An Asian cop returns to Chicago to revenge his brother's death, only to come up against a psycho threesome on a killing spree.
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Title: Book of Swords (1996)
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Cast
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| Ho-Sung Pak | ... | Lang | |
| Liesl Lombardo | ... | Beth Howard (as Leisel Guinto) | |
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Richard Divizio | ... | Taz |
| Taimak | ... | Lucky | |
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Shaun Gayle | ... | Apollo |
| Kevin Ula Christie | ... | X-Man | |
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Hoyoung Pak | ... | Kyu |
| Bert Matias | ... | Master Monk | |
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Hans K. Schaal | ... | Professor Manning |
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Gideon Chung | ... | Charles |
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Roberto Diaz | ... | Commander Castillo |
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Dino Spencer | ... | Bluto |
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Robert Jordan | ... | News Anchor |
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Alexander Angeles | ... | Communications Officer (as Alex Angeles) |
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A.D. Detrick | ... | Bartender |
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An Asian cop returns to Chicago to revenge his brother's death, only to come up against a psycho threesome on a killing spree.
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The main character's name is "LANG" which is a play on words for "Liu Kang" - the Mortal Kombat character. Both Lang and Liu Kang are "chosen" heroes. This is possibly a Mortal Kombat reference as Ho Sung Pak was very well known for his role of Liu Kang in the first two Mortal Kombat video games. See more »Quotes
X Man: Power is a piece of cake that has to be eaten; the big question is, how much do you take?See more »
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Caption on the end credits: "NO WIRES OR SPECIAL EFFECTS WERE USED IN THE FILMING OF THE FIGHT SCENES IN THIS MOVIE" See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
6 April 1996 (South Korea) See more »Also Known As:
Book of swords - La spada e la vendetta See more »Filming Locations:
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$450,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Saw an early screener copy of this film. It has great action and unbelievable martial arts. HoSung Pak is great in the starring role, he is the next breakout martial arts star bar none. Try and get a copy of the DVD or see it soon in the theaters, but don't miss this one!!! The cinematography is great too... by the same guy who did project greenlight (the 1st one). HoSung Pak has a great screen presence, you've also seen him in Jackie Chan's film "The Legend of Drunken Master" and he was in the Video Game's Mortal Kombat I & II. The urban setting's in this film lend a great background to the dark and mystical storyline of the "Book of Swords" legend, the obstacles that HoSung's character has to encounter make a worthy counterpart to his high level of the arts.