Pursuit of a Killer

Pursuit of a Killer

89 mins | Crime, Thriller, Horror, Mystery | Sept. 20, 1985

This is one of those -"who did it" -murder movies put out by Shaw Brothers. In this one, a bunch of Mainlanders come to Hong Kong for a better life. Instead, these Mainlanders are jobless and wind up killing, robbing, and selling drugs for a Dai Lo. Tired of getting chicken scratch from their Dai Lo for all the work they've done, the Mainlanders (about 4 or 5) decide to do a big job for themselves by trying to rob a jewelry store. The heist goes awry with all the Mainlanders being apprehended by the HKRP. They all to go to jail and do their time and get discharged. Once out, the Mainlanders are getting "rubbed off" one by one and the HKRP do not have a clue. Luckily, one member, Yeh Hung (Lo Meng), of the Mainlander gang is still in jail who still has time. So, Inspector Wong (Jason Pai Piao) decides to cut Yeh Hung loose and let him walk the streets as bait to bring the killer out.

Pursuit of a Killer

89 mins | Crime, Thriller, Horror, Mystery | Sept. 20, 1985

Pursuit of a Killer
This is one of those -"who did it" -murder movies put out by Shaw Brothers. In this one, a bunch of Mainlanders come to Hong Kong for a better life. Instead, these Mainlanders are jobless and wind up killing, robbing, and selling drugs for a Dai Lo. Tired of getting chicken scratch from their Dai Lo for all the work they've done, the Mainlanders (about 4 or 5) decide to do a big job for themselves by trying to rob a jewelry store. The heist goes awry with all the Mainlanders being apprehended by the HKRP. They all to go to jail and do their time and get discharged. Once out, the Mainlanders are getting "rubbed off" one by one and the HKRP do not have a clue. Luckily, one member, Yeh Hung (Lo Meng), of the Mainlander gang is still in jail who still has time. So, Inspector Wong (Jason Pai Piao) decides to cut Yeh Hung loose and let him walk the streets as bait to bring the killer out.
Producers Shaw Brothers
Original title 江湖了斷
Directors Taylor Wong
Writers

Cast

Lo Meng

as Ye Hong

Jason Pai Piao

as Inspector Wang

Sun Chien

as Lei Kung

Chan Shen

as Uncle Zhi

Lam Fai-Wong

as Policeman

Joh Yin-Ling

as Gao Mei

Keung Hon

as He Min

Shum Lo

as Brother San

Jenny Liang

as He Mei Jiao

Wai Wang

as Sun Fu Cheng

Ngai Tim-Choi

as Lu Bao

Wan Seung-Lam

as Older Lu Bao

Tam Chuen-Hing

as S.I.P. K.W. Yip

Gam Biu

as PRC Torturer / Hostage

Stephan Yip Tin-Hang

as Gangster in Warehouse