A Shanghai doctor named Tangsan, is trying to help the town's poor people. Meanwhile, he has the murderous Axe Gang to deal with as well as his feelings for the gang leader's sister.
Stunts
Donnie Yen's fight choreography before he became THE Donnie Yen.
Direction
First-time director energy: ambitious, messy, oddly charming.
Director
Donnie Yen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Donnie Yen's directorial debut, made when he was still struggling to break out of Jet Li's shadow. He reportedly shot it in 20 days.
The 'Axe Gang' became iconic through Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Hustle (2004), but this gritty 90s version shows the trope before parody.
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