Dragon Hero (1979)

Dragon Hero: Directed by Wei Lo. With Jackie Chan, Nora Miao, James Tien, Yin-Ju Lin. Tong Huo-wan (Jackie Chan) seeks redress from the man responsible for his master’s death, but becomes entangled in a feud between a local clan and gangsters.

“This is actually a well made film. because of that, I doubt very highly that it was directed by Lo Wei. My vote is that Chan, once allowed to choreograph the fight scenes, just went ahead and directed the film, much as what happened with Bruce Lee and The Chinese Connection, another film claimed by Lo Wei that he didnu0026#39;t actually direct. In fact thatu0026#39;s pretty typical for Lo Wei – probably half the films he made were directed by the actors while he was off gambling, drinking, or sleeping it off.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAt any rate: Although the film is heavy handed and a little slow, the story is not without interest (this is one of the few u0026#39;fu films where we see a potential villain repent and become a good guy), and the performances are all above standard for this genre in the mid-u0026#39;70s. I believe this film, I believe its characters. Certaily not a masterwork, but a worthwhile dramatic u0026#39;fu film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOh, and the fight scenes are all pretty good.”