Blood Stained Tradewind 1990 Uninspiring John Woo knock off in which the hand of distinguished director Chu Yuen can be spotted in a few striking images and distant overtones of his vintage SENTIMENTAL SWORDSMAN Otherwise its the expected Hong Kong Macao Triads vs the Yakusa, with endless implausible double crossings and shoot outs, as false loyalties are exposed Were Japs Were not easily bribed The Nips are planning a comeback over throwing Waise Lees mobsters, using the whore monger brothers gangs and disaffected Triad leaders In the world of gangs, peace cant be expected Much kung fu and blazing away with automatic weapons The old hands manage authoritative performances Nicely photographed with diffusion and blue lit night, edited with straight cut transitions but its just a mechanical working out of the established formulas The familiar hint of anti Japanese sentiment surfaces occasionally