The movie "Evil, West Poison (Cantonese)" is directed by director Wong Kar Wai, with Sammo Hung as the action director, bringing together Leslie Cheung, Brigitte Lin, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung, Carina Lau, Jacky Cheung, Caini Yang and many other outstanding actors were released in Hong Kong, China on September 17, 1994.
The film is adapted from Jin Yong's classic martial arts novel "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", It tells about Ouyang Feng's life experience and the intricate emotional stories between him and Huang Yaoshi, sister-in-law, Hong Qi and others.
In the story, Ouyang Feng (played by Leslie Cheung) left home on the day his brother got married Run away because he loves his sister-in-law (Maggie Cheung) deeply. He lives in seclusion in a small desert town, runs a hotel, and at the same time looks for killers for others. Huang Yaoshi (played by Liang Jiahui) is a good friend of Ouyang Feng, and he drinks with him once a year. However, Huang Yaoshi is not only obsessed with his friend's wife Tao Hua (played by Carina Lau), but also secretly in love with Ouyang Feng's sister-in-law. Murong Yan (played by Lin Qingxia) loves Huang Yaoshi deeply, but she can't get his sincerity. She imagines herself as Murong Yan and asks Ouyang Feng to kill Huang Yaoshi, but she still can't make up her mind.
There is also a blind warrior (played by Tony Leung) in the film, who is Tao Hua’s husband, After he learned that his wife was in love with someone else, he left home and wandered all over the world. He just wanted to see his wife again before he lost his sight, but he was killed by a horse thief in the end. The swordsman Hong Qi (played by Jacky Cheung) killed his enemy in order to avenge the orphan (played by Yang Caini), but only got an egg. In the end, he took his wife to the rivers and lakes to let Ouyang Feng understand that everything can be so simple. After Taohua learned of her husband's death, she left Huang Yaoshi.
Before she died, sister-in-law asked Huang Pharmacist to bring Ouyang Feng an altar of "drunken life and dream of death" Huang Yaoshi and Ouyang Feng drank the wine together, Huang Yaoshi forgot everything, but Ouyang Feng remembered it more clearly.
"Evil and West Poison (Cantonese)" with delicate pictures and exciting The storyline is known. Director Wong Kar-wai skillfully portrays the complex and changeable emotions in Jin Yong's novels vividly. The excellent performances of Leslie Cheung and other actors have added a lot to the film, making every character full of vitality.