Xu Men Movies
- 1989
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
- 1989
This Chinese action drama is based on a popular novel Storm on the Tong River by Sima Wensen, and is the sequel to the movie Huanle Yingxiong, or The Joyous Heroes. In Fujian province in the 1930s, three rival gangs battle for control of the region. In the earlier film, the communist Liu came home from overseas to find chaos at home and abroad. The leader of one of the gangs is his brother in law, and is more moderate than the others and tries unsucessfully to find a peaceful solution to their conflicts. For most of the film, the gang leaders scheme, plot, and battle each other bloodily, but when they have almost wiped each other out, they begin to feel that they have been manipulated from the beginning by the Nationalists, and it appears that rather than fighting each other further, they may join together to fight them. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jin Di, Yang Zhaoquan, (more)
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