Poster of Be Water

Be Water

In 1971, after being rejected by Hollywood, Bruce Lee returned to his parents’ homeland of Hong Kong to complete four iconic films. Charting his struggles between two worlds, this portrait explores questions of identity and representation through the use of rare archival footage, interviews with loved ones and Bruce’s own writings.

Release Date: 2020-01-25

Original Language: en

Genres: Unknown Genre

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5

Cast Members

Bruce Lee

Self (archive footage)

Sam Ho

Self - Film Critic

Jeff Chang

Self - Cultural Critic / Writer

André E. Morgan

Self - Film Producer

Doug Palmer

Self - Student / Friend

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Self - Student / Friend

Shannon Lee

Self - Daughter

Ruby Chow

Self - Family Friend

Leroy Garcia

Self - Student / Friend

Dan Inosanto

Self - Close Friend

Jesse Glover

Self - First Student / Friend

Amy Sanbo

Self - Former Girlfriend

Edison Uno

Self - Writer / Activist (archive footage)

Alex Ben Block

Self (voice) (archive sound)

Sylvia Lai

Self - Family Friend

Lee Jan-Fai

Self - Brother

Nancy Kwan

Self - Actress / Friend

Barney Scollan

Self - Student / Friend

Daniel Inouye

Self - First Japanese American Senator (archive footage)

Jay Sebring

Self (archive footage)

William Dozier

Self (archive footage)

Brandon Lee

Self (archive footage)

Diana Lee Inosanto

Self - Goddaughter

Muhammad Ali

Self (archive footage)

Frank Chin

Self - Activist / Playwright (archive footage)

Paul M. Heller

Self - Film Producer

Tom Kuhn

Self - Former Warner Bros. Executive

David Carradine

Self (archive footage)

Raymond Chow

Self - Film Director (archive footage)

Tony Liu

Self - Actor / Family Friend

Chuck Norris

Self (archive footage)

Fred Weintraub

Self - Film / TV Producer

Angela Mao Ying

Self - Actress

Rudolf Nureyev

Self (archive footage)