Naked Killer (Chik loh go yeung) (1994)

78% of critics liked it
(9 reviews)
47% of users liked it
(1,417 ratings)

Lesbian assassins at war provide the focus for this outrageous Hong Kong martial arts film that is already becoming a cult classic. Tinam is the cop on the case searching for the person who keeps killing Hong Kong men and cutting off their genitals. Tinam is on the edge of a breakdown after he… More Lesbian assassins at war provide the focus for this outrageous Hong Kong martial arts film that is already becoming a cult classic. Tinam is the cop on the case searching for the person who keeps killing Hong Kong men and cutting off their genitals. Tinam is on the edge of a breakdown after he accidently shot his brother three months before. When nervous, the cop throws up. Tinam meets Kitty, an obsessive woman, in a unisex hair salon. Unfortunately for Tinam, Kitty takes a shine to him. Kitty, after shooting up a gangster's office to avenge her father's death, is taken to the home of hit-woman Sister Cindy, a charmer who uses rapists for martial arts practice dummies. Sister Cindy becomes Kitty's mentor. It is soon discovered the killer is the lesbian Princess, Cindy's former student. Princess is contracted to kill her teacher and she succeeds. The distraught Kitty, forgoes her pursuit of Tinam, and begins her revenge. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 31 min.
Directed By: Clarence Fok Yiu-leung
Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense

In Theaters: Aug 4, 1995 Wide
On DVD: May 23, 2000
Studio: Tai Seng

Critic Reviews

Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
A once in a lifetime hit for director Clarence Fok.
Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central
Cheapo knock-off trash.
Dan Lybarger, Nitrate Online
The ultimate guilty pleasure, unrepentently sleazy and endlessly fun.
KJB, IGN Movies
Bad subtitles, lesbian contract killers and an impotent cop. Not much more you could ask for in a movie.
Marc Savlov, Austin Chronicle
A genuine crowd-pleaser, it's a far cry from Tsui Hark's more sedate historical epics of late, relying instead on bullets, breasts, and bloody mayhem to move the 90-mile-a-second plot line along.
Chris Hicks, Deseret News, Salt Lake City
A thriller only the most desperate cult film fans can love.
Bryant Frazer, Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus
Leave it to Hong Kong to export this delirious concoction.

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A young woman's botched attempt to kill the gangster who murdered her father leads to her being taken in by the leader of a ring of female assassins. The obvious selling point to this HK action movie upon its release was the promise of gratuitous nudity by the stunning Chingmy… More
A young woman's botched attempt to kill the gangster who murdered her father leads to her being taken in by the leader of a ring of female assassins. The obvious selling point to this HK action movie upon its release was the promise of gratuitous nudity by the stunning Chingmy Yau and company, but the fact is the whole softcore porn element is really rather tame; the story is very exploitative (beautiful female assassins in various states of undress brutally dispatching evil, lecherous men) but it's actually rather technically accomplished for an exploitation flick. The action, particularly the Woo-style gun battles are well choreographed, it's all photographed quite attractively and there are some very nicely framed shots of pretty set design and sexy outfits with some nice use of colour. The plot is nonsense of course, but not much more ridiculous than the average action flick and the story has quite a romantic core at its centre. More live action manga than exploitation, it's a visually pleasing HK action film with plenty of eye candy that has dated surprisingly well.
Dean M

Whoa! Chingmy Yau is so hot, sexy and dangerously femme fatale in this females' non-stop action.
Brian R

A bit cheesy, a bit erotic, and a bit unbelivable. This picture reminded me of another film "Vertigo". "Naked Killer" is entertaining and photographed beautifully.
Christopher B

That wonderful coward Simon Yam hams it up again in this amazing Cat III film. This time, if he so much as sees a gun, he pukes. Awesome.?Pretty much everything there is to love about Cat III films is in here. Inappropriate humour, scantily clad ladies, bizarre sexual situations,… More
That wonderful coward Simon Yam hams it up again in this amazing Cat III film. This time, if he so much as sees a gun, he pukes. Awesome.?Pretty much everything there is to love about Cat III films is in here. Inappropriate humour, scantily clad ladies, bizarre sexual situations, shocking violence and nihilism. Oh, and blue lighting. Lots of blue lighting.?A must see.
shane h

You would think a movie titled Naked Killer would have some nudity but that was not the case. Super soft core caressing and some sexual situations but no real nudity. That being said the Kung Fu was done really well and the women were in fact really hot, just don't piss off or… More
You would think a movie titled Naked Killer would have some nudity but that was not the case. Super soft core caressing and some sexual situations but no real nudity. That being said the Kung Fu was done really well and the women were in fact really hot, just don't piss off or mistreat any women around them because they are a team of assassins that kill scumbag guys. "Give me some scissors so I can cut this guy's plums off!", classic. A cop falls in love with one of the girls Kitty who gets into some trouble and has to change her identity. They bump into each other later in the movie and he is convinced it is her even though her name and fingerprints have been changed. Kitty's mentor wants her to kill the cop because she is afraid he will turn them in so she is torn between killing him or having to kill her.
Anthony V

The King of Hong Kong Cheese/Sleaze. Violent, lots of sex, Lesbian kung-fu chicks, and laugh out humor (intentional and unintentional).