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Legendary Assassin (2008)

Legendary Assassin poster
Original title
狼牙
Directed by
Wu Jing
Genre
action film, martial arts film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
R
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 88 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A mysterious martial artist becomes a police detective's main suspect in a murder case. The story follows their confrontation and the action that unfolds on a small Hong Kong island.

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What happens

Legendary Assassin (Chinese: 狼牙) is a 2008 Hong Kong action film directed by Wu Jing in his directorial debut, who also starred in the lead role, and also features fight choreography by Nicky Li. The film also marks the screen debut of singer, songwriter and model Celina Jade (daughter of Snake in the Eagle's Shadow and Game of Death II film star Roy Horan). Wu stars as a mysterious martial artist, who become a female cop's prime suspect in a murder investigation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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