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A Punch to Revenge (1989)

Directed by Lee Chiu

Action | Crime | Drama

Overview

A crippled man with an invalid son, is so greedy that he forces his wife into prostitution. Then, he makes a deal with a crime boss to pull a big heist and invites his friends from China to help. Meanwhile, Miss Fan (Yukari Oshima), the social worker who attends to Eddy, takes a liking to police officer Peter Lee (Ben Lam). The heist goes awry, and the couple gets involved in bringing the bad guys to justice. A tale of betrayal and revenge, in which law prevails at a great personal cost of its agents.

Length 98 minutes

Actors

Yukari Ôshima | Ben Lam | Eddy Ko | Stanley Fung | Chan Ging | James Ha | Gregory Charles Rivers | Ridley Tsui | Leung Gam-San | Cheung Man-Ting | Rico Chu Tak-On | Lee Jun-Git | Ho Pak-Kwong | Yoshihiro Inada | Lee Fat-Yuen | Hon Chun | Lai Sing-Kwong | Stephen Chang Gwong-Chin | Bruce Law | Ho Wing-Cheung | Lung Sang | Ho Chi-Moon | Fei Pak | Mak Shu-San | Man-Chun Lau | Wong Choh-Wa | Yiu Chaan-Lam | Yau-Kei Tang | Douglas Kung Cheung-Tak | Fan Chin-Hung | Leung Shing-Hung | Hin-cheung Choi | Ng Leung | Andy Cross | Danny Ng Wai-Yip | Wan Seung-Lam

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
09/16/2023ComputerStreamingVideo on Demand6.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Yet another Hong Kong film that deserves a good Blu-ray release from one of the boutiques. I can say I’ve never seen a table saw used the way it’s used in this film.

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