Cheng Chao-an () is a fictional character from the 1971 film The Big Boss, played by Bruce Lee. He is a young man who travels from China to the remote town of Pak Chong in Thailand to work with his expatriate cousins at an ice factory. Cheng and his co-workers are perplexed by the disappearance of several of the workers until he discovers that Hsiao Mi (Han Ying-chieh) - the "big boss" of the title - is using the factory as a front to smuggle heroin. The character was also featured in the 1976 non-canon unofficial sequel, The Big Boss, Part II played by Bruce Le. In addition to this, several actors have portrayed Bruce Lee acting as the character.
Cheng Chow-An (Bruce Lee) is sent to Thailand to live with his expatriate cousins, and to stay out of trouble. Cheng has promised his aging mother that his fighting days are through. He even has a good-luck pendant he wears around his neck to remind him of his oath.
With the help of his cousins, he gets a job at the local ice factory. Things seem to be going well until several of Cheng's co-workers mysteriously disappear. Unbeknownst to our him, his co-workers have been killed and the ice factory is really just a cover for trafficking illicit drugs. When Cheng’s cousin Hsu Chien (James Tien) goes missing, tensions flare at the ice factory, and a fight breaks out between the Chinese workers and the Thai management. Cheng, breaking his pledge to his mother, finds he has no other choice but to fight.
Recognizing Cheng as a threat to his enterprise, Hsiao Mi (Han Ying-chieh) chooses to make him an unwitting ally. Hsiao Mi promotes Cheng from low-level employee to foreman and tempts him with an assortment of vices; alcohol and a prostitute. Cheng's sudden relationship with the big boss alienates both his family members and his co-workers. Things quickly take a turn for the worse, resulting in the murders of his cousins and the abduction of Cheng’s youngest cousin, Chiao Mei (Maria Yi). This causes Cheng to seek revenge.
, 1h36 Réalisé parLo Wei OrigineHong kong GenresDrame, Art martial, Kung-fu, Action, Wuxiapian ThèmesMaladie, Psychotrope, Sport, Arts martiaux, Kung-fu ActeursBruce Lee, James Tien, Maria Yi, Lee Kwan, Tony Liu, Lam Ching Ying Note69% Cheng Chao-an (Bruce Lee), un jeune émigrant chinois part chercher du travail en Thaïlande. Il pratique le kung-fu mais a promis à sa mère de n'utiliser contre personne ses aptitudes au combat. Embauché dans une fabrique de glace, Cheng découvre peu de temps après que son usine sert de façade à de redoutables trafiquants de drogue qui n'hésitent pas à tuer leurs ouvriers et les curieux. Il rompra finalement sa promesse pour lutter seul contre les trafiquants et déjouer leurs agissements.