Game of Death II
| Tower of Death | |
|---|---|
 U.S. cover from the FOX DVD | |
| Directed by | Ng See-Yuen |
| Produced by | Raymond Chow |
| Starring | Bruce Lee Tong Lung Hwang Jang Lee Roy Chiao |
| Cinematography | Leung Hei Man Cheung Hoi Danny Lee Hoh Tin Shing |
| Edited by | Peter Cheung |
| Music by | Frankie Chan |
| Distributed by | Golden Harvest |
Release dates | Hong Kong: 21 March 1981 |
Running time | 86 min. (Original Hong Kong version) 92 min (International English dubbed version) |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK $1,950,391 |
Tower of Death (also known as "Game of Death II") (Chinese: 死亡塔) is a 1981 Hong Kong action film that was marketed as a sequel to Bruce Lee's last and partially completed film Game of Death. Bruce Lee had died years prior to the production of Tower of Death and most of his scenes are taken from Lee's older films; mostly from Enter the Dragon. Aside from the English dub giving the "Bruce Lee" character the name "Billy Lo," this movie would seem to have no connection with Robert Clouse's film.
Cast
- Bruce Lee as Lee Chun Keung (Billy Lo in US version) (Stock footage)
- Tong Lung as Lee Chun Kwok (李振國 Lǐ Zhèn Guó) (as Bobby Lo in US Version) and doubling for Bruce Lee (李振強 Lǐ Zhèn-Qiáng)
- Hwang Jang Lee (also known as Wong Ching Lei) as Chin Ku
- Roy Horan as Lewis
- Roy Chiao as The Abbot
- Ho Lee Yan as Old Man
- Casanova Wong as the Korean Martial Artist
- Mars as guard in the cave
- Yuen Biao as Kim Tai Chung's body double for acrobatic flips
Plot synopsis
Billy Lo returns to discover the truth behind the death of his friend Chin Ku (Wong Ching Lei). Though it is said that he died of illness, many suspect foul play- and these suspicions prove to be true after a gang attempts to steal Ku's coffin. When Billy proceeds to investigate, he in turn is murdered. When Bobby Lo (Tong Lung), Billy's younger brother, hears of the happenings torn by grief he decides to investigate and leaves his Buddhist teacher. Soon, he arrives in Japan at the Palace of Death where he gains an unlikely friendship with a cruel and merciless Martial Arts expert by the name of Lewis (Roy Horan). Lewis is a sadistic killer yet charasmatic and honourable. He and Bobby have many adventures together but unbeknown to Bobby there is more to the Palace of Death than what appears apparent. Soon, the master is brutally murdered leaving Bobby to face the most dangerous fight of his life in "The Palace of Death".
Deleted scene
There is a scene in the Chinese version of Game of Death action directed by Sammo Hung intended for his Asian audience. Because the action standards are higher in Asia, he would replace the action scene in the opera house for the glasshouse at night with Casanova Wong in his karate clothes. The fight scene has the Bruce Lee look alike between Kim Tai Chung and Yuen Biao for the flips. For the international version for this movie, it has been dubbed into English referring to this movie that is added to this original version. This deleted scene can be seen in both movies available on DVD as a special feature in Hong Kong Legends. [1][2]
DVD releases
Universe (Hong Kong)
- Aspect Ratio: Widescreen (2:35:1) letterboxed
- Sound: Cantonese (Dolby Digital 5.1), Mandarin (Dolby Digital 5.1)
- Subtitles: Traditional, Simplified Chinese, English, Japanese, Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai, Korean, Vietnamese
- Supplements: Stars' files, Trailer, Trailers for The Big Boss, Enter the Dragon, Game of Death and Legacy of Rage
- All regions, NTSC
Fortune Star - Bruce Lee Ultimate DVD Collection (Hong Kong)
- Released: April 29, 2004
- Aspect Ratio: Widescreen (2:35:1) anamorphic
- Sound: English (DTS 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (2.0 Mono)
- Subtitles: Traditional, Simplified Chinese, English
- Supplements: Original trailer, New trailer, Celebrity interviews, Still photos, Slideshow of photos, Game of Death outtakes, Unseen footage, Enter the Dragon alternate opening credits, 32-page booklet
- Region 3, NTSC
Fox (America)
- Released: May 25, 2005
- Aspect Ratio: Widescreen (2:35:1) anamorphic
- Sound: English (DTS 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
- Subtitles: English
- Supplements: Original trailer, New trailer, Bonus trailers
- Region 1, NTSC
Fox - Bruce Lee Ultimate Collection (America)
- Released: October 18, 2005
- Aspect Ratio: Widescreen (2:35:1) anamorphic
- Sound: English (DTS 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
- Subtitles: English
- Supplements: Original trailer, New trailer, Game of Death outtakes, Bonus trailers, Still photos, Slideshow of photos
- Region 1, NTSC
Hong Kong Legends (United Kingdom)
- Released: August 9, 2007
- Aspect Ratio: Widescreen (2:35:1) anamorphic
- Sound: Cantonese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
- Subtitles: English, Dutch
- Supplements: Commentary by Bey Logan and Roy Horan, Original trailer, HKL promo trailer, Biography showcases, Bonus trailers, Interviews with actors Casanova Wong and Roy Horan, Deleted scenes (in English)
- Regions 2/4, PAL
See also
References
- ^ Game of Death, Bey Logan audio commentary (DVD featurette) (DVD). Hong Kong Legends, UK. 1978 (film), 2001 (DVD).
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External links
- Si wang ta at IMDb
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