At
the height of her popularity, Hong Kong actress Anita Yuen inexplicably
made this nasty rape thriller. The story deals with a mortuary technician
who takes revenge into her own hands after her mentally handicapped
sister is sexually violated and murdered by a serial rapist. Frankie
Chan has directed a violent and disturbing (some say tasteless) film,
but it is technically superior to many other genre outings. Anita Yuen
is amazing, quite convincing, despite the 'out-of-character' role.
Emily
Kwan - playing Detective Wai here - established herself in this genre,
making UNTOLD
STORY and DOCTOR
LAMB just prior to this venture. She would also star in HUMAN
PORK CHOP and Lee Tso Nam's EYE
FOR AN EYEa few years later.
This
is a very early role for Takeshi Kaneshiro, a mega popular star in China
and Japan. He began his career as a 'teen idol' singer in Taiwan but
evolved into a critically-acclaimed stylish actor. It's rare for an
Asian performer to be ultra popular throughout both China and Japan,
but he says it's because of his proficiency in various languages. His
fans say it's because of his acting chops, good looks and 'cool' attitude.
Journalists says it's because he is so elusive [No one seems to know
what he does outside of his studio commitments and his reluctance for
the spotlight is legendary]. Some of Takeshi's popular cult films are
WARLORDS,
DRAGON,
CONFESSION
OF PAIN, and John Woo's RED
CLIFF. Today, Mr Kaneshiro makes Tokyo his home.
A Hong
Kong film with Chinese and English Subtitles; widescreen format, totally
uncut version (98 minutes),
DVD encoded for ALL REGIONS NTSC; extras include selected theatrical trailers.
Strong
Sexual Content/Graphic Violence/Rape/Semi-Nudity/Sexual Brutality
For Adult Audiences
