My Lucky Stars

My Lucky Stars

Asia's top action-comedy team takes on the Tokyo underworld.

1985 · 96 min · ★ 6.6 · Action, Comedy

Two Hong Kong cops are sent to Tokyo to catch an ex-cop who stole a large amount of money in diamonds. After one is captured by the Ninja-gang protecting the rogue cop, the other one gets his old Orphanage gang, dubbed the "Five Lucky Stars," to help him. They don't like this much, but they do it.

Directed by Sammo Hung Kam-Bo · Written by Barry Wong Ping-Yiu

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