Hitman (1998 film)
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Film poster
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| Traditional | 殺手之王 |
| Simplified | 杀手之王 |
| Mandarin | Shā Shǒu Zhī Wáng |
| Cantonese | Sat3 Sau2 Zi1 Wong4 |
| Directed by | Stephen Tung |
| Produced by | Gordon Chan |
| Written by | Chan Hing-kai Vincent Kok Cheng Kam-fu |
| Starring |
Jet Li Eric Tsang Simon Yam Gigi Leung |
| Music by | Jussi Tegelman |
| Cinematography | Arthur Wong |
| Edited by | Cheung Ka-fai |
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Production
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Win's Entertainment
Flea Market Production |
| Distributed by | China Star Entertainment Group |
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Release date
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Running time
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105 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese English Japanese Mandarin |
| Box office | HK$10,296,852 |
Hitman (simplified Chinese: 杀手之王; traditional Chinese: 殺手之王) is a 1998 Hong Kong action film directed by Stephen Tung, starring Jet Li, Eric Tsang, Simon Yam and Gigi Leung. The film was released in the Hong Kong on 3 April 1998.
In Hong Kong, a hitman known as the "King of Killers" has murdered a wealthy ex-yakuza crime boss named Tsukamoto. Because Tsukamoto had established a revenge fund in case of an assassination, a $100 million bounty is placed upon the King of Killers. The deceased's power hungry grandson, Eiji, becomes the new head of the Tsukamoto family and one of the bounty hunters.
An ex-soldier named Fu is part of a small gang that learns of the bounty. Fu attempts to enter the building where Tsukamoto's lawyers are discussing the terms of the revenge fund, but is rebuffed by the security. When he defends himself, his martial arts skills attract the attention of Lo, a seedy small-time criminal. Lo is also seeking the bounty on the King of Killers, and agrees to hire Fu as his muscle. They are warned not to pursue the case further by Inspector Chan, a member of the Hong Kong Security Bureau. To test Fu's abilities, Lo takes on a small contract to kill a local gang member, while also outfitting Fu and allowing the ex-soldier to live in his home. Fu soon meets Kiki, Lo's daughter, who is a successful attorney and ashamed of her father's sleazy activities.
Martin, the head lawyer in charge of Tsukamoto's revenge fund, makes the discovery that prior to his death, the crime lord was forced to swallow old Chinese wartime promissory notes. He sells this information to the bounty hunters, and as Eiji is willing to pay the highest amount, he is the first to learn the serial codes on the notes. Fu and Lo follow Eiji to a small apartment complex, where they learn that the suspect is an old man named Uncle Leung, an acquaintance of Lo's that he had previously been searching for. Despite their best efforts, Fu and Lo are unable to extract Leung, who suffers a heart attack and dies during their escape and is then shot in the head by Eiji.
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