Contract Killer (1998)

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103 min - Action | Comedy - 3 April 1998 (Hong Kong)

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Financially troubled, a newbie hitman reluctantly takes the job of finding the plotted killer of a Japanese tycoon... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Jet Li	...	Fu
	Eric Tsang	...	Ngok Lo
	Simon Yam	...	Officer Chan Kwan
	Gigi Leung	...	Kiki (as GiGi Leung)
	Keiji Sato	...	Eiji Tsukamoto (as Sato Keiji)
	Paul Rapovski	...	Tall Guy - Eiji's Bodyguard
	Kwong Kim Yip	...	Martin (as Ip Kwong Kim)
	Hideri Meiken
	Timmy Ho	...	David
	Chi Hung Ng	...	Father at Amusement Park (as Ng Chi Hung)
	John Ching	...	Kau (as Chen Tung)
	Kenji Sahara	...	Mr. Tsukamoto (as Sahara Kenji)
	Minori Ikarashi
	Mika Kawanabe
	Masako Enokimaru

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Storyline

Financially troubled, a newbie hitman reluctantly takes the job of finding the plotted killer of a Japanese tycoon, but things complicate when the tycoon is killed and he is forced to ally with a misfortunate hitman to find the "King of the Hitman." Written by ravedragon

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Genres:

Action | Comedy

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and some language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Japanese | Cantonese | English | Mandarin

Release Date:

3 April 1998 (Hong Kong) See more »

Also Known As:

Hitman See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

China Star Entertainment, Win's Entertainment Ltd., Flea Market See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

In the scene where they are buying clothes for Jet Li's character, Jet dresses up as several well known movie hitmen, the most obvious is Leon (the Professional) See more »

Quotes

Kwan: [sipping some coffee] What's this?
[a secretary says it's decaf]
Kwan: Decaf? What the hell's the point of that?
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Connections

Spoofs Three Colors: Blue (1993) See more »

Soundtracks

"Same Story"
Written by E. Hamilton / C.A. Johnson / J.A. Baker
Performed by Chriss K. Kane
Courtesy of Alfred E. Daddy
Published by Mobaka Music/Cat Nip Music/Fresh Corp. Music (all ASCAP) See more »

Contract Killer (1998)
Sat sau ji wong (original title)

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