
Island of Fire(1990)
Someone in a prison run by a corrupt warden fakes the deaths of convicts to later use them as expendable assassins. A police officer is sent into the prison to gather evidence of the corruption.


While conducting a raid of an illegal arms deal, detective Mew Mew discovers the body of a dead woman and her daughter who witnessed the murder. Believing that the girl may be in danger, Mew Mew seeks out her aunt Cher, and the three develop a bond, but Cher's ex-husband and a vengeful gunrunner soon show up to disrupt their short-lived peace.
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Chow Yun-Fat
Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong

Cherie Chung Cho-Hung
Cher Lee

Tommy Wong
Nam

Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung
Bullet

Paul Chun Pui
Mr. Hung

Chan Cheuk-Yan
Ka-Ka

Ku Feng
Mr. Lee

Lau Kong
Leung

Elaine Jin Yan-Ling
Elaine Lee

Terrence Fok Shui-Wah
Kee
Wild Search is a action, crime, drama film released in 1989. Directed by Ringo Lam Ling-Tung, it stars Chow Yun-Fat, Cherie Chung Cho-Hung, Tommy Wong. While conducting a raid of an illegal arms deal, detective Mew Mew discovers the body of a dead woman and her daughter who witnessed the murder. Believing that the girl may be in danger, Mew Mew seeks out her aunt Cher, and the three develop a bond, but Cher's ex-husband and a vengeful gunrunner soon show up to disrupt their short-lived peace.
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