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film by Woo [1989]

Also known as: “Diexue shangxiong”

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Chow Yun-Fat

In Chow Yun-Fat
…II ), Diexue shangxiong (1989; The Killer), Zongheng sihai (1991; Once a Thief), and Lat sau san taam (1992; Hard-Boiled). Chow also made several popular action films with director Ringo Lam, including Lung fu fong wan (1987; City on Fire), Ban wo chuang tian ya (1989; Wild Search), and Xia…
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discussed in biography

In John Woo
…Tomorrow II); Diexue shangxiong (1989; The Killer), in which hit man Chow tries to do one last job to restore the sight of a singer he accidentally blinded; Zongheng sihai (1991; Once a Thief), a caper comedy set partly on the French Riviera; and Lat sau san taam (1992; Hard…
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