
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.

Prolific action director Woo proves his thespian mettle on screen as a destitute, desperate Chinese defector who, with his brother in tow, tries to find a foothold in the Hong Kong underworld.

Vincent Wan Yeung-Ming
China Ming

John Woo
Kwong

Cecilia Yip Tung

Tommy Wong
Kuen

Patrick Tse Yin

Terrence Fok Shui-Wah

Ouyang Sha-Fei

Lau Siu-Ming

Victor Hon Kwan

Lee Siu-Kay
Melon
Rebel from China is a crime, drama, action film released in 1990. Directed by Raymond Lee Wai-Man, it stars Vincent Wan Yeung-Ming, John Woo, Cecilia Yip Tung. Prolific action director Woo proves his thespian mettle on screen as a destitute, desperate Chinese defector who, with his brother in tow, tries to find a foothold in the Hong Kong underworld.
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