Chiba takes the role as a ruthless warrior who manipulates his way to get his way. The late great Sonny Chiba plays the evil Lord Conquer, whose aspirations to lead the martial world has its advantages and disadvantages. Kristy Yeung, as Charity, is the woman who comes between them and the once strong bond between our heroes is derailed in the wedding scene, with the two not realizing it was meant to be a set-up once Lord Conquer learns of the true prophecy. As for Wind, he is strong but at the same time, is more level-headed and is more good natured. Kwok’s Cloud is very serious, somewhat reckless, and strong-minded. The fact they are “brothers” in some ways they couldn’t be any more polar opposites. The film is elevated by the performances of its ensemble cast with two pop stars and actors leading the way along with a Japanese film legend.Īaron Kwok and Ekin Cheng are excellent in their roles of Cloud and Wind. This groundbreaking wuxia fantasy based on Ma Wing-Shing’s famous manhua has both some great martial arts, an amazing story about a prophecy, and some Hollywood-level visual effects that for its release in 1998, is nothing short of amazing. When Wind and Cloud eventually learn the truth about their birth families, they must put aside their differences to stop the man who changed their lives forever. Wind becomes a recluse while Cloud leaves Conquest, who has plans to take on the Sword Saint, the ultimate master of the martial world. When Conquest’s attempt to interfere results in Charity’s accidental death, Wind and Cloud deem their brotherhood broken. At the wedding ceremony, Cloud crashes it and goes after Wind, demanding to take Charity with her. The two work very well together but they also pine for Charity, Conquest’s daughter.Īfter discovering the true prophecy, Conquest announces Wind will marry Charity, Cloud goes ballistic and is unhappy. Having trained them for years, the duo become two of Conquest’s best warriors along with Frost. He would travel and find the families of two youngsters, Striding Cloud and Whispering Wind and killing them before taking the two in himself. However, a prophecy told him that a “wind” and a “cloud” would make him. Years ago, Lord Conquer began his quest to rule the martial world. In 1998, this live-action adaptation of the famous manhua (Chinese graphic comic) was groundbreaking in its use of visual effects and is just even more dominated by the performances of its ensemble cast.
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