Book of Swords

1996
1h 24m

IMDb RATING

4.0/10

395

YOUR RATING

Action Drama Fantasy Thriller

An Asian cop returns to Chicago to revenge his brother's death, only to come up against a psycho threesome on a killing spree.An Asian cop returns to Chicago to revenge his brother's death, only to come up against a psycho threesome on a killing spree.An Asian cop returns to Chicago to revenge his brother's death, only to come up against a psycho threesome on a killing spree.

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IMDb RATING

4.0/10

395

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Four actors in this movie - Ho Sung Pak, Danny Pesina, Katalin Zamiar and Richard Divisio -have all starred in the original two "Mortal Kombat" video games.
Ho Sung Pak as Liu Kang
Danny Pesina as Johnny Cage/Scorpion/Sub-Zero/Reptile
Katalin Zamiar as Mileena/Kitana/Jade
Richard Divisio as Kano/Baraka/Quan Chi

Quotes
X Man: Power is a piece of cake that has to be eaten; the big question is, how much do you take?

Crazy credits
Caption on the end credits: "NO WIRES OR SPECIAL EFFECTS WERE USED IN THE FILMING OF THE FIGHT SCENES IN THIS MOVIE"

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Featured review

9/10

Great Action... Unbelievable Martial Arts!!!

Saw an early screener copy of this film. It has great action and unbelievable martial arts. HoSung Pak is great in the starring role, he is the next breakout martial arts star bar none. Try and get a copy of the DVD or see it soon in the theaters, but don't miss this one!!! The cinematography is great too... by the same guy who did project greenlight (the 1st one). HoSung Pak has a great screen presence, you've also seen him in Jackie Chan's film "The Legend of Drunken Master" and he was in the Video Game's Mortal Kombat I & II. The urban setting's in this film lend a great background to the dark and mystical storyline of the "Book of Swords" legend, the obstacles that HoSung's character has to encounter make a worthy counterpart to his high level of the arts.