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Cast
| Credited cast: | |||
| Tony Chiu-Wai Leung | ... | Meng Sing-Wan (as Tony Chiu Wai Leung) | |
| Michelle Yeoh | ... | Lady Ko | |
| Joey Wang | ... | Butterfly | |
| Elvis Tsui | ... | Lord Suen Yuk Pa | |
| Donnie Yen | ... | Yip Cheung | |
| Tsung-Hua To | ... | Lui Heung-Chuen | |
| Jimmy Lin | ... | Prince Cha | |
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Chung Kui Wong | ||
| Chuan-Chen Yeh | ... | Ho Ching | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Kuo-Chu Chang | ... | Eunuch Tsao | |
| Hin-Cheung Choi | ... | Lord Suen's henchman | |
| Ben Ko Chu | ... | Bald fighter | |
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Gwong-Chun Lam | ||
| Ka Ting Lee | ... | Lui Chung Yuen | |
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Lee Wai | ||
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Dynamo Michelle Yeoh stars as a loyalist who attempts to keep the King's empire from being overthrown by a revolutionary group.
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stabbed to death | tragedy | flashback | hand through chest | head bashed in |Parents Guide:
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Country:
Hong KongRelease Date:
16 January 1993 (Hong Kong) See more »Also Known As:
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Michelle Yeoh is dubbed by other actresses in the Cantonese and Mandarin versions of the film but that is her singing the theme song heard under the end credits of each. See more »Quotes
Meng Sing-Wan: I didn't come to rob your bounty. Because your head is worth even more!See more »
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Hong Kong version lacks original Taiwan version ending. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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I own this movie on DVD, have watched it several times, and still wouldn't even attempt to give a more in depth plot summary than "There are political factions. They seem to want something. They kill lots of people."
Who knows what this flick is about.
But with the glorious Michelle Yeoh looking especially radiantly beautiful and ripping heads out at the root through the unadulterated power of her fabulous costumes, who cares? Add in the always charming, greatly lamented Tony Leung as her innocuous-secret-identity-guy brother, a plot would almost get in the way.
If you can embrace the sacrifice of story in favor of pure action and character development in favor of raw screen power, you will have a great time watching this movie.