Lady Reporter

Lady Reporter

They wanted her dead. They should've known better

1989 · 88 min · ★ 6.5 · Action, Comedy, Crime

Cindy, an American FBI agent, travels to Hong Kong to investigate a newspaper editor, Wong Tak, who is suspected of printing counterfeit money using the newspaper’s presses. The American teams up with a rival reporter and her friend Yu, an undercover law enforcer. Cindy’s investigation takes a sharp turn, however, when Yu’s father, the prosecuting lawyer in the counterfeiting case, is kidnapped.

Directed by Mang Hoi · Written by Sam Chi-Leung

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