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Tiger Cage (1988)

Tiger Cage poster
Original title
特警屠龍
Directed by
Yuen Woo-ping
Genre
crime film, thriller film, martial arts film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
18
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 53 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Hong Kong cop and his team pursue a dangerous criminal syndicate. They find themselves caught in a web of betrayal and violent confrontations.

fast-pacedviolentintensegrittyadrenalizedstreet-levelvisceral

What happens

Tiger Cage is a 1988 Hong Kong action film directed by Yuen Woo-ping and starring Simon Yam, Carol Cheng, Jacky Cheung, Irene Wan and Donnie Yen. The film was followed by a sequel, Tiger Cage 2, released two years later in 1990 featuring a new storyline, with Yuen returning as director and cast members Yen and Cheng returning in different roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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