Naked Weapon

"They will seduce you - just before they kill you!"

2002 1h 30m CN

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★6.8TMDB · 413

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Synopsis

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A mysterious woman, known as Madame M, kidnaps forty pre-teen girls and transports them to a remote island to train them as the most deadly assassins. CIA operative Jack Chen follows the case for 6 years with no leads, but when a series of assassinations begin to occur, Jack suspects that Madame M is back in business.

“They will seduce you - just before they kill you!”

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Cast

Maggie Q
Charlene Ching
Anya
Katherine
Daniel Wu
Jack Chen
Li Fei
Jing
Almen Wong Pui-Ha
Madam M
Andrew Lin Hoi
Ryuichi
Cheng Pei-pei
Faye Ching
Monica Lo Suk-Yee
Student Murdered in Cage

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tony Ching Siu-Tung
Writers: Wong Jing
Languages: Cantonese, English
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, English.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Naked Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tony Ching Siu-Tung, shot by Choi Sung-Fai. 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 Ken Chan Ka-Yip. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Angie Lam On-Yee shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Maggie Q and Anya and Daniel Wu carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tony Ching Siu-Tung directs. Choi Sung-Fai behind the camera. Ken Chan Ka-Yip scores. Angie Lam On-Yee cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 24 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, English.
4Part of the "Naked Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Tony Ching Siu-Tung, shot by Choi Sung-Fai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Ken Chan Ka-Yip. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Angie Lam On-Yee shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Maggie Q and Anya and Daniel Wu carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "They will seduce you - just before they kill you!".
10IMDB entry: tt0341495 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 11 themes, including "martial arts", "assassin", "central intelligence agency (cia)", "spain".