Forbidden Arsenal

1991 1h 27m CN

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 13

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Synopsis

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Hong Kong policewoman Yeung teams up with Taiwanese and Mainland officers to take down a gunrunning ring.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Cynthia Khan
Madam Yeung
Waise Lee Chi-Hung
Chen Ao Qun
Garry Chow Ging-Yeung
Ben
Robin Shou
Paul
Loletta Lee Lai-Chun
Edna
Do Siu-Chun
Hua Zhi Yong
Tse Wai-Kit
Little Devil
Phillip Kwok Chui
Tam

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yuen Jun-Man
Writers: Tony Leung, Patrick Yuen Yeuk-Gwong
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "In the Line of Duty Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yuen Jun-Man, shot by Ko Chiu-Lam. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

AWARDS

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Original score by Jonathon Wong Bong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Cynthia Khan and Waise Lee Chi-Hung and Garry Chow Ging-Yeung carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0101723 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yuen Jun-Man directs. Ko Chiu-Lam behind the camera. Jonathon Wong Bong scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Mandarin.

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Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
235 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.
4Part of the "In the Line of Duty Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Yuen Jun-Man, shot by Ko Chiu-Lam. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Jonathon Wong Bong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Cynthia Khan and Waise Lee Chi-Hung and Garry Chow Ging-Yeung carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0101723 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Ko Chiu-Lam
Original score: Jonathon Wong Bong
Makeup / hair: Wong Lai-Kuen
Runtime: 87 min · 1h 27m
Status: Released
Box office: $465,103
Original language: CN
Certification (US): 18
IMDB: Forbidden Arsenal (1991)

Part of

In the Line of Duty Collection

In the Line of Duty is a series of girls with guns feature films produced by Hong Kong movie studio D & B Films which star, in the first two, Michelle Yeoh and, in subsequent instalments, Cynthia Khan as a police officer who combines use of firearms with martial arts. The third was the first to use the In the Line of Duty title, retroactively applied to the two Michelle Yeoh vehicles.