A man named Ling Shi Hao is left beaten by a mob of Japanese ner~do~wells. But rather than dying face down in the dirt, he is rescued by a woman, and nursed back to health..Years later, a mystery woman ( Angela Mao) comes to town and starts beating the living daylights out of the same Japanese mob who had beaten Ling, in order to get information as to his whereabouts. They know nothing, believing him to be dead these last few years, but just who is this mystery woman? Why is she looking for Ling? Soon enough, it transpires that she too is looking for Ling, in order to kill him! And when she eventually tracks him down on the remote farm she goes in for the kill..!
After a bit of conflict, Ling manages to convince his would be executioner to lay off him until he has had 24hrs to take revenge on the evil gang of Japanese mobsters that originally left him for dead.
Reluctantly she agrees, but is left ruing her decision, after he is once again bested and disappears into hiding before reappearing again, only this time with skills that might just help him win.. The final question of course being just who will side with who when the kick hits the fan?
Compared to Hapkido and When Taekwondo strikes, the fights here isn't as intense, but it's still good, especially when Angela Mao, in revenge mode, kicks and punches her opponents with abandonment. She acts quite well as the one-tracked minded lady who wants to kill
Ling. What's interesting is that Ling is a hero, a guy who had made a mistake in the past. But Mao is too obstinate and filled with hate to forgive. After all, he was the cause of her sister's death. This is a rather sombre-toned tale that has some characterisation and some depth in its portrayal of honour and compassion.
