Hitman (1998 film)

Hitman simplified Chinese traditional Chinese is a 1998 Hong Kong action film directed by Tung Wai. The film stars Jet Li, Simon Yam, Eric Tsang and Gigi Leung. The film was released in the Hong Kong onApril 1998.

An exsoldier named Fu is part of a small gang that learns of the bounty. Fu attempts to enter the building where Tsukamotos 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 smalltime 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 Fus abilities, Lo takes on a small contract to kill a local gang member, while also outfitting Fu and allowing the exsoldier to live in his home. Fu soon meets Kiki, Los daughter, who is a successful attorney and ashamed of her fathers sleazy activities.Martin, the head lawyer in charge of Tsukamotos 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 Los 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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