The Tang emperor is betrayed by one of his generals, who installs himself as emperor in the East Capital. The son of one of his slave workers escapes to the Shaolin Temple, learns kung fu, and sets out to kill the traitor who killed his father.

• Chung Yuen Motion Picture Co.
• Jet Li
• Yu Hai
• Yu Chenghui
• Ding Lan
• Hu Jian-Qiang
• Sun Jiankui
• Liu Huai-Liang
• Ji Chunhua