Fresh out of prison, fresh into a blood feud — trust no one, especially family.
Little Kai (Sun Ya-Tung) is a member of a criminal organisation. The tattoo on his chest earns him the nickname of ‘Leopard’. Immediately upon Little Kai’s release from jail, his brother is framed and murdered. Suspecting that it’s an inside job, Kai returns to the organisation to see if he can find out root out who is behind his brother’s death.
Practical Effects
Gritty hand-to-hand combat before wirework ruined everything.
Costume
That chest tattoo is doing 80% of the character work.
Director
Ou-Yang Hong
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Taiwan's 1980s wave of gritty crime cinema that borrowed from Hong Kong triad films but kept local flavor.
Sun Ya-Tung's leopard tattoo was reportedly applied fresh for each shooting day, making his wincing in fight scenes occasionally real.
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