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The Hollywood-made 'Enter the Dragon' finally helped Lee open the door to Hollywood and the Western world. When 'Way of The Dragon' premiered, the police had to re-route traffic away from the cinema. Lee's films became blockbusters and his films kept smash the records of the previous ones. He then starred as the fictional hero Chen Jun in 'Fist of Fury,' wowing audiences with brutal physicality and unbelievable fight scenes. In 1971, Lee worked with Golden Harvest and released his first Hong Kong produced film 'The Big Boss.' The film was a massive success, setting a Hong Kong box-office record with HK$3.5 million in the first three weeks of release. He then went back to Hong Kong and there, he started cooperation with local filmmakers.

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Lee later starred in several TV series and movies, mostly as a hitter, which really disappointed him whom regarded television and film works as a means to express his philosophy in martial arts and raise people's interests in it. Though it was just a supporting role, he was already knocking at Hollywood's door. The series was quickly canceled due to poor ratings, yet Lee managed to impress American viewers with his rare and amazing fighting arts. Together they fought criminals and bad guys. In 1966, appeared in his first television series 'The Green Hornet.' He played Kato, an American-Japanese journalist and sidekick to the Green Hornet. He then moved to Washington where he earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Washington, opened his own kung fu schools, met and married his soul mate and lifetime lover Linda Emery. He lived with his father's friend and earned a living by taking part-time jobs in China town. In 1959, for fear of getting involved in a life of crime, Lee was sent to San Francisco, where he was born, by his parents, with only a US$100 in his pocket. 'He was kind of acting himself as he was also a mischievous boy in childhood,' says Shi Chuan, deputy chair of Shanghai Film Association. Usually he played rebellious teenage boys, who were cynical and often provoked fights. Shanghai Daily talks with some mainland film critics, trying to uncover the real Bruce Lee through his movies.īorn to a Cantonese opera and film actor father, Lee, or Lee Jun-fan, started his acting career at about 10-years-old. Though Lee lived a mere 32 years he left us with many memories through his films, martial arts and philosophy toward life. Memorial halls, statues, films and TV have all been built or made in his honor. Yet people's love for Lee and his miraculous martial arts have survived the test of time. It has been 37 years since Lee died in Hong Kong. The film beats out other Chinese films in cinemas nationwide and even stands out from foreign blockbusters like 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1' and 'Resident Evil: Afterlife.'

TO honor the legendary kung fu star Bruce Lee, the latest biographic film 'Bruce Lee, My Brother' was released on November 25, two days before what would have been his 70th birthday.