Fist Of Legend (1994)

Revenge may drive a man, but true mastery comes from understanding what he's really fighting for. Gordon Chan's "Fist of Legend," a remake of Bruce Lee's classic "Fist of Fury," stars Jet Li as Chen Zhen, a Chinese engineering student in Kyoto who returns to Japanese-occupied Shanghai in 1937 upon learning his beloved kung fu master has died after a challenge match against a Japanese champion. Suspecting foul play, Chen defeats the champion in a fierce bout, proving his master could never have lost a fair fight, and discovers he was poisoned. When the champion is found dead, Chen is framed for the murder by a ruthless Japanese general (Billy Chow) who's eager to provoke war. His Japanese girlfriend, Mitsuko (Shinobu Nakayama), provides an alibi that clears him but sparks a scandal, leading to his expulsion from his master's school and a bitter rivalry with the master's son (Chin Siu-ho), who has taken over the school. Torn between his loyalty and his love, Chen retreats with Mitsuko to the countryside, where her uncle, a wise Japanese master (Yasuaki Kurata), challenges him to a remarkable blindfolded duel. With breathtaking fight choreography by Yuen Woo-ping, culminating in a brutal showdown with the general, it's one of Li's finest films, and it offers a more balanced portrait of its Japanese characters than the original.