Johnnie To and Ching Siu-tung

Executioners

Executioners

Maggie Cheung, Anita Mui, and Michelle Yeoh return in this gritty, postapocalyptic sequel to The Heroic Trio. Following a devastating nuclear attack, Hong Kong’s supply of clean water has fallen into the hands of a masked maniac (Anthony Wong) intent on seizing political power—forcing the three fearless fighters to settle their differences and unite to stop him. Darker in tone than the original, Executioners finds Johnnie To and codirector/martial-arts choreographer Ching Siu-tung continuing to push their whirlwind action set pieces to new levels of cartoon craziness, while adding an abundance of grungy, dystopian atmosphere and a fresh dose of antiauthoritarian attitude.

Film Info

  • Hong Kong
  • 1993
  • 96 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

Executioners
Cast
Michelle Yeoh
Invisible Girl/Ching
Anita Mui
Wonder Woman/Tung
Maggie Cheung
Thief Catcher/Chan Chat
Damian Lau
Commissioner Lau
Anthony Wong
Mr. Kim
Anthony Wong
Chan Gau
Takeshi Kaneshiro
Chung Hon
Lau Ching-wan
Tak
Credits
Director
Johnnie To
Director
Ching Siu-tung
Produced by
Johnnie To
Produced by
Ching Siu-tung
Screenplay by
Susan Chan Suk-yin
Story by
Sandy Shaw Lai-king
Cinematographer
Poon Hang-Sang
Setting designer
Raymond Chan
Art director
Bruce Yu
Music by
Cacine Wong
Martial-arts director
Ching Siu-tung

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