The Man from Hong Kong (1975)

"A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do." - Fang

aka: Dragon Flies
A Honk Kong detective hunts down drug dealers in Australia.
Starring: Yu Wang, George Lazenby, Roger Ward, Hugh Keayes-Byrne, Rosalind Spiers

Link to IMDB

Inspector Fang

When a Chinese drug courier is arrested in Australia by the local detectives, the cops decide to enlist the help of Inspector Fang Sing Leng from Hong Kong. Fang is a respected agent, a highly trained fighter, and also a real winner with the ladies.

Arriving in Sydney, Fang meets up with detectives Taylor and Grosse from the narcotics squad, and together they try to get information from the drug courier about who he works for.
The name they get is Jack Wilton, a rich and dangerous business man that's too smart to ever let the cops get any dirt on him. When the drug smuggler is assassinated before he can be extradited, Fang decides he better stay in Australia and bring this Wilton guy down.

Wilton

Now that Fang is stirring up trouble for the drug business he has to contend with hitmen trying to kill him, but he's always ready to fight back with his karate skills. Wilton may be a sleazy criminal but he's also very dangerous and has a powerful organization at his disposal, and eventually Fang is outnumbered and outmatched, leaving him seriously wounded.

Fang retreats to the countryside where he can meditate, heal his wounds and even find time for a romantic montage with a young lady. The peace is brief though, because Wilton's men track him down and remind him that he has unfinished business.
Fang heads back to the city, prepared to tear Wilton down from his penthouse fortress and get justice.

"There's a Chinese cop in town. He's beginning to annoy me." - Wilton

This was Australia's first kung-fu movie, and it's pretty much non-stop intrigue and action. Borrowing some of the best elements from the James Bond series it's got lots of high energy, extensive fights and epic car chases. There's real martial arts on display here, so the fights are pretty impressive with lots of great stunts. There's also some corny humour mixed in, which helps the stern hero feel a bit more real.

Detectives Grosse and Taylor

The romance in the country might seem pointless but it gives you time to catch your breath, because just when you think the movie has forgotten the main plot, shit gets intense again!
As with many Australian films from the time, the filmmakers didn't have permits or permission to create their chases and fights in public, which gives the action a very raw, visceral feel. It's the kind of movie where guys on fire keep fighting, and yes, that is my kind of movie.

Be sure not to miss:
- The man Fang beats up in the elevator is the director.
- The assassin is played by my favourite Australian stuntman Grant Page. His fight scene is so intense that they couldn't trust a common actor to pull it off.

Internet review:
"If you like action or just batshit crazy cinema, you need to see this." - CJ

Should I watch it?
Yes!!

Where can I find it?
Links here. (vidzi)

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