Ralph Umard zeigt Einblicke hinter die Kulissen des Hongkong-Kinos, dabei kommen sowohl Regisseure wie Tsui Hark oder John Woo zu Wort, wie auch Schauspieler Cynthia Khan, Jackie Chan und andere. Sie schildern ihre Motivation, Filme zu machen und erläutern ihre Arbeit aus ihrer eigenen Sicht.
Aufnahmen von diversen Filmsets zeigen unter anderem den Alltag der Stars und Sternchen. Sie decken aber auch einige der Tricks auf, die viele der asiatischen Filme so spektakulär machen.
Nicht mehr ganz aktuell spekuliert der Regisseur dieser Dokumentation über die Veränderungen, die die Machtübernahme Chinas im Jahr 1997 für den Hongkong-Film bereithalten wird.

2016 Hong Kong film

1993 Hong Kong film

When easy-going Aoyagi meets an old friend for a fishing trip, he ends up drugged, framed for the Prime Minister's assassination, and on the run from corrupt cops. It's only the beginning of what quickly becomes the worst, weirdest day of his life. But he'll get by with a little help from his friends, who include a famous pop diva, a rockabilly deliveryman, a crippled old gangster, and the world's most cheerful serial killer.

Two brothers compete for the amorous favors of a young woman during a seaside summer of gambling, boating, and drinking.

Amid a coup, a North Korean agent escapes south with the country's injured leader in an attempt to keep him alive and prevent a Korean war.

　王大陽在妻子過世後獨自撫養無血緣關係的女兒，為了能夠負擔女兒大學的學費，兩人搬到較便宜的凶宅住，卻意外遇上凶宅裡的惡鬼張國忠，張國忠利用了王大陽的身體，幫助王大陽擺平了生活上的困難，但背地裡卻有著陰謀與計畫。

Individually, bank employees Sanjay and Karina don't earn enough to be able to buy a home, so they decide to enter into a marriage of convenience.

3个男生回港寻找karen——他们共同喜爱的女子，并且约定不用传媒手段，只是单纯依靠自己的力量去寻找，最后的赢家可以与karen在一起。然而在寻找的过程中，Leslie（钟汉良 饰）遇见了同名的女子Leslie（李绮红 饰），并被她漫不经心的生活态度所吸引；Paul（许志安 饰)偶遇新扎师妹（舒淇 饰），舒淇答应帮许找karen，实际上是在许的陪伴下寻找自己的前男友；笃信佛教的Eddie（林海峰 饰）在求签的指引下每天坐在公车上等待karen，与巴士女司机（伍咏薇 饰）发展出真感情。三对互相吸引的人同度一夜春宵后，女警说出了karen的住址。他们头也不回地奔出旅馆，留下三个面面相觑的女子。他们会找到karen并说出内心的感觉吗？还是珍惜现有的感情与眼前人呢？

Set in an alternate universe, the ancient capital of Kamakura is a vibrant town where fantastical creatures live alongside humans. Akiko is a cheerful publishing assistant who moves into town after marrying Masakazu, a popular mystery writer. Akiko is surprised by the unusual town but enjoys the new curiosities surrounding her. However, just as she was beginning to settle in, a trifling incident sweeps her spirit to the underworld too soon. Convinced that destiny has something else in store for his wife, Masakazu journeys into the underworld to bring back Akiko’s spirit.

小鎮醫生穗積與滯銷漫畫家添田是至交好友，兩人同時喜歡上在水族店工作的朝子。穗積選擇退讓來成全添田與朝子，但兩人結婚沒多久，添田就開始搞外遇，甚至還虐待朝子。當穗積發現添田的所作所為，本想搶回朝子，卻反而陷入添田的騙局之中。儘管一再被添田欺騙並挑撥，穗積仍一心想與朝子在一起，然而一次事件卻讓這份純粹的愛轉變為憎恨…

Real zombies arrive and terrorize the crew of a zombie film being shot in an abandoned warehouse, said to be the site of military experiments on humans.

The Yorozuya gang returns to protect the country's shogun when the Shinsengumi police force finds itself in a crisis.

After a man accidentally leaves his smartphone in a taxi, he and his girlfriend are plagued by stalkers and cybercrimes.

Kaoruko and Kazumasa Harima are a separated couple with two children. They plan to divorce once their daughter, Mizuho, enters elementary school. One day, they receive devastating news of their daughter falling into a coma after a near-drowning accident at a pool. The doctors declare her brain dead with no prospect of recovery and the couple must decide if they should donate her organs to others in need or to wait until her heart stops beating.

2019 film directed by Katsuo Fukuzawa

The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.

2019 film directed by Noah Baumbach

One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.

1989 film by Hou Hsiao-Hsien