"The most famous of all Cantonese-language movies concerns a hired assassin (Chow Yun-fat) who accidentally blinds a nightclub singer (Sally Yeh) during what was to have been his final job. Danny Lee plays the disgruntled cop who tries to track down the killer through the singer, whom Chow has befriended in order to right his wrong. When a power-crazed former client tries to kill Chow in order to silence him, the hit man and the cop find themselves on the same side." - Fredric Dannen, Hong Kong Babylon: An Insider's Guide to the Hollywood of the East
“The best Scorsese/Melville homage ever made.” - Tony Rayns
Screening as part of our Hong Kong Cinema Classics series
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