Adopted by a renowned swordsmith, a young man discovers that his biological father was killed by a powerful bandit called Lung. Leaving to seek revenge, he runs afoul of vicious desert scum, losing his right arm in the process. After being nursed back to health, he learns to compensate for his loss and returns to confront Lung.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and resolved.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- Vincent Zhao WenzhuoDing On
- Xiong XinxinFei Lung
- Sonny SongSiu Ling
- Austin Wai Tin-ChiSiu Ling's Father
- Moses Chan HoIron Head
- Chung Bik-HaBlack Head
- Michael Tse Tin-WahSkull
- Jason Chu Wing-TongFei Tien
- Dickens Chan Wing-ChungMonk
- Valerie ChowProstitute
Crew
- Tsui HarkDirector
- Tsui HarkScreenplay
- So Man-SingScreenplay
- Koan HuiScreenplay
- Venus KeungDirector of Photography
- William Wu Wai-LapOriginal Music Composer
- Raymond Wong Ying-WahOriginal Music Composer
- Tsui HarkEditor
- Kam MaEditor
- Tsui HarkProducer
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