Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Language
- CN
- Country
- Hong Kong SAR China
- Violence
- Mild
- Frights
- Mild
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- In CN — subtitles on.
The story
During the Ming Dynasty, power-crazed eunuch Tso Siu Yan rules his desert region of China as if he were Emperor, ruthlessly thwarts plots against him and sets a trap for one of his enemies at the Dragon Gate Inn.
- swordplay
- wuxia
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Yen Shi-Kwan — Ho Fu
- Yuen Cheung-Yan — Iron
- Lau Shun — Cha
- Lawrence Ng Kai-Wah — Chuen
- Xiong Xinxin — Ngai
- Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong — The General
- Yuen Bun — Xiao Hei-zi
- Yumiko Cheng Hei-Yi — Ye-Ye
- Chan Chi-Fai
- Directed
- Raymond Lee Wai-Man
- Written
- Tsui Hark, Charcoal Tan
Production
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 · 154 ratings
- Studio
- Seasonal Film Corporation, Xiaoxiang Film Studio
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1992 · You’re hereNew Dragon Gate Inn
Where it starts.
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
2011
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