Directed by:
Hark TsuiComposer:
Kenji KawaiCast:
Charlie Yeung, Leon Lai, Donnie Yen, So-yeon Kim, Duncan Lai, Jason Pai Piao, Hong-lei Sun, Michael Wong, Yi Lu, Chia-Liang Liu, Jingchu Zhang, Hoi-to Lee (more)Plots(1)
In the early 1600's, the Manchurians have taken over sovereignty of China and established the Ching Dynasty. The newly set-up government immediately imposes a Martial Arts Ban, forbidding the practice of martial arts altogether in order to gain control and order. A group of soldiers travel the country seeking out those who would flout the law. A swordsman and his disciples decide to take the fight to the enemy, following a plea from a group of villagers. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Charlie Yeung](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/713/161713163_a0969b.jpg)
Charlie Yeung
Hong Kong
Best movies:
New Police Story (2004)
Fallen Angels (1995)
After This Our Exile (2006)
![Leon Lai](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274997_1df2f4.jpg)
Leon Lai
China
Best movies:
Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1996)
Fallen Angels (1995)
Infernal Affairs III (2003)
![Donnie Yen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/720/161720605_7dc082.jpg)
Donnie Yen
China
Best movies:
Ip Man (2008)
Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster (2010)
Hero (2002)
![So-yeon Kim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/334/334302_2245b1.jpg)
So-yeon Kim
South Korea
Best movies:
Two Weeks (2013) (series)
IRIS (2009) (series)
The Penthouse: War in Life (2020) (series)
Duncan Lai
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Formula 17 (2004)
Seven Swords (2005)
![Jason Pai Piao](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/973/160973081_47b60f.jpg)
Jason Pai Piao
China
Best movies:
Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog (1978)
The Young Vagabond (1985)
Shaolin Intruders (1983)
![Hong-lei Sun](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277441_69afc8.jpg)
Hong-lei Sun
China
Best movies:
The Road Home (1999)
Happy Times (2000)
Drug War (2012)
![Michael Wong](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274567_13cc2e.jpg)
Michael Wong
USA
Best movies:
Lost and Found (1996)
In the Line of Duty 4 (1989)
Royal Warriors (1986)
![Yi Lu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/032/165032746_470c74.jpg)
Yi Lu
China
Best movies:
Jasmine Flower (2004)
A Time to Love (2005)
Confucius (2010)
![Chia-Liang Liu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273138_80fba1.jpg)
Chia-Liang Liu
China
Best movies:
The Assassin (1967)
Martial Club (1981) - narrator
Challenge of the Ninja (1978)
![Jingchu Zhang](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/781/160781502_6dca38.jpg)
Jingchu Zhang
China
Best movies:
Protégé (2007)
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
Night and Fog (2009)
![Hoi-to Lee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/203/160203462_42be6d.jpg)
Hoi-to Lee
China
Best movies:
Throw Down (2004)
Breaking News (2004)
Romancing in Thin Air (2012)
![Chi Kuan-Chun](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/277/160277510_825080.jpg)
Chi Kuan-Chun
China
Best movies:
The Shaolin Avengers (1976)
Death Chamber (1976)
Bloody Monkey Master (1977)
Juck Zhang
China
Best movies:
Lost on Journey (2010)
Seven Swords (2005)
Somewhere Only We Know (2015)
Ming Hu
China
Best movies:
Heroes of War (2007)
Let the Bullets Fly (2010)
Seven Swords (2005)
![Sam Kai-Sen Huang](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/620/164620810_3accae.jpg)
Sam Kai-Sen Huang
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Fist of Legend (1994)
Protégé (2007)
Police Story 3: Supercop (1992)
![Andy Chi-Man Wong](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/563/168563033_dk7s0g.jpg)
Andy Chi-Man Wong
Best movies:
Gallants (2010)
Princess Madam (1989)
Once Upon a Time in China IV (1993)