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Journey of the Doomed

Original title: Shui er wu shi
  • 1985
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
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Journey of the Doomed (1985)
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Shui'er is a illegitimate daughter of the Royal Prince, and the second Prince wants to use her to expose his brother's ignominy and replace his place to be a Crown Prince. The Royal Prince s... Read allShui'er is a illegitimate daughter of the Royal Prince, and the second Prince wants to use her to expose his brother's ignominy and replace his place to be a Crown Prince. The Royal Prince sends killers to murder Shui'er and the second Prince sends warriors to protect the girl.Shui'er is a illegitimate daughter of the Royal Prince, and the second Prince wants to use her to expose his brother's ignominy and replace his place to be a Crown Prince. The Royal Prince sends killers to murder Shui'er and the second Prince sends warriors to protect the girl.

  • Director
    • Chuen-Yee Cha
  • Writers
    • Titus Ho
    • Michael Mak
    • Taylor Wong
  • Stars
    • Alex Man
    • Kara Ying Hung Wai
    • Wei Tung
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.7/10
    99
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Chuen-Yee Cha
    • Writers
      • Titus Ho
      • Michael Mak
      • Taylor Wong
    • Stars
      • Alex Man
      • Kara Ying Hung Wai
      • Wei Tung
    • 3User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Alex Man
    Alex Man
    • Shan
    Kara Ying Hung Wai
    Kara Ying Hung Wai
    • Monkey Lin
    • (as Kara Hui)
    Wei Tung
    Wei Tung
    • Lin's Brother
    On-On Yu
    On-On Yu
    • Fei Hsia
    Tien-Lang Li
    Tien-Lang Li
    • Wind Eel
    Kuan-Chung Ku
    Kuan-Chung Ku
    • Sima Chung Wang
    Mok Siu-Chung
    Mok Siu-Chung
    • Swallow 13
    • (as Siu Chung Mok)
    Yin-yu Fu
    • Shui Erh…
    Regina Kent
    • Mute Girl
    Wai-Mei Tam
    • Big Sister
    Yun-ping Law
    • First Prince
    Ling Han
    Ling Han
    • Fortune Teller
    • (as Han Ling)
    King-Fan Lee
    King-Fan Lee
    • Brothel Worker
    Hsin Liang
    • Tea Seller
    Tony Ka Fai Leung
    Tony Ka Fai Leung
    • Second Prince
    • Director
      • Chuen-Yee Cha
    • Writers
      • Titus Ho
      • Michael Mak
      • Taylor Wong
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    7jalikramat

    intriguing

    Intriguing movie, i watched this on cable tv, and only saw some part of it. i am looking for the whole uncensored one.
    5gridoon2025

    Strange hybrid of genres

    "Journey Of The Doomed" tells the story of a young girl who has lived all her life in a brothel (without "working" in it); her mother is dead, her father is unknown to all except the owner of the brothel. One day the girl runs away when she witnesses the mistreatment of another girl in the hands of a customer. When the two potential future emperors learn the secret identity of her father, they react in different ways: one of them sends a team of one man and two women to kill her, while the other sends a team of two men and one woman to protect her. But it's one guy who lives by a river that saves her life; after that she keeps following him around, and gradually they warm up to each other. The main problem with "Journey Of The Doomed" is that it tries to be a lot of different things at once (action movie, exploitation, fantasy, romance, conspiracy thriller) and does not fully satisfy at any of them. The biggest name involved, Kara Hui, plays one of the two female killers and, frankly, she is outshone by her partner who likes to arm-wrestle at her free time! (both are eliminated after the first half hour). The film has moments of sadistic and gratuitous violence, but also quite a few strange ideas (including a contemporary rock score at times), and a striking final image. (**)

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    • Release date
      • 1985 (Hong Kong)
    • Country of origin
      • Hong Kong
    • Languages
      • Cantonese
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Sui yee mo si
    • Production company
      • Shaw Brothers
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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