Jackie Chan, whose new movie is a blockbuster hit, talks about his “Thoughts on Bruce Lee” in an interview during his visit to Japan

Evolutionary action that combines the latest technology and analog

The action film “Shadow’s Edge” starring Jackie Chan (71) was released in Japan on December 12 and is proving popular.

Jackie’s character, a legendary detective who has retired from active duty, returns to the field to investigate a mysterious cyber crime group that has been playing tricks on investigators in Macau. He teams up with a group of young detectives and uses an investigative technique called “tracking” to hunt down the criminal group.

He performs intense action sequences that belie his age, and in the climactic scene, he engages in an epic meat-and-blood battle with a former assassin who leads a cybercrime group.

This blockbuster hit was No. 1 at the box office in China for four consecutive weeks and grossed over 1.2 billion yuan (approximately 25 billion yen) in its first month of release.

The co-starring cast is also gorgeous, with Leon Kafei (67), who plays a former assassin and leader of a crime syndicate, giving a gripping performance. Jun (29) of the globally popular K-pop group SEVENTEEN takes on his first villainous role as a core member of a crime syndicate and shows off his spectacular action skills.

In addition, popular Chinese actress Zhang Zifeng (24) plays a young female detective who buddies up with Jackie’s character. The film is directed by Larry Yang, who worked with Jackie on “Ride On.

The film is an “evolution” of Jackie’s action films, combining the latest technology with an analog investigation centering on a thorough “chase”.

Jackie’s origins can be traced back to his unique kung fu in films such as “Snake Monkey: Snake Fist” (1978), “Drunken Monkey: Drunken Fist” (1978), and “Crazy Monkey: Laughing Fist” (1979), which became popular.

Hong Kong films. In April 1982, when he came to Japan to promote “Dragon Road” (1982), a film in which he starred, the author interviewed him at a hotel in Tokyo. Jackie was 28 years old at the time.

SS stormed the hotel where he was staying

After the sudden death in 1973 at the age of 32 of Bruce Lee, the kung-fu superstar who dominated the Hong Kong film industry with films such as “Burning Dragon” (1973), Jackie became a breakout star in Japan with his unique kung-fu action and friendly character with comical moments. He is said to be “the second Bruce Lee.

When asked about the “second Bruce Lee,” he replied, “I don’t know what caused [Lee’s] death,

I don’t know the cause of his death, but he must have been under a lot of pressure because he became so famous. I heard that his training was incredibly hard. I think he knew his limits, but he was training beyond them. In my films, I play roles that have a weak side. Even girls can beat me up (laughs). I always try to make a happy movie.

I always try to make a happy movie,” he said, emphasizing the difference between him and Bruce Lee.

My friends tell me not to be a second Bruce Lee. I’ve seen a lot of his movies, but I didn’t want to copy him. （Even in his kung fu moves, he wanted to show a little leeway and make it look like a dance.

At the time, he was as popular as an idol in Japan, with nearly 100 fan clubs throughout the country, with a total membership of 20,000. The hotel where he was staying was crowded daily with young women from the SS, and six cardboard boxes of gifts from fans arrived at the hotel.

Hong Kong is his hometown.

I have homes in Los Angeles, Australia, and Hong Kong. I move around with my work, so I don’t really know which one is my real home,” he said.

I don’t know which one is my real home,” he said.

About his next film, he said at the time, “I’m going to make one in the US,

“I’ll make one in America. For the fans of Cannonball,” he said at the time.

He also revealed that he would make a sequel to “Cannonball,” co-starring Burt Reynolds, about a race to see how fast a production car can cross the American continent.

I want to make a movie that will satisfy both Westerners and Asians,” he said.

He also expressed his aspirations as an international star.

As I saw the power of Jackie’s films still evolving in his latest film, “Shadow’s Edge,” I was reminded that the origin of Jackie’s films that he talked about in the 1980s supports his long-lasting success. We look forward to seeing what Jackie will show us in his next film, and we look forward to seeing more of his work.