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The Kiss of Death (1973)
Du nu (original title)

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Ratings: 6.3/10 from 71 users  
Reviews: 4 user | 10 critic

Director:

Meng Hua Ho
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Cast

Credited cast:
Ping Chen Ping Chen ...
Chu Ling
Lieh Lo Lieh Lo ...
Wong Ta (as Loh Lieh)
Ching Chen Ching Chen ...
Yang Fei Hung
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shen Chan Shen Chan ...
'Atom'
Tao Chiang Tao Chiang ...
'Crocodile'
Mei Sheng Fan Mei Sheng Fan ...
Wang Tai (as Fan Mui Sheng)
Ging Man Fung Ging Man Fung ...
Casino assistant #2
Ricky Hui Ricky Hui
Shiu Hung Hui Shiu Hung Hui ...
'Pimp'
Ka Ting Lee Ka Ting Lee ...
Harassing patron #1
Sau Kei Lee Sau Kei Lee ...
Nightclub manager
Ke Ming Lin Ke Ming Lin ...
Harassing patron #2
Wen-wei Lin Wen-wei Lin
Han Lo Han Lo ...
Restroom mugging victim
Gwa-pau Sai Gwa-pau Sai ...
Restroom attendant
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Plot Keywords:

Kicking | Sex | Blood | Death | Sexually Transmitted Disease  | See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin

Also Known As:

Kiss of Death See more »

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shaw Brothers See more »
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Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

'Vietnam Rose', the name of the lethal venereal disease that actress 'Chen Ping''s character contracted as a victim of a brutal gang rape by a group of thugs was also considered by Shaw Brothers to be the original English title for the feature 'Du nu' until social activists complained to the studio that the negative connotation of the title was discriminatory and reactionary towards the ethnic Vietnamese community during a time when the growing influx of war refugees populating Hong Kong en-masse after the fall of Saigon. A not too subtle message mirroring then current events where the film's elements and lurid subject matter would became an indirect metaphor for the politically charged issue of illegal immigration and anti-immigrant sentiment in the former colony. The English title for 'Du nu' would ultimately be changed to 'The Kiss of Death'. See more »

Connections

Referenced in I Spit on Your Grave (1978) See more »