
God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai(1991)
While battling a psychic gambler, Sing hurtles back in time to 1937 Shanghai. Now he must come to grips with his family history and get back to 1991.


The sword saint requests a duel with god of sword at the apex of the forbidden city to determine the worlds best. As the date of the duel nears troubles befall the imperial town until everything is revealed at the climactic fight.

Nick Cheung Ka-Fai
Dragon 9

Vicky Zhao
Princess Phoenix

Andy Lau
Cool-Son Yeh

Ekin Cheng
Simon the Snow Blower 'Saint of Sword'

Kristy Yang Rongru
Ye Ziqing

Tien Hsin
Jade

Patrick Tam Yiu-Man
The Emperor

Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong
Gold Moustache

Geng Le
Eunuch Liu Tong

Norman Tsui Siu-Keung
Lin Yun He/Thief Ghost
The Duel is a action, comedy, fantasy film released in 2000 exploring themes of martial arts, china, magic, ming dynasty. Directed by Andrew Lau Wai-Keung, it stars Nick Cheung Ka-Fai, Vicky Zhao, Andy Lau. The sword saint requests a duel with god of sword at the apex of the forbidden city to determine the worlds best. As the date of the duel nears troubles befall the imperial town until everything is revealed at the climactic fight.
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