Shaw Brothers meets Ocean's Eleven with flying kicks and rigged mahjong tables.
A group of secret agent gambling heroes put the squeeze on some gangsters who are cheating the public now after having been involved with Japanese war criminals.
Direction
Sun Chung's fluid camera work during gambling showdowns.
Acting
Lo Lieh's deliciously smug villain smirk throughout.
Director
Sun Chung
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sun Chung filmed this during Shaw Brothers' late-period gambling craze, rushing production to beat rival studio Golden Harvest's similar project to theaters.
The 'cheating at cards' sequences borrow heavily from Cantonese opera conventions—watch for the exaggerated hand gestures that telegraph moves to the audience before characters catch on.
No ratings yet
Sign in to join the discussion — comments are spoiler-gated to your watch progress.
Discussion starters
HK
