Koan Hui’s Typical Vibe
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Koan Hui has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2010s.
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Adopted by a renowned swordsmith, a young man discovers that his biological father was killed by a powerful bandit called Lung. Leaving to seek revenge, he runs afoul of vicious desert scum, losing his right arm in the process. After being nursed back to health, he learns to compensate for his loss and returns to confront Lung.
Dir. Tsui Hark · With Vincent Zhao Wenzhuo, Xiong Xinxin, Sonny Song
A streetwise young man becomes a bodyguard to score quick cash. He befriends a disillusioned mercenary determined to begin life anew. They find themselves working together to foil an assassination attempt, but their partnership ultimately can't last.
Dir. Tsui Hark · With Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung, Wu Bai, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
Super-soldier recruit Tsui Chik is forced to escape with his comrades after the project is canceled. Months later, he's trying to have a quiet life as a librarian with his best friend, Inspector Shek Wai-Ho. However, a string of vicious gangland murders begins that has all the markings of Tsui's former compatriots who seem to have turned to crime. Realizing that the police are helpless, he decides to take them on himself. With a disguise, Tsui becomes the mysterious superhero known only as Black Mask.
Dir. Daniel Lee · With Jet Li, Lau Ching-Wan, Karen Mok Man-Wai
During the reign of King Zhou, an official enters his bedchamber, and is devoured by the monstrous tails of Daji, his concubine. Outside their city, several warriors within a metal wagon discuss their strategies to free the Invisible People and their Chief, when Jiang Ziya appears to them. He tells them that when King Zhou was younger, he let himself become possessed by the Black Dragon for his quest for power.
Dir. Koan Hui · With Jet Li, Fan Bingbing, Huang Xiaoming
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