Be Water
2020In 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.
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Bruce Lee
as Self (archive footage)
Linda Lee Cadwell
as Self - Wife
Sam Ho
as Self - Film Critic
Jeff Chang
as Self - Cultural Critic / Writer
André E. Morgan
as Self - Film Producer
Doug Palmer
as Self - Student / Friend
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
as Self - Student / Friend
Shannon Lee
as Self - Daughter
Ruby Chow
as Self - Family Friend
Leroy Garcia
as Self - Student / Friend
Dan Inosanto
as Self - Close Friend
Jesse Glover
as Self - First Student / Friend
Amy Sanbo
as Self - Former Girlfriend
Edison Uno
as Self - Writer / Activist (archive footage)
Alex Ben Block
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Sylvia Lai
as Self - Family Friend
Lee Jan-Fai
as Self - Brother
Nancy Kwan
as Self - Actress / Friend
Barney Scollan
as Self - Student / Friend
Daniel Inouye
as Self - First Japanese American Senator (archive footage)
Jay Sebring
as Self (archive footage)
William Dozier
as Self (archive footage)
Brandon Lee
as Self (archive footage)
Diana Lee Inosanto
as Self - Goddaughter
Muhammad Ali
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Chin
as Self - Activist / Playwright (archive footage)
Paul M. Heller
as Self - Film Producer
Tom Kuhn
as Self - Former Warner Bros. Executive
David Carradine
as Self (archive footage)
Raymond Chow
as Self - Film Director (archive footage)
Tony Liu
as Self - Actor / Family Friend
Chuck Norris
as Self (archive footage)
Fred Weintraub
as Self - Film / TV Producer
Angela Mao Ying
as Self - Actress
Rudolf Nureyev
as Self (archive footage)