An adventurous scholar (Sam Hui) travels to the Himalayas in search of his missing friend Professor Kwan (Teddy Robin) in this big-budget science-fiction adventure. Kwan has taken a holy relic from a five-year-old monk. When Kwan is killed in a plane wreck, the scholar agrees to help the gifted child retrieve the coveted item. The pair travels to India, Egypt, and Hong Kong in search of the magic black pearl. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi