The Dragon from Russia
A former member of a band of criminals known as the 'Eight-Hundred Dragons' is living in fear in Manchuria as the clan does not allow people to leave alive. However, he is eventually tracked down, and kidnapped along with a young Manchurian, Yao - whose memory is erased so that he can be trained in martial arts. Yao's work as an assassin becomes more complicated, however, when he sees his old lover again and his real memories come flooding back.
From the archive
Loosely based on the popular manga comic book, Crying Freeman. about a Chinese martial artist in Russia, kidnapped by the master of an underworld organization. Stripped of his past memories he is trained by the master to become the society's top assassin.
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The Dragon from Russia (1990) is hosted by the Internet Archive as a public-domain or openly licensed work, which means its copyright has expired, lapsed, or was released by the rights holder. No signup, no payment and no advertising interrupts playback. Nitrate streams the file directly from the Archive and hosts no video itself.
- Director
- Clarence Ford
- Starring
- Sam Hui, Maggie Cheung, Nina Li Chi, Carrie Ng Ka-Lai, Loletta Lee Lai-Chun, Sun Xing, Dean Shek Tin, Richard Yuen Tak
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