The story concerns the efforts of the emperor to obtain the Dragon Sabre and it's companion magic sword so the "martial world" will be forced to respect him. He enlists a bad guy who plots a massacre of the Mongolians to blamed on the "Ming cult" so that the Mongolian hero played by Ti Lung will attack and steal the sabre from the cult and then give it to the bad guy who has in the meantime stolen a powerful magic sutra from Budhhist nuns, kidnapped a Mongolian Princess and is trying to become a Yin/Yang fighter which looks like ... wait, none of this makes much sense, but that's the film. Derek Yee plays the hero of the Ming cult who is trying to find out who is framing the cult for the massacre.
This mystery-tinged 'Martial Arts World' epic was one of director Chu Yuan and novelist Ku Lung's last together for the Shaw Studios, but it's another action-filled winner. Liu Yung and Sun Chien team to investigate the martial arts murders of a supposedly mortally wounded swordsman, only to find deception, death, double-dealings, imposters, and one deadly duel after another. No less than three choreographers are on hand to handle the multitude of magnificent martial arts.
When a gang war breaks out over disputed territory, crime boss Wai blames his lieutenant, Ah Sing, for failing to wipe out the competition.
探偵のウォン（マイケル）は香港で私立探偵事務所「萬能私家偵探社」を開いているが、従業員は美人秘書のジャッキー（テレサ・チュウ）と間抜けな助手のチョンボ（リッキー）の3人だけだった。 不倫調査の仕事をこなしていたある日、探偵志望の青年キット（サミュエル）が安月給で良いから雇ってくれと事務所を訪れた。最初はこれ以上雇うつもりは無い（実際には、これ以上給料を払いたくない）と断ったのだが、直後に起きたスリ騒ぎでの鮮やかな対応を見て、渋々雇い入れることになった。 今まで以上のケチケチ振りを見せるウォンに対し、我慢するチョンボとキット。ウォンとともにキットが初めて行った不倫調査で、証拠を押さえたまでは良かったが……
Kan's man
Tan Jen-chieh's life spins out of control when he’s forced into exile to clear his name following the murder of his adopted father. He's hunted in the streets. His lover, Butterfly, turns to prostitution. And his father's likely killer – a smooth operator known as the Rambler – is always lingering nearby. But before Tan and the Rambler can slit each other's throats, they learn they've been double-crossed and go two against everyone in a rage of double-edged vengeance.
