Ma Wing Jing and his older brother Ma Tai Chueng arrive in Shanghai to make their fortune at the end of the Qin Dynasty. Be-friending a powerful mobster Wing Jing is given his nightclub in return for saving Tam Sei's life. Unfortunately, another Gangster wants the territory a well. Corruption and violence rule the streets as Wing Jing and Tam Sei must battle not only the rival gangs but the corrupt police officials as well.
Stunts
Yuen Biao and Corey Yuen deliver bone-crunching wuxia-infused brawls.
Production
Depression-era Shanghai recreated with sweaty, claustrophobic detail.
Director
Corey Yuen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Corey Yuen cast himself as Uncle Po and still managed to out-fight most of the younger cast at age 45.
Based loosely on real 1930s Shanghai gangster Ma Wing Jing, though the real one was far less heroic and far more opium-involved.
HK
