| Fist of Fury II | |
| Director: | Lahardi Iksan Lee Tso-nam |
| Producer: | Jimmy Shaw |
| Starring: | Bruce Li Lo Lieh Chan Wai-lau Ti Fung |
| Music: | Chow Fu-liang |
| Editing: | Leong Wing-chan |
| Cinematography: | Yeh Ching-piao |
| Distributor: | Hong Kong Alpha Motion Picture Co. |
| Runtime: | 104 minutes |
| Country: | Hong Kong |
| Language: | Cantonese |
Fist of Fury II (a.k.a. Chinese Connection 2, Fist of Fury Part II andTschang Fu, der Todeshammer (Tschang Fu, the hammer of death) in Germany) is a 1977 Hong Kong explotiation kung fu film directed by Lahardi Iksan and Lee Tso-nam. The film stars Bruce Li and Lo Lieh. It is the sequel to Bruce Lee’s 1972's Fist of Fury.
The lead role of Chen Shan, played by Bruce Li, who goes to Shanghai to mourn his brother's death who was killed at the hands of the Japanese. Chen Shan then avenges his brother by killing the Japanese.
After Chen Zhen's execution in Shanghai, the Japanese feared that his death would unite all Chinese kung fu schools against them. Fearing this, the Japanese gave orders to the head of the Hong Ku School, Miyamoto (Lo Lieh) to suppress all the Chinese schools including the Ching Wu School. Miyamoto sends the Japanese along with their interpreter to the Ching Wu School ordering the leader & students to leave the School. When they refuse, the Japanese beat up the students and destroy the school. Meanwhile, one Chinese man learns about the destruction of the Ching Wu School when he goes to Shanghai to visit Chen Zhen's grave. This Chinese man is the only one who has the guts to fight the Japanese. He is known as Chen Shan (Bruce Li) who is the brother of Chen Zhen and he vows to avenge his brother's death and end the terror of the Japanese once and for all.
The final fight between Chen Shan and Miyamoto, played by Lo Lieh, is generally thought of as disappointing compared to other fights in the film, as it is slow and long. This film is generally regarded as one of Bruce Li's better films. It was not as well received as its predecessor, but was thought to be much better than Lo Wei’s New Fist of Fury.
In 2001, Bruce Lee fanzine Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger, Carl Jones spoke favourably of this film: "Lee's martial skills are in top form here and his fights are well choreographed by veteran Tommy Lee. The final duel with Miyamoto is well staged and takes place at the Ching Wu school All in all a worthy sequel to a great Kung Fu classic."[1]
Also admiring is Dean Medows, who wrote in his three-part Bruceploitation essay in Impact Magazine: "Fist of Fury 2 is a movie that is still regarded as one of the very finest examples of Bruce Lee exploitation cinema. With martial arts skills constantly improving, including his earlier limited nunchaku use, Li was now firmly established as the pioneer of Bruceploitation."[2]
Another sequel was released in 1979, titled Fist of Fury III (a.k.a. Chinese Connection III).