genre magnificent bodyguards
The Big Boss is a 1971 Hong Kong ___MASK77___ ___MASK45___ written and directed by Lo Wei , with assistance from Bruce Lee . It stars Lee , Maria Yi , James Tien and Tony Liu . Lee ' s first major film , it was written for James Tien . However , when the film ' s original director , Ng Kar - seung , was replaced by Lo , Lee was given the leading role instead . Lee ' s strong performance overshadowed Tien , already a star in Hong Kong , and made Bruce Lee famous across Asia . Lee Jun - fan ( November 27 , 1940  July 20 , 1973 ), known professionally as Bruce Lee , was a Hong Kong and American actor , martial artist , philosopher , filmmaker , and founder of the martial ___MASK35___ Jeet Kune Do . Lee was the son of Cantonese ___MASK72___ star Lee Hoi - Chuen . He is widely considered by commentators , critics , media , and other martial artists to be one of the most influential martial artists of all time , and a pop culture icon of the 20th century . He is often credited with helping to change the way Asians were presented in American films . Magnificent Bodyguards is a 1978 Hong Kong ___MASK77___ ___MASK45___ starring Jackie Chan and directed by Lo Wei . Chan , along with Luk Chuen also worked as stunt coordinators . This film was well received in Hong Kong , but Chan himself does n ' t like it . He puts it down to Lo Wei not giving him any creative freedom . This was the first film in Hong Kong to be filmed using 3 - D technology , and it features music from Star Wars . Chan Kong - sang , SBS , MBE , PMW , ( born 7 April 1954 ), known professionally as Jackie Chan , is a Hong Kong martial artist , actor , film director , producer , stuntman and singer . In his movies , he is known for his acrobatic fighting style , ___MASK99___ timing , use of improvised weapons , and innovative stunts , which he typically performs himself . Chan has trained in Kung Fu and Hapkido . He has been acting since the 1960s and has appeared in over 150 films . Star Wars is an American ___MASK59___ space ___MASK72___ franchise , centered on a film series created by George Lucas . It depicts the adventures of various characters " a long time ago in a galaxy far , far away ". Fist of Fury is a 1972 Hong Kong ___MASK5___ directed by Lo Wei , starring Bruce Lee in his second major role after " The Big Boss " ( 1971 ). Lee plays Chen Zhen , a student of Huo Yuanjia , who fights to defend the honor of the Chinese in the face of foreign aggression , and to bring to justice those responsible for his master ' s death . ___MASK5___ is a film genre . A subgenre of the action film , martial arts films contain numerous martial arts fights between characters . They are usually the films ' primary appeal and entertainment value , and often are a method of storytelling and character expression and development . Martial arts are frequently featured in training scenes and other sequences in addition to fights . Martial arts films commonly include other types of action , such as hand - to - hand combats , stuntwork , chases , and gunfights . Macau ( literally : " Bay Gate "), ( in Portuguese , which is still widely used in the city ) also spelled Macao ( in English ), officially the Região Administrativa Especial de Macau da República Popular da China , is an autonomous territory on the ___MASK58___ side of the Pearl River Delta in East Asia . Macau is bordered by the city of Zhuhai in China to the North and the Pearl River Estuary to the East and South . Hong Kong lies about to its East across the Delta . With a population of 650 , 900 living in an area of , it is the most densely populated region in the world . The Pearl River Delta ( PRD ), also known as Zhujiang Delta or Zhusanjiao , is the low - lying area surrounding the Pearl River estuary , where the Pearl River flows into the South China Sea . It is one of the most densely urbanised regions in the world and is an economic hub of China . This region is often considered an emerging megacity . The PRD is a megalopolis , with future development into a single mega metropolitan area , yet itself is at the southern end of a larger megalopolis running along the southern coast of China , which include metropolises such as Chaoshan , Zhangzhou - Xiamen , Quanzhou - Putian , and Fuzhou . The nine largest cities of PRD had a combined population of 57 . 15 million at the end of 2013 , comprising 53 . 69 % of the provincial population . According to the World Bank Group , the PRD has become the largest ___MASK83___ area in the world in both size and population . Lo Wei ( sometimes spelled Lo Wai , 12 December 1918  20 January 1996 ) was a famous Hong Kong film director and film actor best known for launching the ___MASK5___ careers of both Bruce Lee , in " The Big Boss " and " Fist of Fury ", and Jackie Chan , in " New Fist of Fury ". A stunt is an unusual and difficult physical feat or an act requiring a special ___MASK49___ , performed for artistic purposes usually on ___MASK19___ , theatre , or cinema . Stunts are a feature of many action films . Before computer generated imagery special effects , these effects were limited to the use of models , false perspective and other in - camera effects , unless the creator could find someone willing to jump from car to car or hang from the edge of a skyscraper : the stunt performer or stunt double . China , officially the People ' s Republic of China ( PRC ), is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia . With a population of over 1 . 381 billion , it is the world ' s most populous ___MASK88___ . The state is governed by the Communist ___MASK43___ of China , and its capital is Beijing . It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces , five autonomous regions , four direct - controlled municipalities ( Beijing , Tianjin , Shanghai , and Chongqing ), and two mostly self - governing special administrative regions ( Hong Kong and Macau ), and claims sovereignty over Taiwan . The ___MASK88___ ' s major urban areas include Shanghai , Guangzhou , Beijing , Chongqing , Shenzhen , Tianjin and Hong Kong . China is a great power and a major regional power within Asia , and has been characterized as a potential superpower . New Fist of Fury is a 1976 Hong Kong ___MASK5___ directed by Lo Wei and starring Jackie Chan . It is the first of several films that Lo directed Chan in , and the first using Chan ' s stage name Sing Lung ( literally meaning " becoming a dragon ", by which Chan is still known today in Asia ). The film gave Chan his first starring role in a widely released film ( his first starring role was in the " Little Tiger of Canton " which only had a limited release in 1973 ). The film was a sequel to Bruce Lee ' s " Fist of Fury ", one of Lo Wei ' s biggest successes . " New Fist of Fury " was part of Lo ' s attempt to market Jackie Chan as the new Bruce Lee and did not contain any of the comedy elements that were to be Chan ' s career trademark later on . Guangdong ( Simplified ) is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People ' s Republic of China . Formerly romanised as Canton or Kwangtung , Guangdong surpassed Henan and Sichuan to become the most populous province in China in January 2005 , registering 79 . 1 million permanent residents and 31 million migrants who lived in the province for at least six months of the year ; the total population was 104 , 303 , 132 in the 2010 census , ___MASK3___ for 7 . 79 percent of Mainland China ' s population . The provincial capital Guangzhou and economic hub Shenzhen are among the most populous and important cities in China . The population increase since the census has been modest , the province at 2014 end had 107 , 240 , 000 people . Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People ' s Republic of China , is an autonomous territory on the Pearl River Delta of East Asia . Macau lies across the delta to the west , and the Chinese province of Guangdong borders the territory to the north . With a total land area of and a population of over 7 . 3 million of ___MASK63___ nationalities , it ranks as the world ' s fourth most densely populated sovereign state or territory . Hapkido (, , also spelled hap ki do or hapki - do ) is a highly eclectic Korean martial ___MASK35___ . It is a form of self - defense that employs joint locks , grappling , and throwing techniques similar to those of other martial arts , as well as kicks , punches , and other striking attacks . It also teaches the use of traditional weapons , including knife , sword , rope , ssang juhl bong ( nunchaku ), cane ( ji pang ee ), short stick ( dan bong ), and middle - length staff ( joong bong , gun ( analogous to the Japanese j ), and b ( Japanese )), which vary in emphasis depending on the particular tradition examined . A film director is a person who directs the making of a film . Generally , a film director controls a film ' s artistic and ___MASK68___ aspects , and visualizes the script while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision . The director has a key role in choosing the cast members , production design , and the creative aspects of filmmaking . Under European Union ___MASK89___ , the director is viewed as the author of the film .