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* DeadlyDoctor: The hitman who tried to assainate Chin and Feng in the hospital is disguised as a doctor, with a surgical mask obscuring his face. He gets interrupted by Paul though, who alerts Feng by leaping into her room and pinning her on her bed, waking up Chin in the process, in time for them to scamble and escape.
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* DeadlyDoctor: The hitman who tried to assainate assassinate Chin and Feng in the hospital is disguised as a doctor, with a surgical mask obscuring his face. He gets interrupted by Paul though, who alerts Feng by leaping into her room and pinning her on her bed, waking up Chin in the process, in time for them to scamble and escape.
* DualWielding: Oshima's first scene in Japan features her wielding two sais, where she expertly fights off four trained opponents attacking her at the same time. For some reason though, after that scene she never uses the sais again.
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* SaiGuy: Sai Girl. Oshima's first scene in Japan features her DualWielding sais, where she expertly fights off four trained opponents attacking her at the same time. For some reason though, after that scene she never uses the sais again.
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* BadassBiker: [[CoversAlwaysLie Despite what the front cover implies]], the only leading lady who matches this trope is Oshima, who gets to kick some serious ass while pursuing Hung on her motorcycle.
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* BikerBabe: [[CoversAlwaysLie Despite what the front cover implies]], the only leading lady who matches this trope is Oshima, who gets to kick some serious ass while pursuing Hung on her motorcycle.
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A priceless scroll which holds a list of names from Japanese officials from World War II made it into the hands of art forger Hung (Waise Lee) who is fleeing to Hong Kong to evade the Chinese authorities. His girlfriend, military sergeant Chin (Cynthia) follows him all the way from the rural Chinese countryside to track him down, but ends up lost in the big city and bunking with the lively and happy-go-lucky Feng (Moon) who grew up in the mean streets of Hong Kong's seedy underbelly. And when Chin and Feng decide to work together to track down Hung and the scroll, they inevitably draws the attention of Japanese agents who wants the scroll for their own nefarious purposes, led by Yakuza boss Sen (Michiko), who is also contending with Oshima (Oshima), an assassin who doesn't have allegiances with anyone else.
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A priceless scroll which holds a list of names from Japanese officials from World War II made it into the hands of art forger Hung (Waise Lee) (Creator/WaiseLee) who is fleeing to Hong Kong to evade the Chinese authorities. His girlfriend, military sergeant Chin (Cynthia) follows him all the way from the rural Chinese countryside to track him down, but ends up lost in the big city and bunking with the lively and happy-go-lucky Feng (Moon) who grew up in the mean streets of Hong Kong's seedy underbelly. And when Chin and Feng decide to work together to track down Hung and the scroll, they inevitably draws the attention of Japanese agents who wants the scroll for their own nefarious purposes, led by Yakuza boss Sen (Michiko), who is also contending with Oshima (Oshima), an assassin who doesn't have allegiances with anyone else.
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* SaiGuy: Sai Girl. Oshima's first scene in Japan features her DualWielding sais, where she expertly fights off four trained opponents attacking her at the same time. FOr For some reason though, after that scene she never uses the sais again.
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* CassanovaWannabe: Paul, who spends every scene flirting with Feng and Chin regardless if the situation is acceptable, and repeatedly tries to goad Feng into liking him. Although he later becomes closer to a ChivalrousPervert when the situation starts getting serious.
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* CassanovaWannabe: CasanovaWannabe: Paul, who spends every scene flirting with Feng and Chin regardless if the situation is acceptable, and repeatedly tries to goad Feng into liking him. Although he later becomes closer to a ChivalrousPervert when the situation starts getting serious.
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* DebutQue: The movie's first 40 minutes is dedicated to intyroducing the titular quartet, one at a time, in order: Chin, Feng, Sen, Oshima, one at a time, each with their own debut scene (Chin leading a group of commandoes to arrest some smugglers, Feng turning the tables on a mobster's girlfriend in a movie theater, Sen at a meeting with her mob subordinates, and Oshima beating up a number of trainees in a kimono).
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* DebutQue: DebutQueue: The movie's first 40 minutes is dedicated to intyroducing the titular quartet, one at a time, in order: Chin, Feng, Sen, Oshima, one at a time, each with their own debut scene (Chin leading a group of commandoes to arrest some smugglers, Feng turning the tables on a mobster's girlfriend in a movie theater, Sen at a meeting with her mob subordinates, and Oshima beating up a number of trainees in a kimono).
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* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Feng, who drags Chin (a town girl who entered the big city for the first time) in a car chase for giggles, convinces her to chill at a red-light district, and decides to join the hunt for the pricesless scroll just for fun. But she turns out to be mentally depressed and deeply troubled by her brother's death, and her MPDG-attitude is more of a [[BehindTheMask mask disguising her actual self]].
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* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Feng, who drags Chin (a town girl who entered the big city for the first time) in a car chase for giggles, convinces her to chill at a red-light district, and decides to join the hunt for the pricesless scroll just for fun. But she turns out to be mentally depressed and deeply troubled by her brother's death, and her MPDG-attitude is more of a [[BehindTheMask [[BeneathTheMask mask disguising her actual self]].
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leather? [[note]] L - R: Michiko Nishiwaki, Yukari Oshima, Moon Lee, Cynthia Khan [[/note]] ]]
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The Avenging Quartet is a 1993 action film directed by Stanley Siu, with an EnsembleCast consisting of 90s Hong Kong cinema's leading ActionGirl icons: Creator/MoonLee, Creator/CynthiaKhan, Creator/YukariOshima and Creator/MichikoNishiwaki.
A priceless scroll which holds a list of names from Japanese officials from World War II made it into the hands of art forger Hung (Waise Lee) who is fleeing to Hong Kong to evade the Chinese authorities. His girlfriend, military sergeant Chin (Cynthia) follows him all the way from the rural Chinese countryside to track him down, but ends up lost in the big city and bunking with the lively and happy-go-lucky Feng (Moon) who grew up in the mean streets of Hong Kong's seedy underbelly. And when Chin and Feng decide to work together to track down Hung and the scroll, they inevitably draws the attention of Japanese agents who wants the scroll for their own nefarious purposes, led by Yakuza boss Sen (Michiko), who is also contending with Oshima (Oshima), an assassin who doesn't have allegiances with anyone else.
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!! This movie contains the following tropes:
* ActionGirl: All four members of the titular quartet, being played by four of 90s Hong Kong cinema's leading GirlsWithGuns icons.
* TheAlcoholic: Feng, who keeps a cache of wine in her house and is quick to invite Chin for a drinking game after a video game session as part of their character bonding scene.
* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler: Of the titular quartet, Moon Lee's Feng is the SoleSurvivor that outlives the credits]].
* BattleAmongstTheFlames: The showdown between Feng and Oshima eventually had both of them duking it out in a storeroom filled with wooden crates and fuel drums, which had caught fire from a stray explosion.
* BikerBabe: [[CoversAlwaysLie Despite what the front cover implies]], the only leading lady who matches this trope is Oshima, who gets to kick some serious ass while pursuing Hung on her motorcycle.
* BoobyTrap: Hung's shack hideout which he lures the mobsters into is filled with gas canisters and explosives, and as he gets out with Chin through a balcony, he triggers a detonator on his way out killing every mobster inside.
* CarFu: In the climatic rescue, Paul drives his car with Feng as passenger into the warehouse where Hung and Chin are being held, crashing through its walls and sending enemy mooks scattering all over the place, before both of them leaps out of the vehicle and start kickng ass.
* CassanovaWannabe: Paul, who spends every scene flirting with Feng and Chin regardless if the situation is acceptable, and repeatedly tries to goad Feng into liking him. Although he later becomes closer to a ChivalrousPervert when the situation starts getting serious.
--> '''Paul''': "Hey ladies, I know where we can go! How about somewhere safe, cozy, and girls loves to hang out?"
--> '''Feng''': "Which is?"
--> '''Paul''': "My house, of course!"
* DeathByAThousandCuts: The foreign mob leader threatens to do this to Chin in order to force Hung into giving out the location of the pricesless painting, by slashing Chin in her back repeatedly. He stops when Hung finally gives in, but not before landing maybe a dozen (non-fatal) cuts on her.
* DeadlyDoctor: The hitman who tried to assainate Chin and Feng in the hospital is disguised as a doctor, with a surgical mask obscuring his face. He gets interrupted by Paul though, who alerts Feng by leaping into her room and pinning her on her bed, waking up Chin in the process, in time for them to scamble and escape.
* DebutQue: The movie's first 40 minutes is dedicated to intyroducing the titular quartet, one at a time, in order: Chin, Feng, Sen, Oshima, one at a time, each with their own debut scene (Chin leading a group of commandoes to arrest some smugglers, Feng turning the tables on a mobster's girlfriend in a movie theater, Sen at a meeting with her mob subordinates, and Oshima beating up a number of trainees in a kimono).
* ForkliftFu: During the warehouse chase, Chin and Hung had their car being cornered from both directions by two forklifts operated by thugs, resulting in their vehicle being imnpaled from both sides. And since it's [[EveryCarIsAPinto apparently a Pinto]], it summarily blows up.
* FuroScene: Chin's very first scene, where she is lounging in a tub before dressing up in full millitary gear.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice
** [[spoiler: Paul dispose of the foreign mafia leader by shoving him into a long, pointed metal rod. It turns out to be a MutualKill, because the mafia leader also shot Paul in the stomach from point-blank range simultaneously]].
** [[spoiler: Hung in the finale kills Sen by shoving an iron pipe through her back, coming out from her stomach]].
* MacGuffinMelee: The final battle where Feng and Chin battles Oshima and Sen, in that order, to get the priceless scroll back. [[spoiler: Then Chin AccidentallyBrokeTheMacguffin when she drops the scroll into a fire]].
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Feng, who drags Chin (a town girl who entered the big city for the first time) in a car chase for giggles, convinces her to chill at a red-light district, and decides to join the hunt for the pricesless scroll just for fun. But she turns out to be mentally depressed and deeply troubled by her brother's death, and her MPDG-attitude is more of a [[BehindTheMask mask disguising her actual self]].
* NonIndicativeTitle: While the movie features four of Hong Kong cinema's action lethal ladies, they are NOT on the same side (Quartet? Not even close). Only Chin and Feng are allies, Oshima is a mercenary serving only herself, and her alliance with Sen is only an EnemyMine situation where they are ready to double-cross each other whenever they retrieve the pricelss scroll. Plus, at NO point are the main characters avenging anyone.
*SuicideByCop: [[spoiler: Hung in his final scene, driving towards a barricade full of police officers - with the mortally wounded and dying Chin in the seat behind him. He gets shot and ends up crashing, so that they can be TogetherInDeath]].
* TemptingFate: Shows up in one of the earlier scene between Feng and Chin, when they are in Feng's vehicle and Chin cannot find her passport.
--> '''Feng''': "You forgot your passport? Too bad. But no worries, it's not like we'll run into a police roadblock or something..."
--> (Turns into a police roadblock)
--> '''Feng''': "Oh crap!" (starts accelerating and [[DrivesLikeCrazy driving away at full speed]])
* SaiGuy: Sai Girl. Oshima's first scene in Japan features her DualWielding sais, where she expertly fights off four trained opponents attacking her at the same time. FOr some reason though, after that scene she never uses the sais again.
* WorkoutFanservice: The scene where Oshima confronts Sen is in a gym where Sen is working out in tight-fitting yoga vest and pants. Inevitably, their discussion leads to a full-blown fight scene with Sen still in the yoga outfit.
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The Avenging Quartet is a 1993 action film directed by Stanley Siu, with an EnsembleCast consisting of 90s Hong Kong cinema's leading ActionGirl icons: Creator/MoonLee, Creator/CynthiaKhan, Creator/YukariOshima and Creator/MichikoNishiwaki.
A priceless scroll which holds a list of names from Japanese officials from World War II made it into the hands of art forger Hung (Waise Lee) who is fleeing to Hong Kong to evade the Chinese authorities. His girlfriend, military sergeant Chin (Cynthia) follows him all the way from the rural Chinese countryside to track him down, but ends up lost in the big city and bunking with the lively and happy-go-lucky Feng (Moon) who grew up in the mean streets of Hong Kong's seedy underbelly. And when Chin and Feng decide to work together to track down Hung and the scroll, they inevitably draws the attention of Japanese agents who wants the scroll for their own nefarious purposes, led by Yakuza boss Sen (Michiko), who is also contending with Oshima (Oshima), an assassin who doesn't have allegiances with anyone else.
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!! This movie contains the following tropes:
* ActionGirl: All four members of the titular quartet, being played by four of 90s Hong Kong cinema's leading GirlsWithGuns icons.
* TheAlcoholic: Feng, who keeps a cache of wine in her house and is quick to invite Chin for a drinking game after a video game session as part of their character bonding scene.
* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler: Of the titular quartet, Moon Lee's Feng is the SoleSurvivor that outlives the credits]].
* BattleAmongstTheFlames: The showdown between Feng and Oshima eventually had both of them duking it out in a storeroom filled with wooden crates and fuel drums, which had caught fire from a stray explosion.
* BikerBabe: [[CoversAlwaysLie Despite what the front cover implies]], the only leading lady who matches this trope is Oshima, who gets to kick some serious ass while pursuing Hung on her motorcycle.
* BoobyTrap: Hung's shack hideout which he lures the mobsters into is filled with gas canisters and explosives, and as he gets out with Chin through a balcony, he triggers a detonator on his way out killing every mobster inside.
* CarFu: In the climatic rescue, Paul drives his car with Feng as passenger into the warehouse where Hung and Chin are being held, crashing through its walls and sending enemy mooks scattering all over the place, before both of them leaps out of the vehicle and start kickng ass.
* CassanovaWannabe: Paul, who spends every scene flirting with Feng and Chin regardless if the situation is acceptable, and repeatedly tries to goad Feng into liking him. Although he later becomes closer to a ChivalrousPervert when the situation starts getting serious.
--> '''Paul''': "Hey ladies, I know where we can go! How about somewhere safe, cozy, and girls loves to hang out?"
--> '''Feng''': "Which is?"
--> '''Paul''': "My house, of course!"
* DeathByAThousandCuts: The foreign mob leader threatens to do this to Chin in order to force Hung into giving out the location of the pricesless painting, by slashing Chin in her back repeatedly. He stops when Hung finally gives in, but not before landing maybe a dozen (non-fatal) cuts on her.
* DeadlyDoctor: The hitman who tried to assainate Chin and Feng in the hospital is disguised as a doctor, with a surgical mask obscuring his face. He gets interrupted by Paul though, who alerts Feng by leaping into her room and pinning her on her bed, waking up Chin in the process, in time for them to scamble and escape.
* DebutQue: The movie's first 40 minutes is dedicated to intyroducing the titular quartet, one at a time, in order: Chin, Feng, Sen, Oshima, one at a time, each with their own debut scene (Chin leading a group of commandoes to arrest some smugglers, Feng turning the tables on a mobster's girlfriend in a movie theater, Sen at a meeting with her mob subordinates, and Oshima beating up a number of trainees in a kimono).
* ForkliftFu: During the warehouse chase, Chin and Hung had their car being cornered from both directions by two forklifts operated by thugs, resulting in their vehicle being imnpaled from both sides. And since it's [[EveryCarIsAPinto apparently a Pinto]], it summarily blows up.
* FuroScene: Chin's very first scene, where she is lounging in a tub before dressing up in full millitary gear.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice
** [[spoiler: Paul dispose of the foreign mafia leader by shoving him into a long, pointed metal rod. It turns out to be a MutualKill, because the mafia leader also shot Paul in the stomach from point-blank range simultaneously]].
** [[spoiler: Hung in the finale kills Sen by shoving an iron pipe through her back, coming out from her stomach]].
* MacGuffinMelee: The final battle where Feng and Chin battles Oshima and Sen, in that order, to get the priceless scroll back. [[spoiler: Then Chin AccidentallyBrokeTheMacguffin when she drops the scroll into a fire]].
* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Feng, who drags Chin (a town girl who entered the big city for the first time) in a car chase for giggles, convinces her to chill at a red-light district, and decides to join the hunt for the pricesless scroll just for fun. But she turns out to be mentally depressed and deeply troubled by her brother's death, and her MPDG-attitude is more of a [[BehindTheMask mask disguising her actual self]].
* NonIndicativeTitle: While the movie features four of Hong Kong cinema's action lethal ladies, they are NOT on the same side (Quartet? Not even close). Only Chin and Feng are allies, Oshima is a mercenary serving only herself, and her alliance with Sen is only an EnemyMine situation where they are ready to double-cross each other whenever they retrieve the pricelss scroll. Plus, at NO point are the main characters avenging anyone.
*SuicideByCop: [[spoiler: Hung in his final scene, driving towards a barricade full of police officers - with the mortally wounded and dying Chin in the seat behind him. He gets shot and ends up crashing, so that they can be TogetherInDeath]].
* TemptingFate: Shows up in one of the earlier scene between Feng and Chin, when they are in Feng's vehicle and Chin cannot find her passport.
--> '''Feng''': "You forgot your passport? Too bad. But no worries, it's not like we'll run into a police roadblock or something..."
--> (Turns into a police roadblock)
--> '''Feng''': "Oh crap!" (starts accelerating and [[DrivesLikeCrazy driving away at full speed]])
* SaiGuy: Sai Girl. Oshima's first scene in Japan features her DualWielding sais, where she expertly fights off four trained opponents attacking her at the same time. FOr some reason though, after that scene she never uses the sais again.
* WorkoutFanservice: The scene where Oshima confronts Sen is in a gym where Sen is working out in tight-fitting yoga vest and pants. Inevitably, their discussion leads to a full-blown fight scene with Sen still in the yoga outfit.
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