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

1998

1h 43m

7.0(239 votes)

Action

Comedy

Thriller

Overview

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

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Cast & Crew

32 members

Acting

李连杰

Fred

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梁詠琪

Kiki

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曾志偉

Norman

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任達華

Officer Chan

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何寶生

David Wu

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Keiji Sato

Eiji Tsukamoto

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佐原健二

Mr. Tsukamoto

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Kim Yip Kwong-Kim

Martin

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雷達

Uncle Leung

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Law Shu-Kei

Uncle Lau

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吳志雄

Fu's first target

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程東

Brother Dog

Crew

Paul Rapovski

Tall Man

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Hideri Meiken

Sasaki

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Jude Poyer

Assassin

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Paul Rapovski

Tall Guy / Eiji's Bodyguard

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Ta Lei

Leung

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梁盛熊

Brother Dog's Man

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黃凱森

Brother Dog's Man

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林迪安

Tsukamoto's Security Guard

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Lee Tat-Chiu

Tsukamoto's Security Guard

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張旭燊

Policeman

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Mitsuru Tokashiki

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Caponio Nunzio

Priest assassin

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Fukui Akihiro

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Mika Kawanabe

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Minori Ikarashi

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Masako Enokimaru

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Kalo Hiroshi

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黃偉亮

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黃志偉

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Jim James

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