A laborer moves to Shanghai in the hope of becoming rich. But ends up using his kung fu skills to survive. Remake of The Boxer From Shantung.

There is a legend that whoever can obtain the Broken Sword will have no rival in the martial arts world and will become the supreme warrior of the martial arts world, but no one knows where the Broken Sword is hidden. However, only master Chu Tianji has obtained the map from the barbarians and wants to use it for himself.

This film tells the story of Ma Yongzhen, who was born in a family of martial arts in the early years of the Republic of China. In order to help the people of Shanghai's Zhabei district, Teacher Ma ventured into danger alone, relying on his martial arts and a fiery patriotic heart to fight the Five Lakes Gang and the French martial artists.

About young British journalist, George Hogg, who with the assistance of a courageous Australian nurse, saves a group of orphaned children during the Japanese occupation of China in 1937.