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Liu keeps a low profile while trying to escape, and he meets up with Jessica, an [[United States|American]] woman who was forced into [[prostitute|prostitution]] by Richard. Jessica is able to prove Liu's innocence, but Richard anticipates this and kidnaps Jessica's young daughter. With no other choice, Liu launches a counterattack on his pursuers, and combats them in an attempt to clear his name. |
Liu keeps a low profile while trying to escape, and he meets up with Jessica, an [[United States|American]] woman who was forced into [[prostitute|prostitution]] by Richard. Jessica is able to prove Liu's innocence, but Richard anticipates this and kidnaps Jessica's young daughter. With no other choice, Liu launches a counterattack on his pursuers, and combats them in an attempt to clear his name. |
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The title "Kiss of the Dragon" is derived from one of the last scenes in the movie, in which Liu punctures Richard in the back of the neck with an acupuncture needle at a "very forbidden" certain point. The puncture itself is called "kiss of the dragon," from which Richard begins to bleed, using Liu's words, "from your nose, your eyes, even your ears." |
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'''Tagline:''' ''Kiss Fear Goodbye'' |
'''Tagline:''' ''Kiss Fear Goodbye'' |
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Revision as of 05:13, 30 September 2005
Kiss of the Dragon is a 2001 action/thriller film, directed by Chris Nahon. Most of the action sequences in the film were done without CGI or wire work. The director even had to slow a scene down as the combatants were moving too fast for the camera.
Plot
Liu Jian, a Chinese agent, is assigned to Paris to help apprehend a Chinese gangster involved in Heroin smuggling. However, Liu is just a scapegoat for Jeanne-Pierre Richard, a violent French police inspector who brutally kills the gangster; framing Liu for murder in the process.
Liu keeps a low profile while trying to escape, and he meets up with Jessica, an American woman who was forced into prostitution by Richard. Jessica is able to prove Liu's innocence, but Richard anticipates this and kidnaps Jessica's young daughter. With no other choice, Liu launches a counterattack on his pursuers, and combats them in an attempt to clear his name.
The title "Kiss of the Dragon" is derived from one of the last scenes in the movie, in which Liu punctures Richard in the back of the neck with an acupuncture needle at a "very forbidden" certain point. The puncture itself is called "kiss of the dragon," from which Richard begins to bleed, using Liu's words, "from your nose, your eyes, even your ears." Tagline: Kiss Fear Goodbye
Cast
- Jet Li — Liu Jian
- Bridget Fonda — Jessica
- Tchéky Karyo — Richard
- Max Ryan — Lupo
- Ric Young — Mister Big
- Burt Kwouk — Uncle Tai
- Laurence Ashley — Aja
- Cyril Raffaelli — Twin
- Didier Azoulay — Twin
- John Forgeham — Max
- Paul Barrett — Pilot
- Colin Prince — Lupo's Assistant
- Vincent Glo — Pluto
- Vincent Wong — Minister Tang
- Kentaro — Chen