The Brave Lion

Title - The Brave Lion
Starring - Wei Tzi Yung, Wong Fei Chang, Fu-hsiung, Tsai Hsung
Directed by - Ng Yu Chen (aka John Woo)
Producer(s) - Yang Mung, C. Y. Yang
Screenwriter(s) - Chow Chen Kon
Two Japanese prisoners are promised their freedom if they manage a Chinese lumberyard during the World War Two Japanese occupation of China. They soon push the workers to their limits, leading a young laborer, along with the short tempered foreman Wong Tsing, to lead the men to rise up against the oppressive managers.
The movie exemplifies an anti-Japanese feeling commonly apparent in Chinese films. During the film one of the bad guys actually becomes a good guy, although it should be noted that he is killed before the end of the movie (thanks reviewer). One of the best things about this movie is that it doesn’t tend to be as incoherent as many of the other martial arts films out there but like most martial arts films the standard bad editing and direction is present along with plenty of out of focus photography shots. If you happen to like Woo as a director, this is a good movie to see, especially if you like his action sequences; which tend to be quite extraordinary in this movie.