Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Breakneck
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- propulsive
- hard-boiled
- explosive
- action movie night
- martial arts double feature
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film features a high-speed chase, a car bomb, a destroyed nightclub, a flying coffin, and elaborate police combat.
The deaths of a mob prisoner and his rescuer provoke their blood brothers to hunt the three police protagonists.
Hong Kong police officer Michelle Yip, air-security officer Michael Wong, and Tokyo policeman Peter Yamamoto unite after a hijacking.
Michelle Yip is both a Hong Kong police officer and a skilled kung fu practitioner, played by Michelle Yeoh.
Films like Royal Warriors, and why
Yes, Madam!
Hong Kong police action, martial arts choreography, escalating criminal revenge, and kinetic set pieces
Police Assassins
Female-led Hong Kong action with police protagonists, stunt-driven spectacle, and tough crime-thriller energy
In the Line of Duty 4
International police alliance, hard-boiled revenge plotting, and explosive 1980s Hong Kong action style
Royal Warriors
Martial arts police thriller with charismatic ensemble dynamics and large-scale vehicular action
Movie Details
- Director
- David Chung
- Release Date
- 1986-06-26
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (75)
Cast
- Michelle Yeoh
- Hiroyuki Sanada
- Michael Wong
- Pai Ying
- David Lam Wai
- Michael Chan Wai-Man
- Kam Hing-Yin
- Kenneth Tsang
- Chan Ging
- Reiko Niwa
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Criterion Channel, Darkroom
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Royal Warriors about?
- Three police officers from Hong Kong and Tokyo become the prey of a revenge campaign after stopping a hijacking, unleashing a barrage of martial arts, car chases, explosions, and grim set pieces.
- What is Royal Warriors like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Royal Warriors as breakneck, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Royal Warriors violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Royal Warriors as graphic.
- Which films are like Royal Warriors?
- Films with a similar feel include Yes, Madam!, Police Assassins, In the Line of Duty 4, and Royal Warriors.
- How long is Royal Warriors?
- Royal Warriors runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch Royal Warriors?
- In United States, Royal Warriors streams on Criterion Channel, Darkroom.
