The Criminal Hunter (1988)

9.0/10 104 min

Overview

Chu Yu (Eric Tsang) is a homicide detective who accidently stabs his girlfriend while wrestling with a murderer. The killer returns later and squeezes her wound until it ruptures, causing her death. But the wily Chu Yu photographs his girlfriend's corpse in a wedding dress, tricking the killer into believing she is not dead and causing him to return for a second try. When he does, Chu Yu is waiting, having rigged the corpse like a marionette and causing it to shoot its own murderer. Co-starring Danny Lee, as Officer Li Ta Hsiu, and Dick Wei in this decidedly offbeat attempt at gallows humor which works extremely well under the direction of action specialist Frankie Chan.

Cast

Danny Lee Sau-Yin

Officer Li Ta Hsiu

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai

Chu Yu

Nina Li Chi

Lina

Dick Wei

Kuo Ling Nan

Kwan Hoi-San

Master Hou

Shing Fui-On

Idiot

David Lau Chi-Wing

Officer Hu Chih Yung

Debbie Chui

Katherine Lau Ying-Hung

Audrey Winsome

Wong Lik

Hubei

Wan Seung-Lam

Ta Pao

Paul Wong Kwan

Er Pao

Lo Wei

George's father at fashion show

Albert Cheung Miu-Hau

Gam Lui

Boat owner

Hui Ying-Ying

Female hospital patient

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