THE KILLER (1989)

 

Directed by: John Woo

Starring: Chow Yun-fat, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh, Chu Kong, Kenneth Tsang, Shing Fui-On, Ricky Yi Fan-wai, John Woo

110 minutes

(R - strong language, adult themes, adult situations, violence, intense action sequences)

PLOT:

A Hong Kong hitman accidentally blinds an innocent woman during a hit. He is determined to get her surgery to help her regain her sight but he needs to complete one more hit first. He completes the job but then is ambushed as he tries to escape: someone wants him dead. Meanwhile a resourceful, unorthodox police detective is hot on his trail.