Chen Zhen, a Chinese engineering student in Kyoto, who braves the insults and abuse of his Japanse fellow students for his local love Mitsuko Yamada, daughter of the director, returns in 1937 to his native Shangai, under Japanse protectorate -in fact military occupation- after reading about the death of his kung-fu master Hou Ting-An in a fight against the Japanese champion Ryuichi Akutagawa.
| Writing | Gordon Chan | Screenplay |
| Directing | Gordon Chan | Director |
| Writing | Lan Kay Toa | Screenplay |
| Crew | Derek Cheung Chi-Chuen | Stunts |
| Production | Jet Li | Producer |
| Sound | Stephen Edwards | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Joseph Koo | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Derek Wan Man-Kit | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Chan Ki-Hop | Editor |
| Directing | Yuen Pau Woo | Action Director |
| Crew | Yuen Woo-Ping | Fight Choreographer |
| Writing | Kim Yip Kwong-Kim | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shirley Chan | Costume Designer |
| Art | Horace Ma Kwong-Wing | Production Design |
| Art | Horace Ma Kwong-Wing | Art Direction |
| Production | Julia Chu | Production Supervisor |
