The Enigmatic Case

Original title: Bi shui han shan duo ming jin

19801980
1h 31m

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6.0/10

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Cherie Chung and Damian Lau in The Enigmatic Case (1980)

Action Mystery

An imprisoned swordsman is accused of killing three men. He probably would have already been executed for his crimes but is kept alive because he knows the whereabouts of hidden gold.An imprisoned swordsman is accused of killing three men. He probably would have already been executed for his crimes but is kept alive because he knows the whereabouts of hidden gold.An imprisoned swordsman is accused of killing three men. He probably would have already been executed for his crimes but is kept alive because he knows the whereabouts of hidden gold.

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6.0/10

101

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Cherie Chung in The Enigmatic Case (1980)

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Early Johnie To actioner.

Then TV director Johnie To's feature debut, a companion to the costume movie noir of the contemporary Hong Kong feature KILLER CONSTABLE, this one has a more realistic look and the action is quite convincing - less fantastic than the films made in front of it. In many ways it is a more interesting project that the director's later and more widely circulated work.

After a jail break opening, the plot does a U-turn providing a new villain to add to the impact.

Inventive pieces of staging like superior numbers driven back by the burning grass bundle on a fork run down the narrow alley.

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