Legendary Assassin (2008) Biography, Plot, Production
Legendary Assassin (2008)
Legendary Assassin 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.
Plot:
Policewoman Hiu Wor befriends Bo-Tong Lam, a mild-mannered drifter and tourist, who is actually an assassin on the run from a gang after killing and beheading the gang’s leader Timothy Ma. Although Bo manages to form a good relationship with Holly and most of her co-workers in the police force, trouble yet pursues him. Ma’s widow, Miho Sasaki, will stop at nothing to find Timothy Ma’s missing head and exact her revenge on Bo, and by extension putting Hiu Wor and her colleagues in grave danger.
Production:
Legendary Assassin marks the directorial debuts of Wu Jing and Nicky Li. Wu Jing had long wished to become a director since he first stepped into the entertainment industry in 1995. Nicky Li, a former fight choreography and stunt member of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team, had collaborated with on several recent projects which include Fatal Contact and Invisible Target. The film was shot with a budget of HK$30 million in Hong Kong. Filming began in March, went on a hiatus by the middle of May and resumed towards end of July, wrapping up filming in September.RELATED:
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