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Contract Killer (1998)
Directed by Stephen Tung Wai
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Overview
Financially troubled, a newbie hitman reluctantly takes the job of finding the plotted killer of a Japanese tycoon.
Rated R | Length 103 minutes
Actors
Jet Li | Eric Tsang | Simon Yam | Gigi Leung | Timmy Ho | Kim Yip | Chi Hung Ng | John Ching Tung | Keiji Sato | Hideri Meiken | Kenji Sahara | Lui Tat | Jude Poyer | Law Shu-Kei | Paul Rapovski | Ta Lei | Leung Shing-Hung | Sam Kai-Sen Huang | Dion Lam | Tat Chiu Lee | Simon Cheung Yuk-San | Mitsuru Tokashiki | Nunzio Caponio | Fukui Akihiro | Mika Kawanabe | Minori Ikarashi | Masako Enokimaru | Kalo Hiroshi | Jack Wong Wai-Leung | Wong Chi-Wai | Jim James
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/14/2020 | Home Theater | Streaming | Video on Demand | 5 stars |
| (Average) 5 stars |
Viewing Notes
An odd crossover film, Chinese made but dubbed with rap music, presumably for an American audience, and released as Li was just moving over to Hollywood films like LETHAL WEAPON 4. Eric Tsang, Simon Yam and Gigi Leung round out the cast. Not Li’s best by far but there’s still plenty of fun action and goofiness going on to keep it entertaining. The redubbing is terrible though.
I have this on DVD as well but it’s also dubbed. I should probably try to find the original, longer film under the title HITMAN.
I did enjoy the quick homage to LEON!
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