Gangland killer Wong Biau is convicted and sent to prison for murdering Lin, chief of a rival gang who happens to be the brother of Wong's girlfriend. Actually, Wong is innocent. Years later, Wong is freed and making a start to be a law-abiding citizen. But Lin Wai-ying, his former girlfriend, now the leader of the rival gang, makes repeated attempts to kill him...
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Wang Kuan-Hsiung
Also in
Shaolin Kung Fu Master
Iron Ox, Tiger's Killer
Chuan Yuan
Also in
The Duel
The Thunderbolt Fist
Yang-Ming Tsai
Raymond Chow
Known for
A Simple Life
Hung Chi Mao
Wang Hsieh
Known for
The Super Inframan
A Better Tomorrow
Hui-Shan Yang
Teng Yu-Kun
Lu Tai-lan
Chin-Shan Chen
Chang Yu-lan
Also in
The Juvenizer
The Third Face
Yu-Lan Chiang
Tsai Yang-Ming Director · Mao Hung-chi Screenplay
First release April 29, 1982 · Produced in Taiwan · Original title 衝破黑漩渦
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Paragon Films
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Taiwan
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Original title
衝破黑漩渦
Original language
Chinese
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Chinese
Release dates
Taiwan · April 29, 1982
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