The film is set in 1913 Beijing, during Yuan Shikai's presidency of the Republic of China. It depicts the adventures of a team of unlikely heroines: Tsao Wan, a patriotic rebel who dresses as a man; Sheung Hung, a woman in search of a missing box of jewels; and Pat Neil, the daughter of a Peking Opera impresario.
Brigitte Lin | Tsao Wan |
Cherie Chung | Sheung Hung |
Sally Yeh | Pat Neil |
Kenneth Tsang | General Tsao |
Mark Cheng Ho-Nam | Ling Pak Hoi |
Wu Ma | Mr. Wong |
Paul Chun Pui | Fa Kam Siu |
Huang Ha | General Tun |
Poon Hang-Sang | Theatre doorman |
Po-Chih Leong | Mr Kam |
David Wu | General Cho's interpreter |