NgoJulayi 20 zagcwaliseka Iminyaka engama-43 selokhu kwashona inkosi ethathwa njengeyinkosi yezempi, uBruce Lee. Kubonakala sengathi ukufa kwakhe kwenzeka phakathi kobuhlungu obukhulu kanye nezimfihlakalo eziningi.
Ngabe ama-mafia aseShayina ambulala? Wafa kanjani?
Konke kwenzeka emgwaqeni Indlu lapho uBruce afunda khona umbhalo wefilimu yakhe elandelayo, nomlingisi waseShayina ogama lakhe linguBetty Ting Pei. Ngemva kwekhanda elibuhlungu, wamnikeza into “engenabungozi” yokudambisa izinhlungu. Wayithatha uBruce walala engasavuki.
Kusukela lapho, yonke into ibingamahemuhemu nokuqagela. Phakathi kwabo, ukuthi uBetty wamdlisa ushevu. Phakathi kwedatha, umlingisi waseShayina washiya umsebenzi wakhe wefilimu eminyakeni embalwa kamuva futhi waba indela yamaBuddha.
Phakathi kwe izincazelo ngokufa kwenkosi ye-kung fu, Kuye kwashiwo ukuthi i-mafia yaseShayina ngokuqinisekile yamlimaza umlingisi. Masikhumbule ukuthi uBruce Lee ulethe icinema yakudala yamaShayina yokulwa eHollywood. Kanye nokuqala kwamafilimu akhe e-China, impumelelo ebaluleke kakhulu izovela ku-"Operation Dragon", ifilimu eqondiswe e-United States nguRobert Clouse.
Kubukeka kunjalo i-mafia yamantombazane yangaleso sikhathi ayizange ibone ngamehlo amahle ukuthi lezo "zimfihlo" zobuciko bokulwa bendabuko zazithengiswa. ku-cinema yezohwebo yaseMelika.
Kunoma yikuphi, cishe ukufa kwakhe kwakubangelwa ukuquleka yisithuthwane, eyaziwa ngokwemithi ngokuthi "isifo sokufa esingalindelekile", ngokusho kocwaningo olwenziwa eminyakeni eminingi kamuva.
Inganekwane, inganekwane, iyaqhubeka idla isikhathi eside ngemva kokuphila kwakhe, kanye nokufa kwakhe. Masikhumbule ukuthi indodana yakhe uBrandon Lee nayo yashona ezimeni ezingajwayelekile ngesikhathi sokuqoshwa kwefilimu ethi "The Raven" ngo-1993.