The Head Hunter

The Head Hunter

98 mins | Action | March 25, 1982

Former Vietnamese soldier Nguyen Dich (Chow Yun-Fat) comes to HK after the Vietnam war, as a professional killer for a gang leader. Here he meets and falls in love with Vicky Lee (Rosamund Kwan). He is ordered to kill her father, and later given the order to kill her too as she started to suspect him. She then discovers that he is responsible for her fathers death...

The Head Hunter

98 mins | Action | March 25, 1982

The Head Hunter
Former Vietnamese soldier Nguyen Dich (Chow Yun-Fat) comes to HK after the Vietnam war, as a professional killer for a gang leader. Here he meets and falls in love with Vicky Lee (Rosamund Kwan). He is ordered to kill her father, and later given the order to kill her too as she started to suspect him. She then discovers that he is responsible for her fathers death...
IMDb rating 4.1
Producers Seasonal Film Corporation
Original title 獵頭
Directors Lau Shing-Hon
Writers Lau Shing-Hon, Sze-To Cheuk-Hon

Cast

Chow Yun-fat

as Yuen Lik/Nguen Dich

Rosamund Kwan

as Or Pui Lam/Vickie Lee

Wan Chi-Keung

as Kenny

Philip Chan Yan-Kin

as Kam Ta Fu/Kim Tai Yung

Ko Chun-Hsiung

as Lee Hung-Fat

Tang Ching

as Tang Kin

Melvin Wong Gam-Sam

as Insp. Lau

Flora Cheung

as Gril in disco [cameo]

Ng Hong-Sang

as Cpt. Ng

Lo Wai

as Victim

Tsang Choh-Lam

as Blind Street musician

Stephan Yip Tin-Hang

as Killer with melon knife

Chan Leung

as Assassin with chopper

Yat Boon-Chai

as Policeman

Wong Hak

as Nguyen Dich/Yuen Lik's father