A band of counterfeiters wants to make Hong Kong their new territory. The disgraced leader of the Special Squad will have to team-up with a group of Hong Kong police officers in an attempt to stop the dirty business of crime lord Han Tin Lung, but Han's problem is not only the interference of the Police force, but his Japanese ally Kimura is not happy with his 'cut' in the counterfeit deal and will try to put Donna (a relative of Han) on his side to make Han's business his own property. Both policemen and criminals are highly trained Martial Arts fighters and they will have the chance to prove who has the best Kung Fu techniques.
Stunts
Ho Tsung-Tao's Dragon takes a beating and keeps on kicking
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI fight scenes where every punch lands with satisfying thwack
Acting
Mark Cheung Lui's mustache deserves its own billing
Director
Yang Chuan
Ho Tsung-Tao
Dragon - Special Squad Leader
Mark Cheung Lui
Inspector 'Mustache' Wang
John Cheung Ng-Long
Steve - Han's son
Han Ying-Chieh
Han Tin Lung
Bolo Yeung
Kimura
Luk Chu-Sek
Policeman
Hon Yee-Sang
Martial arts master
Ho Pak-Kwong
Cheng Wen Hu
Sham Chin-Bo
Thug
Lai Kim-Hung
Thug
Lin Wen-Wei
Policeman
Chik Ngai-Hung
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Han Ying-Chieh was Bruce Lee's opponent in the iconic opening of Enter the Dragon, making this a stealth reunion of sorts.
This 1978 Taiwanese production captures Hong Kong cinema's golden era grindhouse energy before Jackie Chan polished the genre.
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