| Director | Johnnie To |
|---|---|
| Box office | HK$8.2 million |
Karaoke manager and band leader Sze-to Bo is a judo expert and former champion who gave up judo a few years ago for unknown reasons, becoming depressed and an alcoholic. Current judo champion Tony, a competitive fighter, admires Bo and challenges him to a duel. Bo's longtime rival, Lee Ah-kong, also arrives to challenge Bo because of an old unfinished competition.
Mona is a woman from Taiwan who dreams of becoming a singer, but who was nearly forced into prostitution by her evil manager. She seeks refuge in Bo's karaoke and joins Bo in finding his mentor, Cheng, an old, frail man with a son, Ching, who has a mental disability. Cheng asks his disciple to help him to restore the reputation of his dojo, which has fallen into ruins.
Bo eventually can no longer keep his secret and reveals the true reason he gave up judo: he had developed an incurable retinal disease and his vision is gradually declining; he only has one tenth of his vision left. When Master Cheng dies for his ideals battling on the judo stage, Bo's fighting spirit reignites. Bo is determined to defeat all his opponents before losing his vision altogether.
Bo finally accepts Lee's challenge for a one-on-one fight, which takes place in a field outside the ruins of an industrial complex. Tony helps guide Bo to the fight, which is given the stipulation that both fighters cover their eyes. The fight is relatively even until Bo gets the upper hand and scores a dramatic throw on Lee, whose wrap over his eyes falls off. Enraged at getting thrown, Lee prepares to attack Bo when he sees that Bo isn't covering his eyes at all. He's now completely blind. Conceding defeat, Lee ends the fight and Tony and Bo triumphantly walk away.
In the final scene, Bo and Ching stand on a street corner passing out flyers for their dojo.