hong Kong Connection and released on VHS under the name Muscle of the Dragon and also Dragon on Fire. The movie was also released on the remastered German DVD with original Mandarin dubbed version.

External links

* Hong Kong films 1979 films 1979 martial arts films 1970s martial arts films Bruceploitation films 1970s Hong Kong films {{1970s-HongKong-film-stub