The Chinese Connection (also known in Hong Kong as "Fists of Fury") was the title of Bruce Lee's second feature film. As with "Big Boss", this movie was first released internationally, only to subsequently arrive on US shores.

In this film, Bruce plays Chen, a Chinese martial arts student who must come to terms with an increasingly deadly rivalry between his master's martial arts school and a Japanese martial arts school. Set in 1908 China, Bruce returns to find his master murdered. He quickly discovers the culprits, owners of a rival Japanese school, who insist on permanently dismantling the Chinese school. The action quickly escalates between both schools, and finally, it is up to Bruce alone to win his school's honor and take vengeance on his many deadly opponents.

Though the plot is somewhat simplistic, Bruce gives more depth and range to his character this time around. This was the first film to feature the use of the nunchaku. (The film was banned in the United Kingdom as a result.). The action sequences are clearly the highlight of the movie, including a riveting scene where Bruce pays a visit to the Japanese school and proceeds to let all hell break loose.

The English dubbing quality is notably poor (as are most of Bruce's Hong Kong films), but this does not detract from viewing Lee's spectacular martial arts fight sequences. Despite the flaws in dubbing (which make for entertainment in and of itself), this movie remains a true martial arts classic. "The Chinese Connection" clearly solidified Bruce Lee's status as an international success.