Secret Service of the Imperial Court (1984)

Original title

錦衣衛

Directed by

Lu Chin-ku

Genre

action film, martial arts film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

16

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A secret police officer in 15th-century China grows disillusioned with his work for a corrupt court eunuch. The officer must decide where his loyalties lie.

fast-pacedaction-packedgrittysuspensefulmelancholicretrovisceralbleak

What happens

Secret Service of the Imperial Court (錦衣衛), also known as Police Pool of Blood, is a 1984 Hong Kong wuxia film produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio and directed by Tony Lo, starring Bryan Leung and Tony Liu. Set in 15th-century China, the film follows a jinyiwei (secret police) officer who becomes disillusioned with his purpose under the direction of a corrupt court eunuch based on the historical figure Wang Zhen. The 2010 film 14 Blades has been suggested to be a remake. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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