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'''''Kiss of the Dragon''''' is a 2001 [[Martial Arts Movie|martial arts action film]] directed by Chris Nahon starring [[Jet Li]].
Liu Jian (Li), a Chinese intelligence officer, comes to [[Gay Paree|Paris]] to help the vice squad apprehend Chinese drug lord Mr. Big and his unknown French connection. He joins forces with French police official Jean-Pierre Richard (Tchéky Karyo) in order to do it. Alas, it turns out that Richard is Big's connection, and that Richard is planning to murder Big. When Jian discovers, tries and fails to stop this, Richard frames him for the murder. Jian is able to escape with a tape that proves his innocence, but he loses it soon after. Just when it seems he has nowhere to turn, he meets Jessica, a [[Hooker
Li made the film as a result of fans requesting more realistic fight scenes following ''[[
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* [[Giant Mook]]: A [[Scary Black Man]] henchman tries to smush Jian after he attacks a pimp who was abusing Jessica. The larger of the two brothers at the police station also qualifies.
* [[Guns Akimbo]]
* [[Hooker
* [[Hostage for Macguffin]]: Defied by Jian. Richard tries to trade Jessica's daughter for the tapes of a murder. Jian has already turned the tapes in, and is now going to get the daughter.
* [[Hostage Situation]]: Richard tries to play the card again face to face, and it's still defied. Jian points out that in the time it takes Richard to kill the girl, Jian will kill ''him''. Richard instead elects to shoot Jian, which goes even worse (if he had shot the girl, he'd at least have spite to his name, all he managed instead was a minor wound).
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* [[Oh Crap]]: "Now I know where you are. I'm coming up."
* [[One-Man Army]]: Jian plows through an entire police station, which happens to have a hand-to-hand combat course in session.
* [[Out
* [[Right-Hand-Cat]]: Richard has a pet turtle that he keeps in a drawer in his desk.
* [[Shout
** [[Spiritual Licensee]]: For all the problems Hollywood had adapting ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'', they certainly had an easier time with ''[[Fist of the Blue Sky]]''. Shame they had to go and retitle it.
* [[Stealth Pun]]: The [[Big Bad]], who basically goes out of his way to be an asshole at every opportunity, is named Inspector Richard. No one makes the obvious connection.
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