IFWT #48 - The Killer (1989)

In Film We Trust · Mar 30, 2023 · 55m

While John Woo might only be known to the broader audience as the man behind explosion-filled, bullet-ridden 90s American action films such as Face Off, Hard Target & Broken Arrow, his directing career actually began in his native Hong Kong more than 40 years ago. During a pivotal time in East Asian cinema, Woo was making big noise, literally and figuratively, with films like A Better Tomorrow & Bullet In The Head, which combined outlandish gunfights with philosophical undercurrents. The Killer is another such movie. Starring John Woo stalwart Chow Yun-fat alongside Danny Lee & Sally Yeh…