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The Dragon from Russia

Original title: Hong chang fei long
  • 1990
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
448
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The Dragon from Russia (1990)
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May Yip and Yao are both orphans and have been friends since youth, but they're torn apart when the leader of the 8 Hundred Dragons Kung Fu cult abducts Yao and erases his memory.May Yip and Yao are both orphans and have been friends since youth, but they're torn apart when the leader of the 8 Hundred Dragons Kung Fu cult abducts Yao and erases his memory.May Yip and Yao are both orphans and have been friends since youth, but they're torn apart when the leader of the 8 Hundred Dragons Kung Fu cult abducts Yao and erases his memory.

  • Director
    • Clarence Fok
  • Writers
    • Ella Bo-wah Chan
    • Ryoichi Ikegami
    • Kazuo Koike
  • Stars
    • Samuel Hui
    • Maggie Cheung
    • Nina Li Chi
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    448
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Clarence Fok
    • Writers
      • Ella Bo-wah Chan
      • Ryoichi Ikegami
      • Kazuo Koike
    • Stars
      • Samuel Hui
      • Maggie Cheung
      • Nina Li Chi
    • 10User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Top cast

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    Samuel Hui
    Samuel Hui
    • Mr. Yo (Yiu Lung)
    Maggie Cheung
    Maggie Cheung
    • May (Ah Mei)
    Nina Li Chi
    Nina Li Chi
    • Chime (Fu Fung Ling)
    Carrie Ng
    Carrie Ng
    • Huntress (Fu Gong Gwan)
    Loletta Lee
    Loletta Lee
    • Pearl
    • (as Lee Lai-Chen)
    Dean Shek
    Dean Shek
    • Snooker (Cheuk Kau)
    Xing Sun
    Xing Sun
    • Sunny
    Tak Yuen
    Tak Yuen
    • Master of the Dead (Lui Chat Lung)…
    Ying Bai
    Ying Bai
    • Frankie (Fa Lung Yih)
    Shun Lau
    Shun Lau
    • Kishudo
    Lai-Yui Lee
    • Queenie
    Nathan Chukueke
    • Black bodyguard
    Brett Coleman
    Man-Kwong Fung
    Man-Kwong Fung
    Peter Helens
    Anthony Houk
    • Heidao, the gwai-loh assassin
    Hamidow Sacro
    Man-Bing Yu
    • Director
      • Clarence Fok
    • Writers
      • Ella Bo-wah Chan
      • Ryoichi Ikegami
      • Kazuo Koike
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Goofs
      The tram that Yiu Lung runs after changes between shots. The first shot it is numbered 2165, route 39, has only 2 doors (front and back) and no markings on the side of it. In the next shot the tram number has changed to 2042, route 3 and has markings on the side of it. Also, while Yiu Lung is running along side of it his white pants are being splattered with mud. In the next shot the tram number has changed again to 5156, route 39, has gained a third door in the middle and the markings on the side have gone. All of the mud splatter on Yiu Lung's pants have also disappeared.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Double Team (1997)

    User reviews10

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Better then Cristophe Gans' Version
    'Dragon From Russia' Tells the Story of Yo an artist who is kidnapped while fleeing Russia with his Girlfriend and her family, He soon finds himself chained to a mysterious Martial Arts master and begins to teach him the ways of being an assassin.

    This action classic directed by the brilliant Clarence Fok is taken from the Manga comic book 'Crying Freeman' and is one of the best comic adaptations out there with scenes lifted directly from the pages of the comic itself.

    The cast is well put together Sam Hui handles himself well in the leas role of the Free Man while Maggie Cheung puts gives a touching performance as the woman he loves. Another interesting performance comes from Jet Li's wife Nina Li Chi who plays an assassin fighting along side Yo, which makes a refreshing change from her role in 'Tiger On The Beat' in which she receives a rather brutal ass kicking from Chow Yun Fat, but thats a different movie all together.

    But one thing which made this movie spectacular was Yuen Clan member Yuen Tak, who co-stars in the movie as both Yo's master with the rubber face and Yo's assistant.

    Each fight is expertly choreographed and exciting to watch, showing that each Yuen clan member has their own unique and energetic style.

    All in all a fun action film to watch especially if fans of the Crying Freeman comic would like to find something different to that of the western version starring Mark Decascos, which has to be said is a good flick as well.
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    • Oct 22, 2004

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 3, 1990 (Hong Kong)
    • Country of origin
      • Hong Kong
    • Language
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • Crying Freeman: Dragon from Russia
    • Production company
      • Cinema City Entertainment
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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