The Killer ( Jyutping: dip6 hyut3 soeng1 hung4) is a 1989
Hong Kong action film written and directed by
John Woo, and starring
Chow Yun-fat,
Danny Lee and
Sally Yeh. Chow plays the assassin Ah Jong, who accidentally damages the eyes of the singer Jennie (Sally Yeh) during a shootout. He later discovers that if Jennie does not have an expensive operation she will go blind. To get the money for Jennie, Ah Jong decides to perform one last hit.