On Tiger Mountain, a ruthless bandit rules the lands of Northeast China from his fortress. When the captain of the Liberation Army launches a counter-insurgency against him, a skilled investigator is sent to destroy the gang from the inside. Thus, a spectacular siege of a snowbound village begins.

One of Hong Kong’s greatest filmmakers takes to the snowy ranges of northern China for a pulse-pounding action spectacular. Tsui Hark marshals an array of astonishing practical FX, riffing on Seven Samurai for a propulsive men-on-a-mission adventure that puts its Hollywood counterparts to shame.