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Tung is a street cop in Hong Kong who's friends with a Triad named Fai. Fai hires a hit man to murder a business rival; the hit goes wrong and Fai, implicated in the incident, goes on the run.


An anthology film featuring three true-crime stories that took place in Hong Kong in the early 1970's. Part 1: Hidden Torsos' A woman and her daughter are murdered by her abusive boyfriend. Part 2: 'Valley of the Hanged'-A man murders his wife and her lover. Part 3: 'The Stuntmen' - A gang boss is murdered by his wife's lover

Si Wai
Wang Rong Sheng

Shih Szu
Jenny

Wong Ching-Ho
Doorman
Chan Mei-Hua
New tenant

Wan Ling-Kwong

Terry Lau Wai-Yue
Tang Mei Jiao

Chiang Yang
Hong, the Bull

Tin Ching
Prince De

Teresa Ha Ping
Auntie Eight

Wong Yu
Kid Liu
The Criminals is a crime film released in 1976. Directed by Ho Meng-Hua, it stars Si Wai, Shih Szu, Wong Ching-Ho. An anthology film featuring three true-crime stories that took place in Hong Kong in the early 1970's. Part 1: Hidden Torsos' A woman and her daughter are murdered by her abusive boyfriend. Part 2: 'Valley of the Hanged'-A man murders his wife and her lover. Part 3: 'The Stuntmen' - A gang boss is murdered by his wife's lover
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