An Australian cop heads to Hong Kong to head off the supply of a new designer drug which raises the sexual appetite of anyone who takes it.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Huang Feng, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Angela Mao Ying, George Lazenby, Hwang In-shik, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Angela Mao Ying
as Angela Li Shou-Hua
Gakuto Kajiwara
as Shinra Kusakabe (voice)
George Lazenby
as Joseph Stoner
Yusuke Kobayashi
as Arthur Boyle (voice)
Hwang In-shik
as Mr. Big
Saeko Kamijo
as Maki Oze (voice)
Betty Ting Pei
as Wang Yen Yen
Mao Ichimichi
as Iris (voice)
Kazuya Nakai
as Akitaru Obi (voice)
Joji Takagi
as Mr. Chin
Kenichi Suzumura
as Takehisa Hinawa (voice)
Sammo Hung
as Gang Strongman
Aoi Yuuki
as Kotatsu Tamaki (voice)
Gam Lau
as Club girl
Daisuke Sakaguchi
as Victor Licht (voice)
Romanolee Rose
as Melanie
Taku Yashiro
as Vulcan Joseph (voice)Samuel J. Peake
as Cult Leader
Yeung Wai
as Shrine Priest
Sun Lan
as GangsterHong Seong-joong
as Inspector FongCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 24 min |
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