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Legend of the Wolf (1997)

Directed by Donnie Yen

Action | Drama

Overview

Wolf is a war veteran who recounts the tale of his legendary youth to a young upstart killer. Flashback to a post-World War 2 time when the young Wolf is wandering the Chinese countryside in search of his missing memories. He only knows to meet someone at an abandoned temple. He ends up hooking up with a local villager, who intends to guide the Wolf to his destination. On the way, they find Wai-Yee, who’s been waiting for Wolf for quite some time. However, Wolf still can’t remember anything, until the bad guys come to find him, and they bear the terrible secret of the Wolf’s past.

Length 94 minutes

Actors

Donnie Yen | Carman Lee | Dayo Wong | Ben Lam | Edmond Leung | Bonnie Lai Suk-Yin | Mak Wai-Cheung | Tony Tam Chun-To | Kenji Tanigaki | Mandy Chan | Chiu Wing-Hoi | Cub Chin Kong-Hon | Tat Chiu Lee | Ho Kai Lam | Sam Hoh Choi-Chow

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
09/29/2024TVStreamingVideo on Demand6 stars
 

Viewing Notes

aka New Big Boss (which is a dumb title)

Bought this on vhs back in the day but was so murky I never finished it. Prime has an okay transfer albeit English dubbed. Would be a good title for restoration and release given its history.

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