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In The Line of DutyIn The Line of Duty (In The Line of Duty 4: The Witness) (1989)
Dir. Yuen Woo Ping
Feat. Donnie Yen, Cynthia Khan , Michael Wong
Although the fourth in a film series about a flashy martial–arts cop, this is generally considered the best, with Yen taking his police job in…
Zatoichi 26Zatoichi 26 (Darkness Is His Ally) (1989)
Dir. Shintaro Katsu
Feat. Shintaro Katsu
An enjoyable, autumnal revival of the 1960s–70s samurai movie franchise, with a much older Katsu reprising his role of the blind swordsman and…
Dragons ForeverDragons Forever (1988)
Dir. Sammo Hung, Corey Yuen
Feat. Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen
Final martial–arts rumble for the 'three brothers' team of Chan, Hung and Biao (see PROJECT–A), here playing three spokes in a nefarious…
Police Story 2Police Story 2 (1988)
Dir. Jackie Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung
Jackie Chan directs this follow–up to his landmark hit, playing a demoted detective who must use his wiles to track down bomb–scare…
Armour of GodArmour of God (1986)
Dir. Jackie Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan blows a bigger budget than usual for this crazy quest for some relics of a Crusader's armour in Eastern Europe. Drab stretches are…
Eastern CondorsEastern Condors (Dung fong tuk ying) (1986)
Dir. Sammo Hung
Feat. Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen
A Hong Kong riff on THE DIRTY DOZEN, in which 12 Chinese convicts accept a mission into Vietnam to destroy an abandoned American weapons…
Peking Opera BluesPeking Opera Blues (1986) Recommended
Dir. Tsui Hark
Feat. Brigitte Lin, Cherie Chung, Sally Yeh
One of prolific Hong Kong director/producer Tsui Hark's most celebrated films is a genre–blending romp set around the Peking Opera in 1913. A…
Heart of the DragonHeart of the Dragon (Long de xin) (1985)
Dir. Sammo Hung, Fruit Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Emily Chu
Uncharacteristically serious Chan–Hung drama follows police detective Chan's difficulties in caring for his mentally disabled, child–like…
Mr. VampireMr. Vampire (1985)
Dir. Ricky Lau
Feat. Ching-Ying Lam, Siu-hou Chin, Ricky Hui
Influential kung–fu ghostbusting flick is a distinctively Eastern slant on the 'vampire' genre – less like caped Counts, more like…
Police AssassinsPolice Assassins (Yes Madam) (1985)
Dir. Corey Yuen
Feat. Michelle Yeoh, Cynthia Rothrock, Tsui Hark
Cheesy but fun outing has two hard–as–nails policewomen Michelle Yeoh (in her first lead role) and Cynthia Rothrock turning in their…

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