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City Hunter (1993)

City Hunter poster
Original title
城市獵人
Directed by
Wong Jing
Genre
action film, martial arts film, action comedy film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
U
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 463 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A womanizing private investigator is hired to find a news magnate's runaway daughter. He follows her onto a cruise ship that gets hijacked by terrorists, leading to chaotic fights and comedic situations.

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What happens

City Hunter (Chinese: 城市獵人; Jyutping: sing4 si5 lip6 jan4) is a 1993 Hong Kong action comedy film written and directed by Wong Jing. The film stars Jackie Chan, Joey Wong, Kumiko Goto, Chingmy Yau, Gary Daniels, Leon Lai and Richard Norton. It is based on the 1985–91 manga City Hunter by Tsukasa Hojo. Chan plays Ryo Saeba, a womanizing private investigator hired to retrieve the wayward daughter of a news magnate. In the process, he and his partner/love interest Kaori (Wong) find themselves on a cruise ship taken over by terrorists. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong by Golden Harvest on Chinese New Year 1993. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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