Huanle Yingxiong (1989)

Synopsis of Huanle Yingxiong

This very commercial Chinese action drama is based on a popular novel Storm on the Tong River by Sima Wensen. In the story, set in Fujian province in the 1930s, the area suffers from the chaos brought from three rival gangs as they compete for control of the region. The nationalist government has sent someone from Beijing to sort things out: instead, he has joined one of the gangs, hoping to help it wipe out the others. A communist man returns from a stay overseas, only to find that his father hopelessly addicted to opium, and that his wife has given birth to another man's child. All sorts of intrigues and complex subplots swirl throughout the film, as the battles rage. This film has a sequel titled Yingyang Jie, or Realm Between the Living and the Dead. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

Director(s):

Wu Ziniu

Writer(s):

Sima Xiaojia

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