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The Brink
Reckless police inspector Sai Gau (Zhang Jin) is on a mission to crack down on criminal Shing's (Shawn Yue) gold smuggling scheme, yet fails to arrest him. As Sai Gau continues his manhunt, he discovers Shing's involvement with triad boss Blackie (Yasuaki Kurata), who hides on a casino cruise ship on the high seas. Shing has been involved in a power struggle within the smuggling ring, and is forced to kill his adopted father. He also loses his share of gold smuggling to Blackie. To get even, Shing appears on the cruise, while Sai Gau is there to hunt for him.
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Reckless police inspector Sai Gau (Zhang Jin) is on a mission to crack down on criminal Shing's (Shawn Yue) gold smuggling scheme, yet fails to arrest him. As Sai Gau continues his manhunt, he discovers Shing's involvement with triad boss Blackie (Yasuaki Kurata), who hides on a casino cruise ship on the high seas. Shing has been involved in a power struggle within the smuggling ring, and is forced to kill his adopted father. He also loses his share of gold smuggling to Blackie. To get even, Shing appears on the cruise, while Sai Gau is there to hunt for him.
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Genre:Crime, Action
Written By:Melvin Li
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Runtime:100 minutes
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Cast
Jonathan Li Tsz-Chun
Director
Max Zhang
Chang Hao-Dong / Sai Gau
Yue Man-lok
Jiang Gui-Sheng
Janice Man Wing-San
Xue
Wu Yue
Yan Zhi-De
Tai Bo
Chen Shui-Sheng
Cecilia So Lai-Shan
Ke-Yan
Yasuaki Kurata
Chen Ding-Kui
Gordon Lam Ka-Tung
Chan Yiu-Fai
Derek Tsang Kwok-Cheung
Sheng
Kumer So Wai-Chuen
Jin-Fu
Wu Yun
Ke-Yan's Father
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