Johnnie To

The Heroic Trio

The Heroic Trio

With this outrageously entertaining cult favorite, director Johnnie To and his lineup of legendary stars gave Hong Kong cinema something new: its own homegrown superhero cinematic universe. Thief Catcher (Maggie Cheung), Wonder Woman (Anita Mui), and Invisible Girl (Michelle Yeoh) are kick-ass crusaders who must overcome their dark pasts in order to defeat an evil, baby-snatching eunuch terrorizing the city. Eye-popping motorcycle stunts, bloodthirsty undead, cannibal infants, and kinetically choreographed wirework are all part of the wall-to-wall delirium in this irresistible showcase for three of the coolest women warriors ever to hit the screen.

Film Info

  • Hong Kong
  • 1993
  • 88 minutes
  • Color
  • 1.78:1
  • Cantonese

Available In

Collector's Set

The Heroic Trio / Executioners

The Heroic Trio / Executioners

4K UHD+Blu-ray Combo Box Set

3 Discs

$41.96

Collector's Set

The Heroic Trio / Executioners

The Heroic Trio / Executioners

Blu-ray Box Set

2 Discs

$34.96

The Heroic Trio
Cast
Michelle Yeoh
Invisible Girl/Chan San/Ching
Anita Mui
Wonder Woman/Tung
Maggie Cheung
Thief Catcher/Chan Chat
Damian Lau
Inspector Lau
Anthony Wong
Chan Gau
Yen Shi-kwan
Evil Master
James Pak
Professor
Credits
Director
Johnnie To
Produced and martial-arts directed by
Ching Siu-tung
Screenplay by
Sandy Shaw Lai-king
Cinematographer
Poon Hang-Sang
Setting designer
Raymond Chan
Art director
Bruce Yu
Music director
William Hu
Edited by
Kam Wah Production Co.

Current

The Heroic Trio / Executioners: To the Power of Three
The Heroic Trio / Executioners: To the Power of Three

Combining the influence of the wuxia genre, the Hong Kong New Wave filmmaking of the 1980s, and loony comic-book futurism, these two ass-kicking fantasias are dazzling showcases of female physicality.

By Beatrice Loayza