Ten dollars a life, one psycho cop, and the Triads want you back. Bargain.
Ken Tsui, a member of an underground organization, is sent to Manila to execute a member of the Filipino government. When he succeeds, he is arrested and sentenced to death. When a psycho cop helps Ken escape, Ken finds refuge with Chang, a man who he helped save. While working in a hotel, Ken is also an assassin who takes a life for only 10 dollars. Meanwhile, the psycho cop begins a killing spree and must find Ken, as Ken's brother, Harry wants him back in the Triads.
Practical Effects
Genuine stunt work that punches above its budget weight.
Acting
Yasuaki Kurata brings gravitas this film absolutely does not deserve.
Director
Jamie Luk Kim-Ming
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jamie Luk was a prolific Hong Kong director who somehow made 30+ films you've never heard of. This is one of them.
The 'hitman for pocket change' trope here echoes 1990s Hong Kong cinema's obsession with devalued human life amid economic anxiety.
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