Game of Death II

Game of Death II
Game of Death II
	U.S. cover from the FOX DVD
Directed by	Ng See-yuen
Produced by	Raymond Chow
Starring	Bruce Lee; Tong Lung; Huong Cheng Li; Roy Chiao; To Wai Wo; Lee Hoi San
Cinematography	Leung Hei Man; Cheung Hoi; Danny Lee Yau Tong; 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 KongTemplate:Film Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK $1,950,391

Game of Death II (also known as "Tower of Death") (Chinese: 死亡塔) is a 1981 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Ng See-yuen, starring Tong Lung, Huong Cheng Li, Roy Horan, To Wai Wo and Lee Hoi San. This film 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.^[1]

Plot

Billy Lo returns to discover the truth behind the death of his friend Chin Ku (Huong Cheng Li). 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 charismatic 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 Tower 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. ^[2]^[3]

Cast

Bruce Lee as Lee Chun Keung (李振強 Lǐ Zhèn-Qiáng) (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
Huong Cheng Li 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
To Wai Wo as Lewis' Servant
Lee Hoi San as Bald monk
Yuen Biao as Kim Tai Chung's body double for acrobatic flips

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: November 5, 2001
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

References

^ "The Game of Death II". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
^ Game of Death, Bey Logan audio commentary (DVD featurette) (DVD). Hong Kong Legends, UK. 1978 (film), 2001 (DVD). {{cite AV media}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ Game of Death II, Bey Logan and Roy Horan audio commentary (DVD featurette) (DVD). Hong Kong Legends, UK. 1979 (film), 2001 (DVD). {{cite AV media}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

External links

Si wang ta at IMDb

[1] "The Game of Death II". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2011-02-04.

[GameofDeath-2] Game of Death, Bey Logan audio commentary (DVD featurette) (DVD). Hong Kong Legends, UK. 1978 (film), 2001 (DVD). {{cite AV media}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[GameofDeath2-3] Game of Death II, Bey Logan and Roy Horan audio commentary (DVD featurette) (DVD). Hong Kong Legends, UK. 1979 (film), 2001 (DVD). {{cite AV media}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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