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なつかし香港映画:"The Protector"(1985:Jackie Chan & Danny Aiello)

「なつかしの香港映画ブログ」New York police detectives (Jackie Chan & Danny Aiello) confront a criminal syndicate in Hong Kong.

This movie has a US version and a Hong Kong version. This article is written about "Hong Kong Version".

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Cast
1. Billy Wong (Jackie Chan)
New York police detective. His buddy was shot by robbers at the bar and he chases the enemy on a motorboat. A man with fighting techniques and courage to do dangerous acts.
(Hong Kong actor popular in action and comedy. "Project A" (1983), "Police Story" (1985), "The Armor of God" (1986), "Twin Dragons" (1992), etc.)

2. Danny Garoni (Danny Aiello)
Billy's new buddy. He fights with Billy in Hong Kong to destroy a criminal connection.
("The Godfather PART II" (1974), "Once Upon a Time in America" (1984), "City Hall" (1996), Eddie Murphy "Harlem Nights" (1989), Bruce Willis "Hudson Hawk" (1991), etc.)

3. Lee Hing (Peter Yang)
The owner of a ship department store. He and Sally's father were business associates.
(He comically played a professor trying to make a fraudulent profit in "Enter The Fat Dragon" (1978).)

4. Soo Ling (Moon Lee)
Lee's daughter. She hates her father getting into trouble and treats Billy coldly.
(Idol actress. Later she became an action star using kung fu. "The Champion" (1983), "Winners and Sinners" (1983), "Mr. Vampire" (1985), "Mr. Vampire II" (1986), "Iron" Angels "(1987), etc.)

5. Sally (Sally Yeh)
Stage actress. She abandoned her bitter past and changed her name.
(Singer and actress. She played the role of a cute stewardess in "Teppanyaki" (1984) and an eye-injured club singer in "Chow Yun-Fat : The Killer" (1989).)

6. Harold Ko (Roy Chiao)
Hong Kong's infamous boss trading drugs. He kidnaps Shapiro's daughter Laura to warn Shapiro who didn't pay for the drug. 
(He has co-starred with Bruce Lee and Michael Hui. "Enter the Dragon" (1973), "Game of Death" (1978), "The Tower Of Death" (1980), "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" (1985), "The Protector" (1985), "Dragons Forever" (1988), etc.)

7. Benny Garrucci (Bill Wallace)
Laura's bodyguard. He is a master of karate and a ruthless man.
(American karate man)

8. Laura Shapiro (Saun Ellis)
Daughter of Shapiro, the boss of the New York criminal organization. She is involved in the trouble between criminals, and kidnapped.

Scenes
・Shootout at the bar
Boat action & explosion
・Kidnapping at a fashion show
・Battle at a massage shop
・Battle at the ship department store
・Night attack
・Informant (Lee Hoi-Sang) and Lee's tragedy
・Sally & bomb
・Battle at the shipyard (Billy vs. Garrucci)
・Ending (NG scenes)
・This movie has much in common with "Enter the Dragon" (1973).

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