| HKFlix Says: |
Pretty good martial arts thriller with a somewhat lacking plot and characters. Recommended if you like action and martial arts. |
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3.8 / 5 (based on 10 ratings). What did you think of it?
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| Plot: | A young man, Ma Wing-Jing (Kaneshiro) journeys to Shanghai, where he encounters a number of gangsters and crime lords.
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| Overview: | After a severe drought, Ma Wing Jing (Takeshi Kaneshiro) and Tai Cheung (Yuen Wah) leave Shantung for Shanghai. They are forced to work as coolies. Ma - a fierce fighter - saves the life of crime boss Tam See (Yuen Biao), thereby earning the hatred of Tam's rival, Yang Shuang (Yuen Tak).
Ma takes control of a club run by Yam Yueng Tien (Valerie Chow) and soon becomes a famous underworld figure. His swift rise to power leaves him illprepared to deal with Yang's cunning and he must pay a bloody price for his success.
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| Cast: |
Takeshi Kaneshiro || Jessica Hester || Yuen Biao || Valerie Chow Kar-Ling || Yuen Wah || Yuen Tak || Corey Yuen Kwai
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| Running Time: | 88 mins. (approx.)
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| Languages: | Cantonese (Dolby Digital 2.0 - Stereo) Mandarin (Dolby Digital 2.0 - Stereo) Thai (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
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| Subtitles: | ENGLISH, Chinese (Traditional), Thai
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| Distributor: |
United Home Entertainment [A Thailand-Based Distributor]
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| Rating: | IIB - "Adult Material; Parental Guidance Recommended" (roughly equal to an MPPA rating of "R") Films rated Category IIB contain large amounts of violence and/or nudity and sexual situations in addition to possible explicit language and adult situations. |
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| Features: |
Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1Dolby Digital 5.1 SurroundStereo
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