Contract Killer

"An army of one... for hire."

1998 1h 43m CN

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7.1

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★7.1TMDB · 276

ActionComedyThriller

Synopsis

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

“An army of one... for hire.”

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Cast

Jet Li
Fu
Gigi Leung Wing-Kei
Kiki
Eric Tsang
Ngok Lo
Simon Yam
Officer Chan Kwan
Timmy Ho Bo-Sang
David Wu
Sato Keiji
Eiji Tsukamoto
Kenji Sahara
Mr. Tsukamoto
Kim Yip Kwong-Kim
Martin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stephen Tung Wai
Writers: Chan Hing-Kai, Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu, Cheng Kam-Fu
Languages: Cantonese, Japanese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Japanese.

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3 / 8

AWARDS

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Directed by Stephen Tung Wai, shot by Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jussi Tegelman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Cheung Ka-Fai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Jet Li and Gigi Leung Wing-Kei and Eric Tsang carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "An army of one... for hire.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0163818 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stephen Tung Wai directs. Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai behind the camera. Jussi Tegelman scores. Cheung Ka-Fai cuts. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Japanese.

Trivia

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128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Japanese.
3Directed by Stephen Tung Wai, shot by Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Jussi Tegelman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Cheung Ka-Fai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jet Li and Gigi Leung Wing-Kei and Eric Tsang carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "An army of one... for hire.".
8IMDB entry: tt0163818 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 12 different titles around the world.