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Kiss of the Dragon is a 2001 action/thriller film, directed by Chris Nahon. Most of the action sequences in the film were done without CGI or wire work. The director even had to slow a scene down as the combatants were moving too fast for the camera.

Plot

Tagline: Kiss Fear Goodbye.

Liu Jian, a Chinese agent, is assigned to Paris to help apprehend a Chinese gangster involved in Heroin smuggling. However, Liu is just a scapegoat for Jean-Pierre Richard, a violent French police inspector who brutally kills the gangster; framing Liu for murder in the process.

Liu keeps a low profile while trying to escape, and he meets up with Jessica, an American woman who was forced into prostitution by Richard. Jessica is able to prove Liu's innocence, but Richard anticipates this and kidnaps Jessica's young daughter. With no other choice, Liu launches a counterattack on his pursuers, and combats them in an attempt to clear his name.

The title "Kiss of the Dragon" is derived from one of the last scenes in the movie, in which Liu punctures Richard in the back of the neck with an acupuncture needle at a "very forbidden" certain point. The puncture itself is called "kiss of the dragon," from which Richard begins to bleed, using Liu's words, "from your nose, from your ears, even from your eyes."

Cast

Jet Li
— Liu Jian
Bridget Fonda
— Jessica
Tchéky Karyo
— Richard
Max Ryan — Lupo
Ric Young — Mister Big
Burt Kwouk
— Uncle Tai
Laurence Ashley — Aja
Cyril Raffaelli — Twin
Didier Azoulay — Twin
John Forgeham
— Max
Paul Barrett — Pilot
Colin Prince — Lupo's Assistant
Vincent Glo — Pluto
Vincent Wong — Minister Tang
Kentaro — Chen

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