880-02 Xin liu xing hu die jian = Butterfly & sword / Mei ya dian ying zhi zuo you xian gong si ; Chang hong ying shi gu fen you xian gong si ; jian zhi, Zhu Yanping ; bian ju, Zhuang Cheng ; dao yan, Mai Dangjie.
Includes special features. Based on the novel by Gu Long. Letterbox format. Originally released as a motion picture in 1993. 880-03 Yang Ziqiong, Liang Chaowei, Wang Zuxian, Zhen Zidan, Lin Zhiying, Xu Jinjiang.
Summary:
When the powerful eunuch Tsao assigns Sister Ko and brother Sing, siblings who are also assassins, to infiltrate a group of rebels, they are caught in a web of deceit and betrayal. Unbeknownst to them, Tsao is already dead and the imposter has a goal of his own. A kung fu thriller with amazing swordplay and innovative action sequences.--Container. Dynamo Michelle Yeoh stars as a loyalist who attempts to keep the King's empire from being overthrown by a revolutionary group. Top fight action. During the Ming Dynasty, there was a power struggle between Eunuch Tsao and Eunuch Lee. Tsao teamed up with Lady Kao, the head of "Happy Wood", to intercept a confidential letter sent by Lee to Sun Yu-Po, the owner of Hill Villa, in order to reveal Lee's conspiracy. Ko's pal, Mon, sneaked into the villa and was put into an important position by Sun, who even arranged for his concubine to marry him. On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, Lady Kao and her two pals attacked the villa and succeeded in acquiring the letter. However, they discovered that the disturbance was provoked by Tsao ...
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