The Association

The Association

1974 · 80 min · ★ 7.3 · Drama, Action

Plain-clothes detective Wang is the best in his trade. One day he stumbles across a young girl's body who apparently is died of abortion. Wang investigates the guilty abortionist who leads Wang to a secret organization called "The Welfare Association". Actually it is an international prostitution racket. Wang sneaks into the association. When he is about to arrest the association's organizer, a girl, Lei, whose sister's death cause by the secret society, saves Wang in certain death. Wang arrests the organizer but has set her free from headquarter. Wang and Lei get together in getting the commander dismissed.

Directed by Jeong Chang-hwa · Written by Kuo Hui

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Tanny Tien Ni Lei
Byong Yu Detective Wang
Angela Mao Ying Fang Chu / Lui Ying
Sun Lan Thief
Sammo Hung Tiger, Wang's assistant
Chiang Nan Police Officer
Fang Mian Police Captain
Chao Hsiung General
Simon Yuen Siu-Tien Sifu
Hwang In-shik General's Bodyguard
Wilson Tong Wai-Shing General's Bodyguard
Jenny Liang Nude Woman

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