

Yellow River Fighter
1988-06-09 · 94 min · ★ 7.2
In this martial arts action-drama, a swordsman named Toh Hong travels home after a long battle to discover his wife and children have been brutally murdered.
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- Directors
- Cheung Sing-Yim
- Production companies
- 西安电影制片厂
- Countries
- China, Hong Kong
- Status
- Released
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Yu ChenghuiToh Hong
Chunyu ShanshanChe Yu
Ji Chunhua
Sun JiankuiLord Lee's Lieutenant
Yu Hai
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