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Jet Li makes his directorial debut in this gripping action thriller about a WWII soldier (Li) returning to China after the war to find he must continue to fight against abusive American sailors taking advantage of citizens in his hometown.

1986 · 1h 31m
Director Jet Li

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Jet Li makes his directorial debut in this gripping action thriller about a WWII soldier (Li) returning to China after the war to find he must continue to fight against abusive American sailors taking advantage of citizens in his hometown.

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Studio
Lionsgate
Released
1986
Run Time
1 hr 31 min
Rated
R
Regions of Origin
United States, Hong Kong, China mainland
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Languages

Original Audio
Chinese, English, Mandarin
Audio

English (United States) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), English (United States) (Always On)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.