''To Kill with Intrigue'' ( zh, c=劍花煙雨江南, ) is a

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action-drama film directed by

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. A joint Hong Kong and South Korean co-production with

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and

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elements, the film stars Hong Kong action movie star

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with Taiwanese actress Hsu Feng and South Korean actress Jeong Hee. The movie was filmed in

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Plot

Ding Can-ren (Hsu Feng) leads a gang known as the Killer Bees on a revenge mission to kill Lei Shao-feng (Jackie Chan) and his family. However, she kills everyone but Lei Shao-feng and falls in love with him.

Cast

– as Lei Shao-feng * Hsu Feng – as Ding Can-ren *Jeong Hee (credited as Yu Ling Lung) – as Qian-qian (also known as Chin Chin) *Shin Il-Ryong – as Jin-chuan * George Wang – as Dragon Escort Master *Chan Wai Lau – as assassin's chief *Chan San Yat – as assassin *To Wai Wo – as assassin *

Yuen Biao Yuen Biao (born Ha Lingchun; 26 July 1957) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist and stuntman. He specialises in acrobatics and Chinese martial arts and has also worked on over 80 films as actor, stuntman and action choreographer. He was one o ...

– as assassin *Chin Yuet Sang – as castle guard

Production

Jackie mentions, in his book ''

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'', how much of the plot is confusing, and he was sure that even the director, Lo Wei, didn't even know what was going on. He has also gone on to express that the generally cold weather at the time of filming made for a frustrating experience.

Box office

In Hong Kong, the film grossed 292,664.90 (). In South Korea, it sold 103,265 tickets in

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, equivalent to an estimated gross revenue of approximately (). This adds up to a total estimated gross of approximately in Hong Kong and Seoul, equivalent to adjusted for inflation.

Trivia

*For the Japanese release of this film, the name of Chu Feng's character, Chin Chin, had to be changed because Chin Chin is the slang for

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in Japan.

References

External links

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