Chen Zhen, a Chinese engineering student in Kyoto, who braves the insults and abuse of his Japanse fellow students for his local love Mitsuko Yamada, daughter of the director, returns in 1937 to his native Shangai, under Japanse protectorate -in fact military occupation- after reading about the death of his kung-fu master Huo Yuan Jia in a fight against the Japanese champion Ryuichi Akutagawa. While overcoming suspicion and ambition within the kungfu school, Chen exhumes his master to prove Hou's defeat was the result of poisoning. Both nationalities make the case a test of honor, so Chinese and Japanese pride are at stake when it culminates in Chen's final epic duel against the ruthless, undefeated Japanese general Fujita. 武术与搏击。功夫是有人格的。惯看“中国必胜”。要击倒对方最好的方法是用手枪。只为一句台词。《精武英雄》关于山田光子（转载）。功夫片之集大成者－－精武英雄。杰克苏的陈真。经典动作片精武英雄。说不定日本女人就是这么随便！。 20年代末，为完成师父的志愿，陈真（李连杰 饰）到东洋学先进技术，他喜欢着日本女孩山田光子（中山忍 饰）。因为师父霍元甲之死，陈真回到中国，协助师父之子霍廷恩（钱小豪 饰）主持精武门的业务，不料却引起了他的妒忌，师兄弟之间引发权力之争。 另一方面，陈真追查师父死因，怀疑是日军 军官藤田刚（周比利 饰）暗中使用慢性毒药杀死霍元甲。陈真请医生验尸，证实师父确系中毒而死。藤田刚恐阴谋败露，杀人嫁祸，展开了连场恶斗。不久，藤田刚挑战精武门，他诱使日本黑龙会总教头船越文夫向精武馆挑战。比武之日，双方开展了一场惊心动魄的决战。
