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''The Dragon from Russia'' is a 1990 Hong Kong movie directed by Clarence Fok, based on the popular manga ''Manga/CryingFreeman'', starring popular Canto-pop singer Sam Hui, Creator/MaggieCheung shortly after her breakthrough role in ''As Tears Go By'', and Nina Li (wife of Jet) who's at that time in her phase of portraying DarkActionGirl characters.
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''The Dragon from Russia'' is a 1990 Hong Kong movie directed by Clarence Fok, based on the popular manga ''Manga/CryingFreeman'', starring popular Canto-pop singer Sam Hui, Music/SamHui, Creator/MaggieCheung shortly after her breakthrough role in ''As Tears Go By'', and Nina Li (wife of Jet) who's at that time in her phase of portraying DarkActionGirl characters.
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* BloodstainedGlassWindows: The penultimate battle between Yao Lung and Kishudo takes place in a church, which leads to Yao Lung and Kishudo fighting each other from between the pews to around the bell. [[spoiler: Yao Lung wins by stabbing Kishudo through the chest with his knife and knocking Kishudo off with a RailingKill]].
* ChekhovsSkill: [[spoiler: In their final battle, the Master of Death launches a knife at Yao Lung in a last-ditch attempt to kill him. Remembering his earlier training with his toes, Yao Lung ditches his shoes, catches the knife in mid-air, and expertly sends the knife into the Master of Death's throat]].
* ChekhovsSkill: [[spoiler: In their final battle, the Master of Death launches a knife at Yao Lung in a last-ditch attempt to kill him. Remembering his earlier training with his toes, Yao Lung ditches his shoes, catches the knife in mid-air, and expertly sends the knife into the Master of Death's throat]].
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* BloodstainedGlassWindows: The penultimate battle between Yao Lung and Kishudo takes place in a church, which leads to Yao Lung and Kishudo fighting each other from between the pews to around the bell. [[spoiler: Yao [[spoiler:Yao Lung wins by stabbing Kishudo through the chest with his knife and knocking Kishudo off with a RailingKill]].
* ChekhovsSkill:[[spoiler: In [[spoiler:In their final battle, the Master of Death launches a knife at Yao Lung in a last-ditch attempt to kill him. Remembering his earlier training with his toes, Yao Lung ditches his shoes, catches the knife in mid-air, and expertly sends the knife into the Master of Death's throat]].
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* EasyAmnesia: [[spoiler: Yao Lung, who gets brainwashed into an emotionless assassin and killing machine, does regain his memory in the end after regaining consciousness from a short coma]].
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* EasyAmnesia: [[spoiler: Yao [[spoiler:Yao Lung, who gets brainwashed into an emotionless assassin and killing machine, does regain his memory in the end after regaining consciousness from a short coma]].
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* RunForTheBorder: Late into the movie, Yao Lung and May have to flee the authorities by driving their vehicle towards the Russian-Chinese border, while being pursued on by the authorities, leading to a massive shootout between Yao Lung and a whole platoon of Chinese soldiers. [[spoiler: He barely makes it, but Chimer, [[ChangedMyMindKid having a change of heart]], returns to assist his escape on a motorcycle, shooting away with her machine-gun providing cover fire]].
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* RunForTheBorder: Late into the movie, Yao Lung and May have to flee the authorities by driving their vehicle towards the Russian-Chinese border, while being pursued on by the authorities, leading to a massive shootout between Yao Lung and a whole platoon of Chinese soldiers. [[spoiler: He [[spoiler:He barely makes it, but Chimer, [[ChangedMyMindKid having a change of heart]], returns to assist his escape on a motorcycle, shooting away with her machine-gun providing cover fire]].
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* FightingWithChucks: Yao Lung, besides the usual assassin training, is also skilled in using these as a backup weapon, including engaging Chimer in a nunchuck duel ''blindfolded''.
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* KnifeNut: Most of the assassins in the movie; Yao Lung, Chimer, the Master of Death, Kishida…
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* Mystical108: The 108 Dragons Cult who trained Yao Long into becoming a killer, true to its [[Manga/CryingFreeman inspiration source]]
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* OneHundredAndEight: The 108 Dragons Cult who trained Yao Long into becoming a killer, true to its [[Manga/CryingFreeman inspiration source]].
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* NotWhatItLooksLike: The shower stall fight between Yao Lung and Chimer (the latter in a very tight, black one-piece swimsuit and dripping wet) had them entangled in a rather... intimate position, with Chimer raising her right leg over Yao Lung's shoulder, just as another assassin suddenly enters.
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* NotWhatItLooksLike: The shower stall fight between Yao Lung and Chimer (the latter in a very tight, black one-piece swimsuit and dripping wet) had them entangled in a rather... [[https://celebrity-feet.com/wp-content/uploads/cdn0408/nina-li-chi-feet-7-photos-001.jpg intimate position, position]], with Chimer raising her right leg over Yao Lung's shoulder, just as another assassin suddenly enters.
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Yao Lung (Sam Hui) and May Yip (Maggie Cheung) are orphans living in Russia, who promised to be with each other no matter what happens and will be together forever when they've matured enough to be married. But when Yao Lung witnessed an assassination, and subsequently captured alive by the 108 Dragons Cult behind a series of killings happening all over Moscow, he is forcibly brainwashed against his will to forget his previous life and trained to become an assassin under the cult. Now a ruthless, masked killing machine, Yao Lung ends up remembering his past with May once more, after she assumed he was dead, when she inevitably crosses path with him.
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Yao Lung (Sam Hui) and May Yip (Maggie Cheung) are orphans living in Russia, who promised to be with each other no matter what happens and will be together forever when they've matured enough to be married. they grew up. But when Yao Lung witnessed an assassination, and is subsequently captured alive by the 108 Dragons Cult behind a series of killings happening all over Moscow, he is forcibly brainwashed against his will to forget his previous life and trained to become an assassin under the cult. Now a ruthless, masked killing machine, Yao Lung ends up remembering his past with May once more, after she assumed he was dead, when she inevitably crosses path with him.
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* RunForTheBorder: Late into the movie, Yao Lung and May have to flee the authorities by driving their vehicle towards the Russian-Chinese border, while being pursued on by the authorities, leading to a massive shootout between Yao Lung and a whole platoon of Chinese soldiers. [[spoiler: He barely makes it, but Chimer, [[ChangedMyMindKid having a change of heart]], returns to reinforce his escape on a motorcycle while firing away with her own machine-gun providing cover fire]].
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* RunForTheBorder: Late into the movie, Yao Lung and May have to flee the authorities by driving their vehicle towards the Russian-Chinese border, while being pursued on by the authorities, leading to a massive shootout between Yao Lung and a whole platoon of Chinese soldiers. [[spoiler: He barely makes it, but Chimer, [[ChangedMyMindKid having a change of heart]], returns to reinforce assist his escape on a motorcycle while firing motorcycle, shooting away with her own machine-gun providing cover fire]].
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''Dragon From Russia'' is a 1990 Hong Kong movie directed by Clarence Fok, based on ''Manga/CryingFreeman'', starring popular Canto-pop singer Sam Hui, Creator/MaggieCheung shortly her breakthrough role in ''As Tears Go By'', and Nina Li (wife of Jet) who's in her phase of portraying DarkActionGirl characters.
Yao Lung (Sam Hui) and May Yip (Maggie Cheung) are orphans living in Russia, who promised to be with each other no matter what happens, and will be together forever when they've matured enough to be married. But when Yao Lung witnessed an assassination, and subsequently captured alive by the 108 Dragons Cult behind a series of killings happening all over Moscow, he is forcibly brainwashed against his will to forget his previous life and trained to become an assassin under the cult. Now a ruthless, masked killing machine, Yao Lung ends up remembering his past with May once more, after she assumed he was dead, when she inevitably crosses path with him.
Yao Lung (Sam Hui) and May Yip (Maggie Cheung) are orphans living in Russia, who promised to be with each other no matter what happens, and will be together forever when they've matured enough to be married. But when Yao Lung witnessed an assassination, and subsequently captured alive by the 108 Dragons Cult behind a series of killings happening all over Moscow, he is forcibly brainwashed against his will to forget his previous life and trained to become an assassin under the cult. Now a ruthless, masked killing machine, Yao Lung ends up remembering his past with May once more, after she assumed he was dead, when she inevitably crosses path with him.
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''Dragon From Russia'' is a 1990 Hong Kong movie directed by Clarence Fok, based on the popular manga ''Manga/CryingFreeman'', starring popular Canto-pop singer Sam Hui, Creator/MaggieCheung shortly after her breakthrough role in ''As Tears Go By'', and Nina Li (wife of Jet) who's at that time in her phase of portraying DarkActionGirl characters.
Yao Lung (Sam Hui) and May Yip (Maggie Cheung) are orphans living in Russia, who promised to be with each other no matter whathappens, happens and will be together forever when they've matured enough to be married. But when Yao Lung witnessed an assassination, and subsequently captured alive by the 108 Dragons Cult behind a series of killings happening all over Moscow, he is forcibly brainwashed against his will to forget his previous life and trained to become an assassin under the cult. Now a ruthless, masked killing machine, Yao Lung ends up remembering his past with May once more, after she assumed he was dead, when she inevitably crosses path with him.
Yao Lung (Sam Hui) and May Yip (Maggie Cheung) are orphans living in Russia, who promised to be with each other no matter what
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* KnifeNut: Most of the assassins in the movie; Yao Lung, Chimer, the Master of Knife, Kishida…
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* NothingUpMySleeve: Kishida, who hides throwing knives in his CoatCape, which he can launch half a dozen at a time at Yao Lung.
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It is interesting to note that the movie is released a few months after ''Film/KillersRomance'', starring Simon Yam, another Hong Kong film ''also'' inspired by the ''Crying Freeman'' manga, although both films takes on a different approach in storytelling: ''Killer's Romance'' tends to go directly into the action with a more straightforward storyline, with the protagonist already a seasoned hitman from his first second of screentime, while ''Dragon From Russia'' provides a somewhat complicated origin story with its longer running time and more characters to develop, using its extended runtime to flesh out the protagonist's and various supporting characters' backstories.
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It is interesting to note that the movie is released a few months after ''Film/KillersRomance'', starring Simon Yam, another Hong Kong film ''also'' inspired by the ''Crying Freeman'' manga, although both films takes on a different approach in storytelling: ''Killer's Romance'' tends to go directly into the action with a more straightforward storyline, with the protagonist already a seasoned hitman from his first second of screentime, while ''Dragon From Russia'' provides a somewhat complicated origin story with its longer running time and more characters to develop, using its extended runtime to flesh out the protagonist's and various supporting characters' backstories.
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It is interesting to note that the movie is released a few months after ''Film/KillersRomance'', starring Simon Yam, another HOng Hong Kong film ''also'' inspired by the ''Crying Freeman'' manga, although both films takes on a different approach in stroytelling: storytelling: ''Killer's Romance'' tends to go straight directly into the action, action with a more straightforward storyline, with the protagonist already a seasoned hitman from his first second of screentime, while ''Dragon From Russia'' is provides a somewhat complicated origin story with a its longer running time and more characters, which takes advantage of characters to develop, using its extended runtime to flesh out the protagonist's backstory.
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''Dragon From Russia'' is a 1990 Hong Kong movie directed by Clarence Fok, based on ''Manga/CryingFreeman'', starring popular Canto-pop singer Sam Hui, Creator/MaggieCheung shortly her breakthrough role in ''As Tears Go By'', and Nina Li (wife of Jet) who's in her phase of portraying DarkActionGirl characters.
Yao Lung (Sam Hui) and May Yip (Maggie Cheung) are orphans living in Russia, who promised to be with each other no matter what happens, and will be together forever when they've matured enough to be married. But when Yao Lung witnessed an assassination, and subsequently captured alive by the 108 Dragons Cult behind a series of killings happening all over Moscow, he is forcibly brainwashed against his will to forget his previous life and trained to become an assassin under the cult. Now a ruthless, masked killing machine, Yao Lung ends up remembering his past with May once more, after she assumed he was dead, when she inevitably crosses path with him.
It is interesting to note that the movie is released a few months after ''Film/KillersRomance'', starring Simon Yam, another HOng Kong film ''also'' inspired by the ''Crying Freeman'' manga, although both films takes on a different approach in stroytelling: ''Killer's Romance'' tends to go straight into the action, while ''Dragon From Russia'' is a somewhat complicated origin story with a longer running time and more characters, which takes advantage of its extended runtime to flesh out the protagonist's backstory.
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!!Tropes associated with this work:
* BadHabits: During the church shootout, Chimer arrives to assist Yao Lung, by shooting at faceless mooks while dressed as a nun.
* BloodstainedGlassWindows: The penultimate battle between Yao Lung and Kishudo takes place in a church, which leads to Yao Lung and Kishudo fighting each other from between the pews to around the bell. [[spoiler: Yao Lung wins by stabbing Kishudo through the chest with his knife and knocking Kishudo off with a RailingKill]].
* ChekhovsSkill: [[spoiler: In their final battle, the Master of Death launches a knife at Yao Lung in a last-ditch attempt to kill him. Remembering his earlier training with his toes, Yao Lung ditches his shoes, catches the knife in mid-air, and expertly sends the knife into the Master of Death’s throat]].
* CutlassBetweenTheTeeth: Yao Lung in [[https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w780/rM3psK9QAJU5ME3NptvUTxT2cz0.jpg more than one scene]] when carrying out hits.
* DarkActionGirl: Chimer, a female assassin who is from the same organization who trained Yao Lung into being a killer, who is ruthless, emotionless, and kills without blinking an eye.
* DeadlyDelivery: An enemy assassin, Wong Tak-yuen, tries getting the drop on Yao Lung by posing as a delivery guy and attacking Yao Lung as soon as he opens the door.
* EasyAmnesia: [[spoiler: Yao Lung, who gets brainwashed into an emotionless assassin and killing machine, does regain his memory in the end after regaining consciousness from a short coma]].
* FightingWithChucks: Yao Lung, besides the usual assassin training, is also skilled in using these as a backup weapon, including engaging Chimer in a nunchuck duel ''blindfolded''.
* HandyFeet: Assassins under the 108 Dragons somehow needs to train using their legs for handling daily routines. In one early scene Chimer is seen cooking by holding a spatula with her toes, and then feeding Yao Lung poached eggs on the same spatula still being held by her foot.
* InspirationNod:
** Much like the original ''Crying Freeman'', which this movie is loosely based on, Yao Lung at several points does fight barefoot with a short knife clipped between his toes.
** One of Yao Lung’s assassination happens outside a hotel, where Yao Lung, much like Yoh / Crying Freeman, kills an opponent with a thin blade concealed in an umbrella while disguised as a bellhop.
* KnifeNut: Most of the assassins in the movie; Yao Lung, Chimer, the Master of Knife, Kishida…
* MarkOfTheBeast: Yao Lung’s tattoo of a [[DragonsUpTheYinYang Chinese dragon]] that covers his entire back, seen in his WalkingShirtlessScene after his initiation into becoming an assassin and expert killer.
* MsFanservice: Chimer had a WalkingSwimsuitScene in a shiny, high-collared black one-piece in the shower assassination. And she fights Yao Lung while wearing that suit, with her hair and skin dripping wet, accompanied by plenty of close-ups on her thighs and chest.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The BigBad of the movie, and the final boss Yao Lung have to contend with, is called The Master of Death.
* OneHundredAndEight: The 108 Dragons Cult who trained Yao Long into becoming a killer, true to its [[Manga/CryingFreeman inspiration source]].
* PrehensileHair: Briefly demonstrated by the Master of Death in the final battle, using his braids, whose tip ends in a sharp pin, to lash out towards Yao Lung like it’s a whip.
* RunForTheBorder: Late into the movie, Yao Lung and May have to flee the authorities by driving their vehicle towards the Russian-Chinese border, while being pursued on by the authorities, leading to a massive shootout between Yao Lung and a whole platoon of Chinese soldiers. [[spoiler: He barely makes it, but Chimer, [[ChangedMyMindKid having a change of heart]], returns to reinforce his escape on a motorcycle while firing away with her own machine-gun providing cover fire]].
* ScarfOfAsskicking: Worn by most of the assassins, including Chimer and Yao Lung, at different points of the movie.
* ShowerScene: May is in the middle of her shower when she stumbles into Chimer, oblivious to the fact that Chimer is about to kill her and asking if she’s interrupting Chimer’s shower.
* TheStoic: Chimer, who rarely shows expressions even when about to kill her targets.
* SuperWindowJump: Yao Lung, while fighting rival assassin Wong in a penthouse. Both of them ends up jumping out of the window and landing on the roof of an adjacent pedestrian bridge.
* SwordFight: Between Yao Lung and the Master of Death. With katanas.
* ThreePointLanding: Inverted, with Yao Lung leaping ''upwards'' from ground level, and landing on the tip of a crucifix on a church. Kishudo imitates him using the same move, on an adjacent church steeple.
* TrainingFromHell: Yao Lung’s training by the Master of Death into becoming an assassin.
* UnwillingSuspension: May is subjected to being hung from a ceiling by her wrists after being captured by the Master of Death.
* WhiteMaskOfDoom: Yao Lung’s white DominoMask which he wears when performing hits. Although technically its only [[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099791/mediaviewer/rm3299319552 half a mask]], leaving his mouth and chin exposed.
* WireFu: Most of the fight scenes defies the laws of gravity, where characters, especially Yao Lung, can leap and fly great distances InASingleBound (even horizontally).
* {{Yakuza}}: Many faceless mooks who dies in this movie belongs to this syndicate.
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''Dragon From Russia'' is a 1990 Hong Kong movie directed by Clarence Fok, based on ''Manga/CryingFreeman'', starring popular Canto-pop singer Sam Hui, Creator/MaggieCheung shortly her breakthrough role in ''As Tears Go By'', and Nina Li (wife of Jet) who's in her phase of portraying DarkActionGirl characters.
Yao Lung (Sam Hui) and May Yip (Maggie Cheung) are orphans living in Russia, who promised to be with each other no matter what happens, and will be together forever when they've matured enough to be married. But when Yao Lung witnessed an assassination, and subsequently captured alive by the 108 Dragons Cult behind a series of killings happening all over Moscow, he is forcibly brainwashed against his will to forget his previous life and trained to become an assassin under the cult. Now a ruthless, masked killing machine, Yao Lung ends up remembering his past with May once more, after she assumed he was dead, when she inevitably crosses path with him.
It is interesting to note that the movie is released a few months after ''Film/KillersRomance'', starring Simon Yam, another HOng Kong film ''also'' inspired by the ''Crying Freeman'' manga, although both films takes on a different approach in stroytelling: ''Killer's Romance'' tends to go straight into the action, while ''Dragon From Russia'' is a somewhat complicated origin story with a longer running time and more characters, which takes advantage of its extended runtime to flesh out the protagonist's backstory.
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!!Tropes associated with this work:
* BadHabits: During the church shootout, Chimer arrives to assist Yao Lung, by shooting at faceless mooks while dressed as a nun.
* BloodstainedGlassWindows: The penultimate battle between Yao Lung and Kishudo takes place in a church, which leads to Yao Lung and Kishudo fighting each other from between the pews to around the bell. [[spoiler: Yao Lung wins by stabbing Kishudo through the chest with his knife and knocking Kishudo off with a RailingKill]].
* ChekhovsSkill: [[spoiler: In their final battle, the Master of Death launches a knife at Yao Lung in a last-ditch attempt to kill him. Remembering his earlier training with his toes, Yao Lung ditches his shoes, catches the knife in mid-air, and expertly sends the knife into the Master of Death’s throat]].
* CutlassBetweenTheTeeth: Yao Lung in [[https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w780/rM3psK9QAJU5ME3NptvUTxT2cz0.jpg more than one scene]] when carrying out hits.
* DarkActionGirl: Chimer, a female assassin who is from the same organization who trained Yao Lung into being a killer, who is ruthless, emotionless, and kills without blinking an eye.
* DeadlyDelivery: An enemy assassin, Wong Tak-yuen, tries getting the drop on Yao Lung by posing as a delivery guy and attacking Yao Lung as soon as he opens the door.
* EasyAmnesia: [[spoiler: Yao Lung, who gets brainwashed into an emotionless assassin and killing machine, does regain his memory in the end after regaining consciousness from a short coma]].
* FightingWithChucks: Yao Lung, besides the usual assassin training, is also skilled in using these as a backup weapon, including engaging Chimer in a nunchuck duel ''blindfolded''.
* HandyFeet: Assassins under the 108 Dragons somehow needs to train using their legs for handling daily routines. In one early scene Chimer is seen cooking by holding a spatula with her toes, and then feeding Yao Lung poached eggs on the same spatula still being held by her foot.
* InspirationNod:
** Much like the original ''Crying Freeman'', which this movie is loosely based on, Yao Lung at several points does fight barefoot with a short knife clipped between his toes.
** One of Yao Lung’s assassination happens outside a hotel, where Yao Lung, much like Yoh / Crying Freeman, kills an opponent with a thin blade concealed in an umbrella while disguised as a bellhop.
* KnifeNut: Most of the assassins in the movie; Yao Lung, Chimer, the Master of Knife, Kishida…
* MarkOfTheBeast: Yao Lung’s tattoo of a [[DragonsUpTheYinYang Chinese dragon]] that covers his entire back, seen in his WalkingShirtlessScene after his initiation into becoming an assassin and expert killer.
* MsFanservice: Chimer had a WalkingSwimsuitScene in a shiny, high-collared black one-piece in the shower assassination. And she fights Yao Lung while wearing that suit, with her hair and skin dripping wet, accompanied by plenty of close-ups on her thighs and chest.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The BigBad of the movie, and the final boss Yao Lung have to contend with, is called The Master of Death.
* OneHundredAndEight: The 108 Dragons Cult who trained Yao Long into becoming a killer, true to its [[Manga/CryingFreeman inspiration source]].
* PrehensileHair: Briefly demonstrated by the Master of Death in the final battle, using his braids, whose tip ends in a sharp pin, to lash out towards Yao Lung like it’s a whip.
* RunForTheBorder: Late into the movie, Yao Lung and May have to flee the authorities by driving their vehicle towards the Russian-Chinese border, while being pursued on by the authorities, leading to a massive shootout between Yao Lung and a whole platoon of Chinese soldiers. [[spoiler: He barely makes it, but Chimer, [[ChangedMyMindKid having a change of heart]], returns to reinforce his escape on a motorcycle while firing away with her own machine-gun providing cover fire]].
* ScarfOfAsskicking: Worn by most of the assassins, including Chimer and Yao Lung, at different points of the movie.
* ShowerScene: May is in the middle of her shower when she stumbles into Chimer, oblivious to the fact that Chimer is about to kill her and asking if she’s interrupting Chimer’s shower.
* TheStoic: Chimer, who rarely shows expressions even when about to kill her targets.
* SuperWindowJump: Yao Lung, while fighting rival assassin Wong in a penthouse. Both of them ends up jumping out of the window and landing on the roof of an adjacent pedestrian bridge.
* SwordFight: Between Yao Lung and the Master of Death. With katanas.
* ThreePointLanding: Inverted, with Yao Lung leaping ''upwards'' from ground level, and landing on the tip of a crucifix on a church. Kishudo imitates him using the same move, on an adjacent church steeple.
* TrainingFromHell: Yao Lung’s training by the Master of Death into becoming an assassin.
* UnwillingSuspension: May is subjected to being hung from a ceiling by her wrists after being captured by the Master of Death.
* WhiteMaskOfDoom: Yao Lung’s white DominoMask which he wears when performing hits. Although technically its only [[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099791/mediaviewer/rm3299319552 half a mask]], leaving his mouth and chin exposed.
* WireFu: Most of the fight scenes defies the laws of gravity, where characters, especially Yao Lung, can leap and fly great distances InASingleBound (even horizontally).
* {{Yakuza}}: Many faceless mooks who dies in this movie belongs to this syndicate.
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