The Defender

Hong Kong. Rainy season. A shattered glass. A mainland bodyguard arrives to shield a woman targeted for knowing too much. Two local cops bristle at the assignment. Jet Li doing Kurosawa by way of Jackie Chan.

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Corey Yuen directed The Defender in 1994. See Corey Yuen's full filmography, where to start with Corey Yuen, or where to go after you've seen everything by Corey Yuen.

The Defender was released in 1994 (CN original-language production), with a runtime of 92 minutes.