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The Dragon from Russia

1990 · 96 min

A moody, blood-soaked martial-arts tragedy where tender memories collide with brutal assassin codes.

Directed by
Clarence Ford
Genres
Action
Tagline
Tear Love Death Humanity... He Is The Number One Killer For A Secret Society...
Overview
A former member of a band of criminals known as the 'Eight-Hundred Dragons' is living in fear in Manchuria as the clan does not allow people to leave alive. However, he is eventually tracked down, and kidnapped along with a young Manchurian, Yao - whose memory is erased so that he can be trained in martial arts. Yao's work as an assassin becomes more complicated, however, when he sees his old lover again and his real memories come flooding back.

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Directed by
Clarence Ford
Genres
Action
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • memory
  • love
  • violence
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror3
Humour1
Realism4
Romance6
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action
Directed by
Clarence Ford
Written by
Ella Chan Bo-wa
Starring
Sam Hui, Maggie Cheung Man-yuk, Nina Li Chi, Carrie Ng Ka-lai, Loletta Lee Lai-Chun, Sun Xing, Dean Shek Tin, Richard Yuen Tak
Music
Sam Hui, Violet Lam
Cinematography
Peter Ngor Chi-kwan, Ray Wong Chi-Wai
Runtime
96 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese, Mandarin

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