The Association
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Plain-clothes detective Wang is the best in his trade. One day he stumbles across a young girl's body who apparently is died of abortion. Wang investigates the guilty abortionist who leads Wang to a secret organization called "The Welfare Association". Actually it is an international prostitution racket. Wang sneaks into the association. When he is about to arrest the association's organizer, a girl, Lei, whose sister's death cause by the secret society, saves Wang in certain death. Wang arrests the organizer but has set her free from headquarter. Wang and Lei get together in getting the commander dismissed.
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Cast
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Tanny Tien Ni
Lei
Known for
The Golden Lotus
Human Lanterns
Byong Yu
Detective Wang
No other roles listed
Angela Mao Ying
Fang Chu / Lui Ying
Known for
Enter the Dragon
Hapkido
Sun Lan
Thief
Known for
New Fist of Fury
Hapkido
Sammo Hung Kam-bo
Tiger, Wang's assistant
Known for
Ip Man 2
Project A
Chiang Nan
Police Officer
Known for
The Heroine
The Golden Lotus
Fang Mian
Police Captain
Known for
Five Fingers of Death
Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan
Chao Hsiung
General
Known for
Five Fingers of Death
Come Drink with Me
Simon Yuen Siu-Tien
Sifu
Known for
Drunken Master
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
Hwang In-shik
General's Bodyguard
Known for
The Way of the Dragon
The Young Master
Wilson Tong Wai-Shing
General's Bodyguard
Known for
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
Dirty Ho
Jenny Liang
Nude Woman
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Jeong Chang-hwa Director · Lee Hee-woo Screenplay Kuo Hui Screenplay
First release November 21, 1974 · Produced in South Korea, Hong Kong SAR China · Production Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Golden Harvest Company
Production
Golden Farm
Production
Orange Sky Golden Harvest
Production
Golden Harvest Company
Production
South Korea · Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Yan ku shen tan
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
South Korea · November 21, 1974
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Hong Kong SAR China
June 12, 1975 · Theatrical
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