The Young Dragons 鐵漢柔情 'Tough Man's Tenderness' [1974]

About this film

The Young Dragons ( Chinese : 鐵漢柔情 ; lit. 'Tough Man's Tenderness') is a 1974 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by John Woo in his feature film directorial debut [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and his second collaboration with Jackie Chan , who acted as martial arts choreographer. [ 4 ] Plot In Longshan Town crime boss Long and his bodyguard Yun Fei arrange the import a load of guns from Lei Hu, but some men led by Brother Jin stop the transport. Jin takes one gun and has his men dump the rest of the guns into the ocean. Jin begins staying with Rouge in her room at a brothel. Later, while on a bridge, Fan Ming helps Jin fight off Yun Fei and his men. Jin asks Fan Ming what his name is, but he simply calls himself a passer-by. Fan Ming goes to meet his love Yan Hong, whose father Mr. Ye was killed by Long for refusing to join in the gun smuggling. There he also finds their friend Xiaohong and Xiaohong's sister. Jin sells the gun he took to Lei Hu for a high price to get his attention and sets up a gun deal, but when Lei Hu's men come to receive the promised guns the only find empty boxes bearing Japanese labels. Jin and his men defeat them and take their money. Meanwhile, Yun Fei tells Long t…

Directors & creators

KonCategoryIII

Subjects

John-Woo

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