In Shanghai, China in the 1940s, a wannabe gangster aspires to join the notorious "Axe Gang" while residents of a housing complex exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf.
A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.
Shan, a mermaid, is sent to assassinate Xuan, a developer who threatens the ecosystem of her race, but ends up falling in love with him instead.
A poor Chinese laborer learns important lessons after his son gets a strange new toy.