防务精英之中国猎人

香港皇家警察萧玉龙（萧玉龙 饰）和刘兆铭（刘兆铭 饰）是一对同袍好友。某晚，二人参加婚宴，刘酩酊大醉，随之被扒手盗去荷包，更险遭飞车撞倒。二人驱车追赶飞车司机，糊里糊涂来到一片荒芜所在，更目睹持刀男子（黄初一 饰）追杀中年妇女的场面。他们上前制止，经过一番殊死搏斗，最终刘将持刀男子射杀。然而蹊跷之事接踵而至，先是房间突然陷入混乱，然后萧之女友也被恶物缠身。虽经拜神请愿，却未见成效。最后经高人指点，萧方明白这一连串怪异事件的背后竟是隐藏多年的世代冤案……

德川幕府时代，信州某藩。藩主夫人癫狂而死，临终前将襁褓中的幼子和爱犬托付给心腹侍女阿欣（小村雪子 饰）。三年后，从未与男人接触的阿欣产下一名男婴。藩中一时间议论纷纷，更谣传男婴系阿欣和狗所生，故将男婴命名为斑平。不久，斑平被送往一户普通农家收养。转眼23年过去，斑平（市川雷蔵 饰）已成长为一名俊朗青年。养父去世前嘱托他一定要修得绝世的技能，方能在这磨难重重的世上立足。在此之后，斑平奉召入城担任侍弄花草的工匠，以此为机缘他天生无敌的脚力得到广泛关注，更凭借出众的聪颖习得了剑术大家醍醐弥一郎（内田朝雄 饰）绝学。与此同时，藩中因继承人的问题波澜骤起，善良友善的斑平被迫化身冷血无情的刺客……本片根据柴田錬三郎的同名原著改编。

In court for murder, Professor Moriarty is released seconds before Holmes arrives, too late, with vital evidence. Free again Moriarty vows to Holmes that his next crime will be so fiendish and amazing that Holmes's reputation will be finished. Moriarty sets about a fiendish plot involving the crown jewels and a series of mysteries to distract Holmes's mind.I enjoy most of this series as they all seem to run to the same formula. Here the plot goes back to basics and adds more of the mystery and less of the comedy. The plot is an enjoyable battle of wits between the two great minds. The downside is that the side-mystery that Moriarty sets up takes up the majority of the time and the two don't cross swords as well as they do in a gentlemanly beginning. The mystery surrounding Miss Brandon works OK but not really great as you know the whole time who is behind it and why. The jump to the crown jewels is too easily made and is a bit of a letdown.The comedy is less evident than usual but is still there. However it is overwhelmed by the more serious side. Bruce still does well but I was glad that he stood up to Holmes more than usual – telling him off for treating him like a child and such like. Rathbone is a good Holmes but his logic was off here and I wasn't as impressed by him as I usually am. Zucco is an interesting foil, but doesn't get enough time to work here. Lupino in an early role is interesting but a little too heavy and tads to overplay her tension a bit.Overall this is an OK addition to the series. The plot is reasonable but focuses too much on the diversion than the central characters and the reduction in comedy makes it feel a lot heavier than usual.

本集收录新作《造了不开启的房间》《有内情的KTV》及过去二十年名作选《交出手臂》《身后的女人》《深夜的镜像》《悬崖下》《书本招来的幽灵》《出租车司机的经历》《多出一人的电梯》《颜之道》。