
Swordsman(1990)
A kung-fu manual known as the Sacred Scroll is stolen from the Emperor's library. An army detachment is sent to recover it. Meanwhile, a young swordsman and his fellow disciple are accidentally drawn into the chaos.


Ti Lung plays a Vietnam vet who's now an 'honourable' mercenary-for-hire taking on an assignment tracking down an assassin who's fled to Cambodia after murdering an industrialist from Hong Kong. He recruits a team for the task which consists of who's who of the Shaw Brother's action stars (Lo Lieh, Johnny Wang Lung Wei, Wong Yue, Chan Wei Man and comedy relief Nat Chan). However once they arrived for the mission nothing is what it seems with the standard plot-twists and turns as we find out who's the traitor among the group.

Ti Lung
Lo Lik

Michael Chan Wai-Man
Ruan Nanxing

Candice Yu On-On
He Ying

Natalis Chan Pak-Cheung
Blanche

Lo Lieh
Lei Tai

Ai Fei
Mr. Wen

Phillip Ko Fai
Naiwen

Wong Yu
Curry

Johnny Wang Lung-Wei
Hong Fan

Yuen Wah
Wen's Brother
Mercenaries from Hong Kong is a action, adventure film released in 1982. Directed by Wong Jing, it stars Ti Lung, Michael Chan Wai-Man, Candice Yu On-On. Ti Lung plays a Vietnam vet who's now an 'honourable' mercenary-for-hire taking on an assignment tracking down an assassin who's fled to Cambodia after murdering an industrialist from Hong Kong. He recruits a team for the task which consists of who's who of the Shaw Brother's action stars (Lo Lieh, Johnny Wang Lung Wei, Wong Yue, Chan Wei Man and comedy relief Nat Chan). However once they arrived for the mission nothing is what it seems with the standard plot-twists and turns as we find out who's the traitor among the group.
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