Hitman in the Hand of Buddha (1981)
- Original title
- 借刀殺人
- Directed by
- Hwang Jang-lee
- Genre
- action film, martial arts film
- Country
- British Hong Kong, South Korea
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- 18
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A hitman is hired to kill a crime boss. He gets caught in a struggle between rival gangs.
fast-pacedviolentintenseaction-packedgrimstraightforwardno-nonsense
What happens
Hitman in the Hand of Buddha (Chinese: 借刀殺人; Korean: 인무가인 Hindi: बुद्ध के हाथ में हत्यारा Tibetan: སངས་རྒྱས་ཀྱི་ལག་ཏུ་ཧིཊ་མན།) is a 1981 martial arts film directed and produced by Hwang Jang-lee in his directorial debut, who also starred in the lead role, and co-directed by Park Yun-kyo. The film is co-produced by Hong Kong and South Korea. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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