Author Archive: Retro

The Emperor’s armies have developed a new weapon: a thrown blade that can remove someone’s head from long distance. As the paranoid Emperor begins decapitating anyone he fears might be a threat, his guard Mau Tang becomes disillusioned with the excesses of his master. He leaves his post and takes up the quiet life of farming and raising a family. Eventually, though, his past catches up with him, and he must find a way to fight the flying guillotine if he is to save his head.

The new police chief has been striving to bring a dangerous gang to justice. He seeks the help from some of his prisoners, offering pardon to those who survive. They ultimately bond together to track down the leader.A long and bloody fight ensues.

Two brothers, Warren and David, try to defeat the evil forger who is making their lives a misery.

The Abbot of Po Chi Lam is about to die and therefore name a successor. The aggressive and hot-tempered San Sau seems likely, but the Abbot favors the quieter Wai Nam. On his deathbed, the Abbot entrusts the temples surplice to Wai Nam and sends him out into the world. San Sau and his allies are determined to get it back.

Eight thieves steal a treasure map and split it into eight pieces, vowing to regroup three years later. But they’ll have to deal with a deadly-kicking cop.

The Shaolin Temple is the last place to resist defeat by the Manchu Dynasty, mostly because of their unique fighting style. Men from far and wide come to wait outside the temple, hoping that they will be admitted as pupils. As the Abbot becomes older, he realizes that the Manchus are determined to destroy the temple and eradicate the Shaolin fighting techniques. To this end, he decides that it is time at last to admit worthy men into the temple as students, to learn the way of Shaolin.

An evil occidental ninja runs medical smuggling operation. Interpol ninja sets out to stop him.