Game of Death II explained

Game of Death II
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C:死亡塔
P:Sǐwáng Tǎ
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Producer:Raymond Chow
Starring:Bruce Lee
Tong Lung
Huong Cheng Li
Roy Chiao
To Wai Wo
Hoi Sang Lee
Music:Frankie Chan
Cinematography:Leung Hei-man
Cheung Hoi
Danny Lee Yau-tong
Hoh Tin-shing
Editing:Peter Cheung
Distributor:Golden Harvest
Runtime:96 minutes
Country:Hong Kong
Language:Cantonese
Gross:US$349,181

Game of Death II, also known as Tower of Death or The New Game of Death, is a 1981 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Ng See-yuen and starring Bruce Lee, Tong Lung, Huong Cheng Li and Roy Horan. This film was marketed as a sequel to Bruce Lee's last and only partially completed film Game of Death. Bruce Lee died some years before the production of Game of Death II and most of his scenes are taken from Lee's older films, mostly Enter the Dragon. Aside from the international English dub giving the "Bruce Lee" character the name Billy Lo, this movie appears to have no connection with Robert Clouse's 1978 version of Game of Death.[1]

Plot

After a recent number of challenges, Billy Lo (Bruce Lee) and his friend Chin Ku (Huong Cheng Li) begin to suspect that someone wants them dead. Billy later visits his younger brother Bobby (Tong Lung), who is studying with Billy's former teacher, and leaves him a book on Jeet Kune Do. Chin is soon killed and Billy goes to Japan to find his stepdaughter, May. May tells him that Chin had visited just before his death, and left a film for her. They are suddenly attacked, but Billy manages to escape with the film.

A few days later Billy attends Chin's funeral, where he is turned away from viewing the body. A helicopter arrives during the burial and steals the coffin away. Trying to prevent the theft, Billy is carried up with the casket but falls to his death. Bobby Lo is told of Billy's death by their father, who tells him to find a man named Sherman Lan and avenge his brother. Sherman gives him the film, which shows Chin Ku at the Palace of Death. The Palace of Death is run by a crazed martial arts expert by the name of Lewis (Roy Horan). Any challenger who fails to defeat Lewis is fed to his pack of lions. Bobby decides to meet Lewis, who is impressed with Bobby's abilities. While investigating the Palace, Bobby is attacked by a masked man. Then he informs Lewis that someone is trying to kill him. Later that night, a woman is sent to Bobby's room to seduce and assassinate him. When she fails, one of Lewis' lions attacks Bobby. During the fight, the masked man appears and kills Lewis.

Suspecting Lewis' valet, Bobby seeks him out at the Fan Yu temple, where the underground Tower of Death is rumored to be. After defeating the valet, Bobby spies the secret entrance into the tower. Battling his way through the tower he eventually confronts the operator, Chin Ku. Chin is the head of a global drug trafficking organization and staged his own death to throw off Interpol investigators. He tried to frame Lewis for his death and arranged for the coffin to be stolen to prevent it from being searched. Realizing the only way to defeat Chin's sword skills is with Billy's Jeet Kune Do, Bobby cold-heartedly uses Chin's sword, impales Chin's bodyguard monk (Lee Hoi-San) and Chin together, finally killing Chin and stopping his drug operation.

Deleted scenes

Deleted scenes are available on DVD in both the international and English version as a special feature in Hong Kong Legends. One particular scene in the Chinese version of Game of Death, directed by Sammo Hung, was intended for his Asian audiences. In the Chinese version, Hung replaced the action scene in the opera house with another scene from the glasshouse at night with Casanova Wong in his karate clothes. The new fight scene, particularly the flips between Tong Lung and Yuen Biao, is reminiscent of Bruce Lee's fighting style.[2]

Versions

Much like the original Game of Death, there are several versions of Game of Death II.

Cast

Soundtracks

Box office

In Hong Kong, the film grossed 1,950,391[3] .[4] In South Korea, the film's 2016 re-release grossed in Seoul City,[5] adding up to at least grossed in East Asia.

Home media

DVD releases

Universe (Hong Kong)

Fortune Star – Bruce Lee Ultimate DVD Collection (Hong Kong)

Fox (America)

Fox – Bruce Lee Ultimate Collection (America)

Hong Kong Legends (United Kingdom)

Blu-ray releases

Criterion - Bruce Lee: His Greatest Hits (America)

Arrow Video - Bruce Lee at Golden Harvest (United Kingdom)

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: The Game of Death II . DVD Talk. 4 February 2011.
  2. Game of Death, Bey Logan audio commentary (DVD featurette) . DVD . Hong Kong Legends, UK . 1978 . 2001.
    - Game of Death II, Bey Logan and Roy Horan audio commentary (DVD featurette) . DVD . Hong Kong Legends, UK . 1979 . 2001.
  3. Web site: Tower of Death (1981) . . 23 June 2020.
  4. Web site: Official exchange rate (HK$ per US$, period average) . . 1981 . 28 November 2018 . en-us.
  5. Web site: 영화정보 . Movie Information . KOFIC . . ko . 26 August 2019 .

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