Chuen jik sat sau (2001)

Directors:

Johnnie To
Ka-Fai Wai

Writers:

Ho-Cheung Pang (novel)
Ka-Fai Wai (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

3 August 2001 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

A story of two killers with different ideals...

Plot:

Two very different hitmen find themselves to be in each other's way. They use all their skill to solve the problem.

Plot Keywords:

Professional Assassin | Apartment | Love | Death | Killing

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Andy Lau	...	Lok Tok-Wah
Takashi Sorimachi	...	O
Simon Yam	...	Albert Lee
Kelly Lin	...	Chin
Cherrie Ying	...	Gigi
Suet Lam	...	Fat Ice (as Lam Suet)
Teddy Lin	...	C7 (as Teddy Li)

Also Known As:

Full Time Hitman (Hong Kong: English title) (working title)
Fulltime Killer (Hong Kong: English title)
Quan zhi sha shou (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
You & I (Hong Kong: English title) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive strong violence, some language and brief nudity.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

English | Mandarin | Japanese | Cantonese | Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:R | New Zealand:R18 | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18SG | Spain:18 | South Korea:18 | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand

Company:

Team Work Motion Pictures Ltd.

Trivia:

The rifle Tok uses in the police shootout is a Barret .50 Caliber

Quotes:

Tok: You play video games?
O: Yes.
Tok: Familiar with Metal Slug?
O: I can play it all night with one coin.
Tok: Good! Know where the hidden weapons are?
O: I know it by heart!

Movie Connections:

References Joi gin a long (1999)

Soundtrack:

Where My Heart Belongs

Full Time Killers is delightful!

This film is wonderful. Although slow in places, this thing is a work of art and beauty. Andy Lau is amazing, dynamic and charming! I really enjoyed the multicultural aspects, and felt the tensions between characters as their individual mysteries unfold to be very charming, sincere and often surprisingly touching. In an rather tired and often exploiting genre, this film really stands apart as an example of the value of depth in characters, theme and story no matter how two dimensional the tracking story might be. The making of footage on the flip side of the DVD is equally nifty, because seldom will a film include multiple agonizing takes of key scenes both action and non-action so that you might understand how excruciatingly demanding and exhausting film making can really be.