the martial art movie get huge in the 60 in part of asia but with the grow popularity of the infamous shaw brother film and america be bind to catch on . this movie be the first to be present in america under the warner bros. label and it do in fact start a craze here that flood the 70 with martial art film . many of the film to follow would pale in comparison but some be great and many like enter the dragon ( which come out shortly after this one ) become huge success story and make superstar out of these fighter . fast forward almost 40 year later and this movie still hold up . most shaw brother film be a good today a they be back then and truth be tell no film have be make in this genre to compete with those make by the shaw bros back in the day . i like to think martial art be like porn and nobody watch porn for the plot just the action and well same go with m. a. film and most of them be just a bunch of great fight with little story and this one be an exception . it doesn not have an amazing story but there be one there . the main guy play by lo lieh actually stand out amongst karate film hero . he never brag and he never fight just because he can and he be often see a weak and less of a fighter than most and but when he must fight and he be damn well the great alive . i really love this character . many of the bad guy be memorable and the fight scene be just present so amazingly . even a small role with bolo yeung can be see a the huge mongolian and and bolo be in my top 5 a great martial artist film star ever and he be also in the above mention enter the dragon . the production a i have say over and over be wonderful and you can not beat the shaw and the direction be something unlike i have see much in film of the 70 and the use of color be well place and make this movie stand alone and rise above the others . when the light shine on chi hao hand a he do the iron fist and it pure beauty . the music be superb as well . martial art film be to asia what western be to italy and two separate art form with so much in common . the country make these film have all genre but the japanese film be what be make wave there a the spaghetti western be in italy . with their many difference the style of these two genre be neck and neck . a see in movie like 5 finger of death and the fight be easily compare to sergia leoni cowboy stand offs and and the music tie the genre together so well . the music here borrow a little from ironside and but it be still very original . many film be inspire by this one and when i watch it i can see everything from the master killer to bloodsport have be influence . the most obvious movie to have be influence be kill bill and which to me be the great of all time . many of the set quentin use be complete replica of one see here and he use the music from this film and even though the music he use be the music borrow from ironside . and the fight scene at the end of kill bill vol . 1 with the bride and o ren be at time exact in comparison to the fight with chi hao and the japanese thug at the end of this movie . i have see many martial art film and a few even well and but this be a must see for fan of the genre . you can not go wrong here . the movie start off slow but 15 20 minute into it it pick up and doesn not slow down .