english title | Dragon Inn |
original title | 新龍門客棧 |
aka | New Dragon Inn / New Dragon Gate Inn |
french title | L' auberge du dragon |
year | 1992 |
country | Hong-Kong |
genres | wu xia pian (swordplay) period |
duration | 1h40 |
distributor | Golden Harvest |
shooting studio | Film Workshop |
classification | Hong-Kong: |
During the Ming Dynasty, a eunuch Yin wants to crave his own kingdom with his secret organization East Chamber. Chow, who used to be the commander of the palace guards, opposes to Yin's corrupted ambition. Yin intends on destroying the rebelling clans by kidnapping Chow's friend Yeung's children as the bait. Chow, with his own fellows, finally rescues them at the border and they stay in the Dragon Inn. Chow asks Jade, the beautiful host of the inn, for helping them escape, but Jade takes this advantage and seize the opportunity to make Chow her lover. Disappointed, Chow decides to take the children away alone. Having keeping an eye on them, Yin dispatches his army and a war between good and evil finally begins.