A number of friendships between men in Michael Cimino's "Year of the Dragon"

At the time of its release, it was critically criticized.

However, in a different sense than `` The Godfather ,'' which was criticized as ``a movie that glorified the mafia,'' ``Year of the Dragon'' was criticized by Chinese Americans as ``discriminatory.'' (If you watch the main story, you'll see that it's a parade of discriminatory terms against Asians).

Detective Stanley (Mickey Rourke), who served in the Vietnam War, is said to have prejudice and discrimination against Asians. Rather than being a result of the aftereffects of the Vietnam War, there is hatred towards Asians due to the anger of losing the war, and it even appears that this anger is the driving force behind the destruction of the Chinese Mafia. The production is complex, as it was directed by Michael Cimino, who made the first Hollywood film to fully depict the Vietnam War in ` `The Deer Hunter '' (1978).

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The film received mixed reviews at the time, and not only was it nominated in five categories including Best Picture at the 6th Golden Raspberry Awards, but the North American box office revenue was low despite the production cost of $24 million. The result was a disappointing total of approximately $18.7 million.

Still, Year of the Dragon still shines. The battle between the gray-haired detective played by Mickey Rourke and John Lone, who played the young don of the Chinese mafia, was somewhat sexy. After this film, Mickey Rourke excited female fans with `` Nine Half '' (1986) and John Lone with `` The Last Emperor '' (1987), both of which were featured in Suntory commercials.

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What is noteworthy is that an actor who appeared in "The Godfather" is used as a mafia executive in a scene where the Chinese mafia and Italian mafia meet. He played one of the guests in the wedding scene at the beginning of "The Godfather," and has also played a mafia member in " Goodfellas ," " Fake " (1997), and the TV drama "The Sopranos" (1999-07). . The man, Tony Lip, was a chauffeur (and bodyguard) for black pianist Don Shirley in the 1960s. The movie `` Green Book '' (18), which won Best Picture at the 91st Academy Awards, was based on this episode.

The men's fight is on the other side of the screen