Wednesday, September 27, 2023

An Eternal Combat - 天地玄門 (1991)

English Title:
An Eternal Combat
Chinese Title: 天地玄門
 
Cast: Cho Chun Sing, Shing Fui On, Lam Ching Ying, Gabriel Wong, Joey Wang, Joh Chung, Anthony Wong, Philip Ko, Lau Siu Ming, Hui Siu Hung, Hoh Dung
 
Synopsis: In olden times, the Chinese countryside is under siege from a murderous Japanese demon (Cho Chun Sing) and bumbling military officer Ma Sheung Fung (Shing Fui On) is ordered to catch the undead killer within seven days...or hang himself on the 8th. A desperate Ma requests the aid of a powerful high priest (Lam Ching Ying) but balks when told that he must die before the priest can help him. Unfortunately for Ma, he does indeed perish later that night, while dallying with five prostitutes at the local whorehouse. Returning from the beyond as a fairy, the officer joins the Taoist and his obnoxious assistant, Tortoise (Gabriel Wong), in battle against the demon and his equally formidable mistress, Cici (Joey Wang). The trio are able to vanquish their female quarry but their attempt to disperse the male creature inside a Taoist trap goes disastrously wrong and transports all four of them into the present day. The priest ends up at the Green Water Lunatic Asylum, which is run by Dr. Gigi Wong (also Wang), a dead ringer for Cici. After several demonstrations of his powers, the psychologist begins to believe her patient's fantastic stories and learns from him that she is a reincarnation of Cici, an innocent transformed by the demon into "Evil Woman." Reuniting with his lost pupils, the Taoist is destined to battle the demon once again in this strange new world but first Gigi must be saved from her deranged boyfriend (Anthony Wong).