Falsely accused for cheating in a martial arts competition, two boyhood friends are banished from their Shaolin Temple and go their separate ways. As adults, they join opposing sides in a civil war. When one betrays the other, they settle their differences mano-a-mano.

• Orange Sky Golden Harvest
• Eastern Productions
• Jet Li
• Michelle Yeoh
• Chin Siu-Ho
• Fennie Yuen Kit-Ying
• Yu Hai
• Yuen Cheung-Yan
• Shun Lau
• Chow Gam-Kong