Directed by:
John WooScreenplay:
John WooCast:
Yun-fat Chow, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh, Paul Chu, Kenneth Tsang, Fui-on Shing, Tommy Wong, Teddy Yip, Chi-wai Huang, Barry Wong, Parkman Wong, Chung Lam (more)Plots(1)
Hong Kong’s preeminent director, John Woo, transforms genres from both the East and the West to create this explosive and masterful action film. Featuring Hong Kong’s greatest star, Chow Yun-fat, as a killer with a conscience, the film is an exquisite dissection of morals in a corrupt society, highlighted with slow-motion sequences of brilliantly choreographed gun battles on the streets of Hong Kong. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
![Yun-fat Chow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267363_111310.jpg)
Yun-fat Chow
Hong Kong
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
Hard Boiled (1992)
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
![Danny Lee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272447_20738c.jpg)
Danny Lee
China
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
Dynasty of Blood (1973)
City on Fire (1987)
![Sally Yeh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/340/340729_20c39b.jpg)
Sally Yeh
Taiwan
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
Peking Opera Blues (1986)
Roboforce (1988)
![Paul Chu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/409/162409489_ec8f78.jpg)
Paul Chu
Hong Kong
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
The Big Heat (1988)
The Legend (1993)
![Kenneth Tsang](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272392_a1cb6f.jpg)
Kenneth Tsang
China
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
Police Story 3: Supercop (1992)
![Fui-on Shing](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272382_4db7bb.jpg)
Fui-on Shing
Hong Kong
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
When Fortune Smiles (1990)
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
![Tommy Wong](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272396_a3f5d1.jpg)
Tommy Wong
Hong Kong
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
City on Fire (1987)
School on Fire (1988)
![Teddy Yip](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/726/159726580_27b00b.jpg)
Teddy Yip
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
Police Story 2 (1988)
She Shoots Straight (1990)
![Chi-wai Huang](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/948/159948662_9f096f.jpg)
Chi-wai Huang
Best movies:
Lightning Kung Fu (1980)
The Killer (1989)
The Young Vagabond (1985)
![Barry Wong](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/703/160703096_af6eef.jpg)
Barry Wong
China
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
Dragon Fight (1989)
Winners & Sinners (1983)
![Parkman Wong](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/722/165722057_d877f8.jpg)
Parkman Wong
Hong Kong
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
City on Fire (1987)
The Eight Immortals Restaurant: The Untold Story (1993)
![Chung Lam](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/147/165147644_f7a46a.jpg)
Chung Lam
Macau
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
Bullet in the Head (1990)
James Ha Chim-si
Best movies:
Lost in Time (2003)
The Killer (1989)
Tiger on the Beat (1988)
![Seung-lam Wan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/392/161392076_8dad09.jpg)
Seung-lam Wan
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
Hard Boiled (1992)
Mortal Combat (1978)
![Wun-ling Hau](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/511/160511017_9e6a44.jpg)
Wun-ling Hau
Hong Kong
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
When Fortune Smiles (1990)
Permanent Residence (2009)
![Gwok-keung Choi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/511/160511025_108098.jpg)
Gwok-keung Choi
Best movies:
Martial Club (1981)
3 Evil Masters (1980)
The Killer (1989)
![Wai Mak](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/176/167176920_c42347.jpg)
Wai Mak
Best movies:
Martial Club (1981)
The Killer (1989)
Mad Mission 2 (1983)
![Wai-fai Wong](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/513/160513925_e651ac.jpg)
Wai-fai Wong
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
Protégé (2007)
![Paul Lo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/033/163033717_849b9b.jpg)
Paul Lo
Hong Kong
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
Hail the Judge (1994)
Skinny Tiger and Fatty Dragon (1990)
![Ankle Leung](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/181/163181750_d789b1.jpg)
Ankle Leung
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
Roboforce (1988)
Black Mask (1996)