KUNG FU ASSASSIN IN SOUTH AFRICA

Product Description For centuries, it's been the axis of the fighting arts--an ancienttemple for a select group who want to wed the power of the mind to themight of the body. And for one monk, it's the training ground for alife destined to test his limits as a man and as a warrior. 1929. China is in unrest, as the Republic falls prey to Warlordslike Kahn Xin, who holds an entire province hostage to the opiumtrade--and destroys all who oppose him. Only the revered Wudang monksdare stand in Kahn's way in order to protect the very soul of China.Among them is the Westerner, White Crane (Golden Globe nominee DavidCarradine, Kung Fu), a spiritual master of the martial arts andprotector of the innocent. Revenge is not in Crane's heart--until amercenary army storms the temple and slaughters the beloved femaleGrandmaster Myling. Out of the ashes of the temple ruins, Cranerises--with vengeance in his heart. Infiltrating the decadent Shanghai underworld, Crane comes upon JaneMarshall (Daryl Hannah, Kill Bill), a waylaid lounge singer fromBrooklyn looking for her lost brother, Peter. She's currently the starattraction at the Double Paradise Club, where club owner and traderBingo Quo also has a personal score to settle with Kahn. But it'sBingo's dangerous professional ties to Kahn that draw both Crane andJane deep into the Warlord's lair. Now torn between the spiritualWudang teaching and the cold-blooded life of an assassin, Crane isabout the cross the fine line between justice and revenge. From the awesome majesty of the Shaolin temples to the torrid neonnights of Shanghai's underground, delivers a thrilling and enlighteningadventure in action and suspense.