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ActionCrimeThriller

Kiss of the Dragon

- Kiss Fear Goodbye

Liu Jian, an elite Chinese police officer, comes to Paris to arrest a Chinese drug lord. When Jian is betrayed by a French officer and framed for murder, he must go into hiding and find new allies.

Release Date : 2001-07-06

Language :EnglishFrenchMandarin

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : EuropaCorpCanal+20th Century FoxCurrent EntertainmentQuality Growth International Ltd.Immortal Entertainment

Production Country : FranceUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : Le Baiser du DragonLe Baiser mortel du Dragon

Cast

Jet Li

Character Name : Liu Jian

Original Name : 李连杰

Gender : Male

Bridget Fonda

Character Name : Jessica

Original Name : Bridget Fonda

Gender : Female

Tchéky Karyo

Character Name : Richard

Original Name : Tchéky Karyo

Gender : Male

Ric Young

Character Name : Mister Big

Original Name : Ric Young

Gender : Male

Burt Kwouk

Character Name : Uncle Taï

Original Name : Burt Kwouk

Gender : Male

Laurence Ashley

Character Name : Aja

Original Name : Laurence Ashley

Gender : Female

Cyril Raffaelli

Character Name : Twin

Original Name : Cyril Raffaelli

Gender : Male

Didier Azoulay

Character Name : Twin

Original Name : Didier Azoulay

Gender : Male

John Forgeham

Character Name : Max

Original Name : John Forgeham

Gender : Male

Paul Barrett

Character Name : Pilot

Original Name : Paul Barrett

Gender : Male

Max Ryan

Character Name : Lupo

Original Name : Max Ryan

Gender : Male

Colin Prince

Character Name : Lupo's assistant

Original Name : Colin Prince

Gender : Male

Vincent Glo

Character Name : Pluto

Original Name : Vincent Glo

Gender : Male

Vincent Wong

Character Name : Minister Tang

Original Name : Vincent Wong

Gender : Male

Kentaro

Character Name : Chen

Original Name : Kentaro

Gender : Male

Stéphane Jacquot

Character Name : Richard's Right Hand Man

Original Name : Stéphane Jacquot

Gender : Male

Stefan Nelet

Character Name : Tang's Assistant

Original Name : Stefan Nelet

Gender : Male

Peter Sakon Lee

Character Name : Tang's Assistant

Original Name : Peter Sakon Lee

Gender : Male

Isabelle Duhauvelle

Character Name : Isabel

Original Name : Isabelle Duhauvelle

Gender : Female

Yannick Derrien

Character Name : Bodysearch Boss

Original Name : Yannick Derrien

Gender : Male

Francesca Disca

Character Name : Red Hair Hooker

Original Name : Francesca Disca

Gender : Female

Taïra

Character Name : Fat Hooker

Original Name : Taïra

Gender : Female

David Gabison

Character Name : French Minister

Original Name : David Gabison

Gender : Male

Bertrand Waintrop

Character Name : Customs Official

Original Name : Bertrand Waintrop

Gender : Male

Alain Zef

Character Name : Video Technician

Original Name : Alain Zef

Gender : Male

Nicolas Herault

Character Name : Video Technician

Original Name : Nicolas Herault

Gender : Male

Jean-Marc Huber

Character Name : Fat Thug

Original Name : Jean-Marc Huber

Gender : Male

Franck Tiozzo

Character Name : Thug

Original Name : Franck Tiozzo

Gender : Male

John Maczko

Character Name : Thug

Original Name : John Maczko

Gender : Male

Claude Brécourt

Character Name : Concierge

Original Name : Claude Brécourt

Gender : Male

Jean-Georges Vongerichten

Character Name : Barman

Original Name : Jean-Georges Vongerichten

Gender : Male

François Nguyen

Character Name : Chinese Bodyguard

Original Name : François Nguyen

Gender : Male

Jocelyne Isaac

Character Name : Subway Agent

Original Name : Jocelyne Isaac

Gender : Female

Raymond Khamvene

Character Name : Fat Chinese Chef Wong

Original Name : Raymond Khamvene

Gender : Male

Urfé Koupaki

Character Name : Taxi Driver (rasta)

Original Name : Urfé Koupaki

Gender : Male

Gregory Galin

Character Name : Hotel Clerk

Original Name : Gregory Galin

Gender : Male

Alexander Koumpan

Character Name : Driver Place de la Concorde

Original Name : Alexander Koumpan

Gender : Male

Daniel Milgram

Character Name : Taxi Driver

Original Name : Daniel Milgram

Gender : Male

Bernard Flavien

Character Name : Coroner

Original Name : Bernard Flavien

Gender : Male

Eric Averlant

Character Name : Coroner

Original Name : Eric Averlant

Gender : Male

Marc Ligaudan

Character Name : Assistant Coroner

Original Name : Marc Ligaudan

Gender : Male

Frédéric Moulin

Character Name : Cop (Sentry Box)

Original Name : Frédéric Moulin

Gender : Male

Alain de Catuelan

Character Name : Cop (Station)

Original Name : Alain de Catuelan

Gender : Male

Ludovic Berthillot

Character Name : Cop (Lift)

Original Name : Ludovic Berthillot

Gender : Male

Guillaume Lamant-Deboudt

Character Name : Newspaper Man

Original Name : Guillaume Lamant-Deboudt

Gender : Male

Lina Chen

Character Name : Hooker

Original Name : 陈丽娜

Gender : Female

Barbara Bernard

Character Name : Hooker

Original Name : Barbara Bernard

Gender : Female

Pat Tourne

Character Name : Hooker

Original Name : Pat Tourne

Gender : Female

Crystalle Seeram

Character Name : Hooker

Original Name : Crystalle Seeram

Gender : Female

Karen Drotard

Character Name : Hooker

Original Name : Karen Drotard

Gender : Female

Sabine Ben Rhadi

Character Name : Hooker

Original Name : Sabine Ben Rhadi

Gender : Female

Saadi Spera

Character Name : Hooker

Original Name : Saadi Spera

Gender : Female

Stéphanie Martin

Character Name : Hooker

Original Name : Stéphanie Martin

Gender : Female

Stéphanie Durand

Character Name : Hooker

Original Name : Stéphanie Durand

Gender : Female

Carmelle Edma

Character Name : Hooker

Original Name : Carmelle Edma

Gender : Female

Schana Réaux

Character Name : Hooker

Original Name : Schana Réaux

Gender : Female

Affif Ben Badra

Character Name : Lupo's Henchman (uncredited)

Original Name : Affif Ben Badra

Gender : Male

Reviews

W

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

_**Jet Li flick in Paris with Bridget Fonda**_ An expert Chinese intelligence agent (Jet Li) is sent to Paris to help the head inspector (Tchéky Karyo) in apprehending a Chinese mob boss at a ritzy hotel, unaware that it’s a set-up. Bridget Fonda plays an American prostitute that “Johnny” (Li) develops a relationship with during the misadventure. "Kiss of the Dragon" (2001) is a big city crime thriller with the expected overdone martial arts action due to Li. It’s a modern mixing of “From Russia with Love” (1963) with the preposterous action of “The Gauntlet” (1977) and the martial arts of “Enter the Dragon” (1973). It was Bridget’s second to last theatrical movie before calling it a day (although she also did some TV work in 2001-2002, like her final piece “Snow Queen”). I like the fact that the protagonist, Liu Jian (Li), is confident and an expert fighter, but also very human, even meek, as a stranger in a strange land (being his first visit to Paris). The action is thrilling with a sense of style counterbalanced by some quality drama with Fonda’s character and her situation. If I were to nitpick, some eye-rolling elements bring down the film’s quality. For instance, Liu Jian storms a police building, opens a door and suddenly enters a dojo full of martial arts guys ready to take him down. Why Sure! Earlier, a British pilot grabs not one, but two Uzis to kill Liu Jian in the swank lobby, shooting up the entire place. Did he really need to cause mass devastation to kill one Chinese man? I'm sure the corrupt Inspector (Tchéky Karyo) wouldn't enjoy explaining the wholesale desolation to the mayor. Moreover, there are too many hip-hop songs on the soundtrack. I could see one or two (at the most), but they overdid it. It smacked of trying to be too ‘hip.’ The film runs 1 hour, 38 minutes and was shot entirely in Paris & nearby Seine-Saint-Denis, France. GRADE: B-