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The Killer (Dip huet seung hung) (1989)

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Starring (View all)
Yun-Fat Chow Yun-Fat Chow
Ah Jong
Danny Lee Danny Lee
Insp. Lee Ying / Little Eagle
Sally Yeh Sally Yeh
Jennie
Kong Chu Kong Chu
Fung Sei
Kenneth Tsang Kenneth Tsang
Sgt. Tsang Yeh
Fung On Shi Fung On Shi
Wong Hoi
Wing-Cho Yip Wing-Cho Yip
Wong Dung-Yu
Barry Wong Barry Wong
Chief Insp. Dou / Tu


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John Woo John Woo
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A really overrated movie

13 years, 7 months ago at Aug 20 8:54
It’s another movie that I saw ages ago. In fact, I actually managed to see it in the movie theatre when there was a special re-run. However, it was probably more than 20 years ago and I should definitely re-watch the damned thing at some point. Anyway, I remember it very well, back in the 90's, John Woo was really hot, he was pretty much considered as an icon by many directors such as Quentin ... read more

the killer

12 years, 3 months ago at Nov 30 6:07
A Hong Kong assassin, Ah Jong (Chow Yun-fat), is on his last job for the Triad (a criminal organization), but accidentally damages the eyes of a young nightclub singer named Jennie (Sally Yeh) with a muzzle flash in a shootout. After the attack, Ah Jong begins to watch Jennie perform at the nightclub and escorts her home when she is attacked by thugs. Jennie and Ah Jong begin to fall in love durin... read more
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A disillusioned assassin accepts one last hit in hopes of using his earnings to restore vision to a singer he accidentally blinded, only to be double-crossed by his boss.
Release date: 1 September 1990
UPC: 715515008976
Tags: Action (10), Hong Kong (9), 1980s (9), Crime (8), Gangster (5), Martial Arts (5), Hitman (5), Remake (4), Shootout (4), Drama (3), Thriller (3), 1989 (3), Foreign Language (3), Gore (3), Idealism (3), Police Detective (3), Plumber (3), Revenge (2), Police (2), Nickname (2)
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