Once Upon a Time in Manila
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Once Upon a Time in Manila

DirectorTony Y. Reyes

8.0 / 10
1994
105 min
ActionComedy

Vic Sotto plays a barangay tanod who always seems to have a knack for saving the local folks from dangerous situations at the right moment. Cynthia Luster (Yukari Oshima) is Lt. Cynthia Wang, is a Royal Hong Kong Police on the look-out for Nikita, the infamous gang leader. Amparo Lagman (played by Gloria Sevilla), working as a domestic helper, becomes the unwitting target of the Nikita's gang when she comes into possession of some important documents. Nikita follows her to the Philippines, along with Lt. Cynthia Wang who is in pursuit of Nikita. - Written by ledster

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