新精武門

電影故事

　　陳眞逝世，精武門瓦解，僅餘師妹麗兒，及師弟小胖，高傑三人而已。

　　麗兒誓報此仇，決心重振精武門，欲投奔在台灣擁有武林勢力之外公許萬來，幸得華籍探長冒死相助，三人終能乘船離開上海，逃出日本浪人之追殺。

　　三人千辛萬苦，抵達台灣碼頭。時岸上虎狼成群，正嚴密檢查旅客，逮捕愛國抗日份子。麗兒等幸能過關，走出碼頭後，忽發現小胖所携之小箱，不翼而飛。

　　原來小箱爲當地扒手阿龍所竊，阿龍得手後，急携返破屋，以爲得寶，誰知開視之後，竟是一對雙節棍，甚感失望，殊不知此乃陳眞遺物也。

　　麗兒等抵達外公許萬來家，告以此來之目的。許自嘆年邁，而日人在台灣橫行，其環境之惡劣，較之上海更甚，囑彼等不如歸去。但麗兒曉以大義，動以親情，許被說服，終允所請。

　　時台灣武舘林立，重要者除許萬來倡導之本源幫外，尙有中國人所創之七嵌武舘，親日份子林金貴開設之大陽武舘，以及日人岡村太郞開設之大和武舘。

　　大和武舘名爲練武，實則爲暗地協助日本警憲調查抗日份子地下組織之半特務機關。平日仗勢凌人，又欲操縱台灣武林人士爲一大幫會，供其驅使，如有不願聽從者，輕則毆辱之，重則擊殺之，人多敢怒而不敢言。

　　大陽武舘之林金貴，爲擴充實力，廣收門徒。一日遇阿龍於途，強迫入會，阿龍不從，竟遭毆打。阿龍卽以竊來之雙節棍對抗。因無武功，不敵。被擊昏後，棄之溝渠。幸遇麗兒與本源幫之洪總管路過，將之救起。

　　阿龍爲金順伯收養之孤兒，其母艶紅，爲一酒家女，阿龍固不知艶紅卽其生母也。金順伯旣老且貧，無力延醫，乃往求艶紅，艶紅知阿龍受傷，焦急萬狀，擬往探視，金順伯不願艶紅與阿龍見面，艶紅不得已，祇能於門外偸窺，暗自傷心流淚而已。

　　一日，大和武舘舘主岡村遇刺，未遂。岡村疑此事爲七嵌武舘所爲，乃偕愛女千代子率衆搗毀七嵌武舘，事後並廣發請帖至各武舘，召開「武術一家」大會。

　　至期，各武舘均派人赴會，惟最具名望之許萬來之本源幫，無人出席。岡村懷恨在心，欲嗣機報復。

　　某日，麗兒途遇阿龍，對其傷勢，表示非常關心，並勸阿龍習武防身。但阿龍認爲習武祇是作爲欺侮自己人之工具，而拒之。麗而不禁悵然。

　　許萬來八十壽誕，紳商各界前往拜壽，許設堂會戲酬謝佳賓，岡村亦不速而至，並帶徒衆搗亂，許被逼，以計退之，惟因年老氣衰，竟力竭而亡。

　　麗兒突遭此變，痛心疾首，決意重振精武門，衆人亦紛紛加入。大陽舘舘主林金貴聞之，前來桃釁，麗兒率衆禦之，林不敵而逃。

　　林向岡村求助，岡村爲報復本源幫不參加「武術一家」之恨，又派千代子前往搗毀精武門。千代子自負武藝高強，率衆將精武門之匾額，携至廣場踢碎，並口出汚言，辱罵中國人，以求造成事端，大開殺戒。衆人知其用心，不願肇事，惟諸般隱忍而已。

　　千代子傲然離去，阿龍心有所感，乃以「一支筷子易斷，一把筷子難彎」爲喩，振臂高呼，激勵中國人民團結，並在胸前以血剌寫「精武」二字，又拼合破匾，高擧送還精武門武舘，衆人深受感動，隨之而行。

　　麗兒見阿龍擧匾而來，並要求准其加入精武門。麗見其形象氣慨，恍如陳眞在世，心情激動，當卽接納，並贈以原被阿龍竊去之雙節棍。

　　阿龍朝夕苦練武功，日有進步。不久，麗兒鼓勵有加，又將陳眞遺留之武林瑰寶「迷踪秘訣」贈之，於是阿龍武功大進，技勝同儕矣。

　　艶紅在酒家執壺，偶聞岡村與日本警憲醉語，云有抗日份子匿居於精武門武舘，擬派人前往捉拿。艶紅急走告金順伯，金又奔告麗兒，俟警憲往搜，早已人去樓空。

　　警憲將麗兒及洪總管帶囘，欲嚴刑逼供，麗等詞鋒犀利，毫無懼恐。岡村深恐操之過急，將再度引起「霧峯事件」，乃示意警憲放人，不如由彼召開比武大會，交警方派發通知，宴請各門各派，以便藉機將武林中異己者，一一消滅。

　　麗兒等接到通知，知此次比武大會，不得不參加，乃毅然前往。及至會中，岡村公開宣佈，各門各派，須受其控制指揮。其中有不服者，均被岡村擊殺。阿龍奮起與之決鬥，始而不敵，最後用「迷踪拳」，才將岡村擊斃。

　　麗兒等以爲大敵消滅，可以苟安一時矣。不料日本軍警已將該地包圍，當麗兒與阿龍等人衝出重圍時，竟遭日軍暗算，終於壯烈成仁。　　　　～劇終～

NEW FIST OF FURY

With the death of Chen Chun, the “Chn’g Wu” martial arts school was under great attack by the Japanese. Only Chen Chun’s fiancee Li-er and two other students Fatty and Kao Kit were left.

Li-er with bitterness in her heart vowed revenge. Her sole ambition was to rebuild the “Chn’g Wu” School. Thus with the help of a Chinese Inspector, Li-er and her two friends fled Shanghai for Taiwan. Upon arrival in Taiwan the harbour was heavily guarded by the Japanese who were all out to capture all the Chinese rebels. Fortunately, Li-er and her two friends managed to escape without harm.

All they lost was a small wooden box stolen by pickpocket A Lung. Thinking that he had stolen something precious, A Lung was overjoyed. But, to his disappointment, the box contained nothing more than a double cudgel! Little did he know that this was the deadly weapon of Chen Chun!

Li-er went at once to look for her aging grand father Hsu, who was also a martial arts expert and instructor. When Hsu learnt of Li-er’s intentions, he told her that Taiwan, just as Shanghai, was tyrannized by the Japanese. He advised Li-er against her plans but later gave in because of Li-er’s determination.

In Taiwan at that time, apart from Hsu’s martial arts school, there were several other major ones the “Seven Peaks” operated by another Chinese, the “Sun” School operated by Chinese traitor, Lin Chin-kuei and the Japanese “Yamoto” School under the leadership of Okamura. The “Yamoto” School however was only a martial arts school in name. Its main task was in fact to suppress the Chinese and to capture Chinese undergrounders. Meanwhile, Lin of the “Sun” School, knowing that the Japanese were behind him, used his powers to bully fellow Chinese forcing them to join his School. A Lung was one such victim. When A Lung refused to yield, he was attacked by Lin’s men. A Lung tried to use the double cudgel to protect himself but not knowing the intricacies of the weapon, ended up brutally wounded. Fortunately, he was rescued by Li-er.

The wounded A Lung was taken back to his guardian Chin, who being poor could not give him the needed medical care. Chin therefore had to resort to A Lung’s mother Yien Hung for help. Yien Hung was working in a brothel and therefore felt ashamed to let A Lung know that she was his mother! All she could do was to look at her son with tear-filled eyes from afar! One day, Okamura was confronted by an assasin. Okamura concluded that this was the doing of the “Seven Peaks” School. He thus went with his daughter Michiko, also an expert in Japanese martial arts, to destroy the “Seven Peaks” School. Still dissatisfied, he issued an invitation to all the leaders of the other Schools to attend and join in what Okamura termed the “Big Martial Arts Family” with the intention of gaining control on all of them. Out of fear, most of the leaders attended except for Hsu. Okamura was furious and vowed revenge.

When Li-er saw A Lung again, she saw the potential in him and tried to persuade him to take up Kung Fu. However, to her disappointment, he refused because he felt that kung fu skills were only used to bully fellow human beings as Lin was doing!

Then came Hsu’s eightieth birthday. Okamura decided to take his revenge. Together with his whole clan, he caused endless troubles at the celebrations. It was only with tact and tolerance that Hsu managed to get them away. However, this proved too upsetting for the aged Hsu and he passed away.

The bereaved Li-er could take it no longer. She appealed to the fellow Chinese to help her rebuild the “Chn’g Wu” School and to fight Japanese oppression. Many joined in but then traitor Lin and Okamura’s daughter came. They wrecked the new School and then insulted and humiliated the Chinese and all that the new students could do was to stand aside and watch in fear as they know that their skills were no where near that of their enemies!

It was then that A Lung stood up. With a bunch of chopsticks, he demonstrated that unity was strength! He then used blood to write the two words “Chn’g Wu” on his chest and carried the fallen sign of the School high above his head to Li-er asking her to accept him as a student of the “Chn’g Wu” School. Everyone and particularly Li-er was touched. Thus the “Chn’g Wu” School was once more formed with many followers, all dedicated to the cause.

From then on, A Lung dedicated himself entirely to learning the kung fu arts. Li-er taught him all that she had learnt from Chen Chun, including the much treasured art of the “Fist of Fury”.

Okamura soon learnt that the new “Chn’g Wu” School was harbouring Chinese patriots. He therefore schemed to capture them all. Okamura’s plans however were overheard by Yien Hung who rushed to pass on the news to Li-er. Thus Okamura’s plans were all in vain. Neither was he able to get any information when he tried to question Li-er and the other dedicated students of the “Chn’g Wu” School.

Okamura then realized that the Chinese and this new School was not to be slighted. He thus devised another plan. He staged a big kung Fu competition and demanded that all the Schools attend. His aim was to destroy the various leaders so that he could have power and control over all the Schools. One by one, the leaders were killed until finally A Lung with all his determination and his newly acquired “Fist of Fury” killed Okamura! However, for A Lung, Li-er and all the others, victory was only short lived as the competition grounds had long been surrounded by the Japanese. There was no way out and with all their might, they fought and died as Chinese patriots.