In which 2001 movie did Jet Li play the character Liu Jian?

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Jet Li played Liu Jian in the 2001 movie Kiss of the Dragon.

The film is a French-produced English-language action thriller directed by Chris Nahon and written and produced by Luc Besson. Jet Li stars as Liu Jian, a Chinese police officer sent to Paris to help French authorities arrest a Chinese criminal known as Mr. Big. After Liu is framed for murder, he must evade corrupt officials while trying to prove his innocence.

Kiss of the Dragon combines martial-arts choreography with the tightly paced revenge style associated with Besson’s action productions. Bridget Fonda plays Jessica Kamen, while Tchéky Karyo portrays the corrupt French detective Jean-Pierre Richard. The film was released in 2001 and runs for approximately 98 minutes.

Viewers sometimes confuse this role with Jet Li’s characters in Romeo Must Die, The One, or Unleashed. Those films also feature Li in major action roles, but Liu Jian belongs specifically to Kiss of the Dragon. Li also received a story credit on the film.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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