Fist of Fury (1972)

Also known as The Chinese Connection in the West, Fist of Fury saw Lee play Chen Zhen — a fictional martial artist resisting Japanese occupation of Shanghai in 1908. The film's famous "No Dogs and Chinese Allowed" scene became an iconic moment of anti-colonial cinema. Lee's nunchaku sequence is still studied in action choreography classes. The film was a sensation across Asia and helped transform Hong Kong cinema from a cottage industry into an international force.