Once in a lifetime comes the perfect killer
A lethal assassin for a secret Chinese organisation, who sheds tears of regret each time he kills, is seen swiftly and mercilessly executing three Yakuza gangsters by a beautiful artist. She is captivated by the grace of his kill and later falls in love with him. An intense power struggle for the leadership of the Yakuza Clans ensues as they seek vengeance for the death of their leader.
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Character
Unpretentious, grave, earnest and effortless.
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- effortlessdemanding
- classical in formformally daring
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Cast
- Mark DacascosYo Hinomura / Freeman
- Julie CondraEmu O'Hara
- Rae Dawn ChongDetective Forge
- Byron MannKoh
- Masaya KatōRyuji Hanada
- Yoko ShimadaLady Hanada
- MakoShudo Shimazaki
- Tchéky KaryoDetective Netah
- Kevan OhtsjiTakeshi Shimazaki
- Debbie PodowskiCustoms Agent
Crew
- Christophe GansDirector
- Thierry CazalsScreenplay
- Christophe GansScreenplay
- Roger AvaryScreenplay
- Thomas BurstynDirector of Photography
- Patrick O'HearnOriginal Music Composer
- Christopher RothEditor
- Samuel HadidaProducer
- Brian YuznaProducer
- Mitsuru KurosawaProducer
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