Fulltime Killer

Fulltime Killer (Chinese:全職殺手) is a 2001Hong Kong action film directed and produced byJohnnie To andWai Ka-fai, with the latter being also involved in the screenwriting. It is also produced by and starringAndy Lau. The film was released on 3 August 2001.

Fulltime Killer

Chinese name

Traditional Chinese

全職殺手

Simplified Chinese

全职杀手

Literal meaning

full-time assassin

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	quánzhí shāshǒu
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	cyun4 zik1 saat3 sau2

Directed by

Johnnie To
Wai Ka-fai

Written by

Joey O'Bryan
Wai Ka-fai

Based on

Fulltime Killer
byEdmond Pang

Produced by

Johnnie To
Wai Ka-fai
Andy Lau

Starring

Andy Lau
Takashi Sorimachi
Simon Yam
Kelly Lin

Cinematography

Cheng Siu-Keung

Edited by

David M. Richardson

Music by

Alex Khaskin
Guy Zerafa

Production
companies

Teamwork Motion Pictures
Milkyway Image

Distributed by

Teamwork Motion Pictures

Release date

3 August 2001 (2001-08-03)

Running time

102 minutes

Country

Hong Kong

Languages

Cantonese
Mandarin
English
Japanese

Box office

HK$28,682,414
(Hong Kong)^[1]
US$23,124 (USA)^[2]

The film is based onPang Ho-cheung's novel of the same name.

Plot

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Based on a book by Hong Kong filmmakerPang Ho-cheung,Fulltime Killer protagonist O is ahitman being challenged by new hotshot Lok Tok-wah. O has lived a life of seclusion as the number one hitman in Asia. The woman living at his contact address is captured after O foils a set-up by his boss. He then goes on the run while trying to fend off his adversary. The last part of the movie focuses on an Interpol detective's attempt to write the story of Tok and O.

Alternate ending

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The film has two endings. The normal one that appeared in theaters and the special ending for Malaysia where O and Chin end up being caught by police. This was supposedly done as per special request to show that "Crime doesn't pay".^{[citation needed]}^[3]