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Quick Info

Rating

7.2/10

Release1992

Runtime1h 44m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Seasonal Film Corporation

Xiaoxiang Film Studio

Movie

Dragon Inn

1992

1h 44m

7.2

Action

Thriller

Synopsis

During the Ming Dynasty, Tso Siu Yan, a power-crazed eunuch who rules his desert region of China as if he were the Emperor, ruthlessly thwarts plots against him and sets a trap for one of his enemies at the Dragon Gate Inn.

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