The Odd One Dies
(1997)
Regisseur:
Patrick Yau, Johnnie ToSchauspieler:
Takeshi Kaneshiro, Carman Lee, Lam Suet, Woo Nin Byun, Kenneth Choi Fung Wah, Tien Man-Chin, Lee To-LinDie lokalen Spielcasinos erteilen dem verwahrlosten Mo (Kaneshiro Takeshi) Hausverbot, und auch die Gangster sind hinter ihm her. Seinem kläglichen Dasein als erfolgloser Kleinkrimineller entgegnet er nur mit einer stoischen Wortkargheit. Als er eines Tages den Auftrag der Mafia für einen Mord erhält, setzt Mo seelenruhig den gesamten Vorschuß als Wetteinsatz ein – und – er gewinnt ein Vermögen.
Kurzerhand beschließt er, den unangenehmen Auftrag an die Killerin Carmen (Carman Lee Yeuk Tung) weiterzugeben. Doch die will lieber ihren Onkel rächen und hat von Waffen ziemlich wenig Ahnung.
A failure of a Triad who is desperate for money decides to accept an assassination mission. With his advance in money he decides to risk it in gambling, he becomes lucky and wins a fortune. With all this money he is not so sure that he wishes to do the murder anymore, he looks for a hitman to take his place. He finds a women willing to take the job but she ends up more trouble than he expected. He ends up falling in love with her and he is not sure about sending her to kill or to do the job himself and take the risk. During the next few days they will prepare to make the hit.
A failure of a Triad who is desperate for money decides to accept an assassination mission. With his advance in money he decides to risk it in gambling, he becomes lucky and wins a fortune. With all this money he is not so sure that he wishes to do the murder anymore, he looks for a hitman to take his place. He finds a women willing to take the job but she ends up more trouble than he expected. He ends up falling in love with her and he is not sure about sending her to kill or to do the job himself and take the risk. During the next few days they will prepare to make the hit.