china white ( 1989 ) be ronny yu first international film . this u. k and or holland or hong kong production be shoot in english and be slightly edit for the western audience . the american wong brother ( michael and russell ) be suppose to star in the film together but due to prior commitment be unavailable so another western actor steven leigh take his spot . several hong kong star such a tommy wong ( play a mute ) and the always creepy william ho appear as well a the director in an interesting cameo spot . the chow brother be in holland to run the family business . they want to the family business to go legit but the other asian gang do not want to and see there move a a face save move to please the foreigner and want to keep on make money the old fashion way . others want to take their business to even a new low by smuggle drug and what not . after the chow elder be gun down in cold blood and the brother make their move against any family who not with them . can the chow family keep the family from kill one another or while the street of holland flow with the blood of the innocence and gangster . a highly underrated movie . i be surprise by how good it be . i haven not see the hong kong version . that would be a huge treat for me . it longer and have a lot more star of the hong kong cinema involve with the production . too bad this film isn not available on d. v. d. the video print i saw be wash out and the sound reproduction wasn not that great . highly recommended for action fan . factoid represent this film take place before the decriminalization of drug in holland .