In the Line of Duty 3

1988 1h 24m CN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 34★6.6IMDB · 1,026

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Synopsis

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Genji Nakamura and his partner Michiko Nishiwaki are thieves for the notorious Red Army terrorist organization in Japan. After pulling off the jewelry heist of the century in which dozens of people get killed, they are now planning to use the jewelry they've snatched to buy an arms cache.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Cynthia Khan
Madam Yeung Lai-Ching
Hiroshi Fujioka
Hiroshi Fujioka
Michiko Nishiwaki
Michiko Nishiwaki
Stuart Yung Sai-Kit
Nakamura Genji
Dick Wei
Kikamura
Paul Chun Pui
Insp. Cameron Chuen
Elliot Ngok Wah
Yamamoto
Melvin Wong King-Sun
Michael Wong

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Brandy Yuen Jan-Yeung
Writers: Law Tai-Man, Kim Yip Kwong-Kim, Chan Kiu-Ying
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong, Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Hong Kong, Japan.

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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 Brandy Yuen Jan-Yeung, shot by Au Kam-Hung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Philip Chan Fei-Lit. 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 Hiroshi Fujioka and Michiko Nishiwaki carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0095337 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Brandy Yuen Jan-Yeung directs. Au Kam-Hung behind the camera. Philip Chan Fei-Lit scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong, Japan. Dialogue in Cantonese.

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Things worth knowing

184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
238 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3International production across 2 countries: Hong Kong, Japan.
4Part of the "In the Line of Duty Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Brandy Yuen Jan-Yeung, shot by Au Kam-Hung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Philip Chan Fei-Lit. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Cynthia Khan and Hiroshi Fujioka and Michiko Nishiwaki carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0095337 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 34 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Au Kam-Hung
Original score: Philip Chan Fei-Lit
Runtime: 84 min · 1h 24m
Status: Released
Original language: CN
Certification (US): 18
IMDB: In the Line of Duty 3 (1988)
IMDB rating: 6.6/10 · 1,026 votes

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.