# The Storm Riders (1998)

> Two gifted martial artists become the weapons and potential undoing of the warlord who raised them to conquer the world.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1478

## Facts

- Runtime: 128 min
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
- Director: Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
- Cast: Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing, Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin, Sonny Chiba, Kristy Yang Gongru, Shu Qi, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Alex Fong Chung-Sun, Michael Tse Tin-Wah
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165499/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: mythic, stylized, propulsive, martial arts movie night, hong kong cinema marathon

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- [A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990)](https://ember.film/movie/4404)
- [The Storm Warriors (2009)](https://ember.film/movie/20509)
- [Flying Swords of Dragon Gate (2011)](https://ember.film/movie/58054)
- [Tai Chi Zero (2012)](https://ember.film/movie/79726)
- [Swordsman (1990)](https://ember.film/movie/11383)
- [Ashes of Time (1994)](https://ember.film/movie/25964)
- [Reign of Assassins (2010)](https://ember.film/movie/28895)
- [The Legend of the Swordsman (1992)](https://ember.film/movie/11262)
- [True Legend (2010)](https://ember.film/movie/23091)
- [The Bare-Footed Kid (1993)](https://ember.film/movie/86752)

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