A disenfranchised warrior turned blacksmith becomes reluctantly entangled in a cut throat and sinister plot involving a mishmash of thieves, trained assassins, secret spies, a deadly seductress and a gambling boss.

A remake of Chang Cheh's 1978 "Life Gamble" A disenfranchised warrior turned blacksmith becomes reluctantly entangled in a cut throat plot involving a mishmash of thieves, trained assassins, a deadly seductress and a gambling boss who are all at each others throats while preparing to partake in a great dice game over a stolen jade horse carving which was intended for royalty.—Shahram Ahmadi