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''Fung wan: Hung ba tin ha'' (known in English as ''[[The Storm Riders]]''), is a 1998 [[Wuxia]] movie based on a long-running [[Manhua]] by Ma Wing Shing.
Lord Conquer (Sonny Chiba) is a warlord who is told by the prophet Mud Buddha that if he finds and trains two young martial artists, Cloud and Wind, then he will be invincible for the first half of his life. Lord Conquer sets out to find Wind and Cloud, killing their fathers and raising them himself. Ten years later, he is well on his way to conquering the world. Then Mud Buddha reveals the prophecy for the second half of his life: as Wind and Cloud were responsible for his rise to power, so too will they be responsible for his downfall...
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There is a 2009 sequel titled ''The Storm Warriors'' and an [[Animated Adaptation]], ''Storm Riders: Clash of Evils''.
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* [[Badass Grandpa]]: Sword Saint
* [[Blood Magic]]: The Life's Best Sword can only be awakened (read: made to extend itself out of the ground to epic soundtrack) with the blood of Cloud and his father.
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* [[Do-It-Yourself Theme Tune]]: The main theme is sung by Cheng Ekin, who plays Wind, and the tune you hear when Charity is laid to rest is sung by Aaron Kwok, who plays Cloud.
* [[The Emperor]]: Lord Conquer
* [[Everything's Better
* [[Evil Hand]]: Summit Yu's Fire Beast Arm acts like this because he isn't its true master.
* [[Extremity Extremist]]: Detailed by the martial arts techniques and even lampshaded at one point. Wind specialises in kicks while Cloud and Frost deliver palm strikes and punches.
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* [[Monumental Battle]]: Lord Conquer and Whispering Prince duel to the death atop a mountain buddha statue, which ''does'' exist in [[Real Life]], but was rendered in CGI for the scene.
* [[Mummies At the Dinner Table]]: The Ice Vigor, which makes a corpse look alive, is used for this purpose.
* [[Never Bring a Knife
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: Muse {{spoiler|inadvertently kills the Sword Saint.}}
* [[Offing the Offspring]]: When Lord Conquer learns the second half of the prophecy, he takes this route.
* [[Orcus
* [[Playing Against Type]]: Shu Qi, former softcore porn idol, in her comedic debut.
* [[Power Glows]]: Sword Saint
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