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Release Year1989
Runtime1h 32m
LanguageCantonese
CertificationNR
GenresAction
Votes1
DirectorRaymond Lee Wai-Man
WritersNam Yin
TypeFeature Film
Rating10.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsA Killer's Blues
About A Killer's Blues
Fourteen years ago, Wai Yat Ming (Ti Lung) went to the US to settle affairs for triad boss Sun (Bao Fang), but ended up in prison. Finally free again, Wai wants to start over with his girlfriend (Olivia Cheng) and adopted daughter (Fennie Yuen), but he finds it hard with Sun's feuding son and nephew, Kit (Mark Cheng) and Chong (Roy Cheung), constantly raising trouble in the gang. Seeing his own misguided past in them, Wai fruitlessly tries to guide them in the right direction. He eventually decides to make a clean break and leave Hong Kong, but Sun's sudden death pulls him back into the violence of the underworld.
Directed by Raymond Lee Wai-Man, A Killer's Blues leans on a strong ensemble — Ti Lung, Olivia Cheng Man-Nga, Fennie Yuen Kit-Ying — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about action titles of 1989.
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