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Burning Ambition

Burning Ambition

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Action   Crime   Drama
📜 Overview: This is director/martial arts star Frankie Chan's unofficial remake of the Kinji Fukasaku film SHOGUN'S SAMURAI (1978). Instead of Japanese samurai in a period setting, we get modern day Chinese gangsters battling each other for the position left vacant after the mysterious death of their head honcho.
🌏 Languages Available: Cantonese
📆 Date Released: 1989-04-13
⌚ Running Time: 104 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.7

Beloved Cast

Frankie Chan Fan-Kei original image
Chi-Shau
Frankie Chan Fan-Kei
Simon Yam original image
Tat-Hwa
Simon Yam
Ko Chun-Hsiung original image
Ko Chun-Hsiung
Yukari Ôshima original image
Chau Siao-Tao
Yukari Ôshima
Kara Wai Ying-Hung original image
Chau Siu-Hong
Kara Wai Ying-Hung
Michael Miu Kiu-Wai original image
Michael Miu Kiu-Wai
Eddy Ko Hung original image
Eddy Ko Hung
Roy Chiao original image
Hwa's Father
Roy Chiao
Austin Wai Tin-Chi original image
Austin Wai Tin-Chi
Lau Siu-Ming original image
Lau Siu-Ming
David Lau Chi-Wing original image
David Lau Chi-Wing
Dan Mintz original image
Dan Mintz
Shing Fui-On original image
Shing Fui-On
Ann Mui Oi-Fong original image
Ann Mui Oi-Fong
Gam Lui original image
Gam Lui
Jeffrey Falcon original image
Jeffrey Falcon
Rico Chu original image
Rico Chu
Fung Hak-On original image
Fung Hak-On
Paul Wong Kwan original image
Paul Wong Kwan
Ng Yuen-Jun original image
Ng Yuen-Jun
Lin Wen-Wei original image
Lin Wen-Wei
Robin Shou original image
Iron Club
Robin Shou
Jacky Yeung Tak-Ngai original image
Jacky Yeung Tak-Ngai
Rainy Chan Choi-Yin original image
Rainy Chan Choi-Yin
William Cheng Wai-Ming original image
William Cheng Wai-Ming
Wan Seung-Lam original image
Wan Seung-Lam
John Ladalski original image
John Ladalski
Lam Shung-Ching original image
Lam Shung-Ching
Mai Kei original image
Mai Kei
Amy Lam original image
Amy Lam
Michelle Yip Suen original image
Michelle Yip Suen
Ng Hong-Sang original image
Ng Hong-Sang
Ngau Choi-Ling original image
Ngau Choi-Ling
Hoh Shu-Wing original image
Hoh Shu-Wing
Tang Tai-Wo original image
Tang Tai-Wo
Lau Chun original image
Lau Chun
Andy Chworowsky original image
Andy Chworowsky
Alan English original image
Alan English
Lee Yiu-King original image
Lee Yiu-King
Choi Kin-Shing original image
Choi Kin-Shing
Chang Seng-Kwong original image
Chang Seng-Kwong
Bruce Law Lai-Yin original image
Bruce Law Lai-Yin
Mak Shu-San original image
Mak Shu-San
Lau Fong-Sai original image
Lau Fong-Sai
Yeung Sai-Gwan original image
Yeung Sai-Gwan
Thomas Sin Ho-Ying original image
Thomas Sin Ho-Ying
Hung San-Nam original image
Hung San-Nam
Tony Tam Chun-To original image
Tony Tam Chun-To
Cheung Ping-Chuen original image
Cheung Ping-Chuen
Tony Ling Chi-Wah original image
Tony Ling Chi-Wah
Ha Kwok-Wing original image
Ha Kwok-Wing
Louis Roth original image
Louis Roth
Seung Yee original image
Stern Mother
Seung Yee
Cho Wing original image
Cho Wing
Shing Fu-On original image
Shing Fu-On

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