Kiss of the Dragon is a 2001 action/thriller film, directed by Chris Nahon and starring Jet Li. The film is notable because most of the action sequences were done with little use of CGI or wire work. The only use of CGI and wire work was in the hotel scene where Jet Li roundhouse kicked a snooker ball at the chauffer's head. The director even claims to have had to slow a scene down as the combatants were moving too fast for the camera.

Liu Jian, a police officer from China, comes to Paris to help the vice squad apprehend a Chinese drug lord and his unknown French connection. The French connection is Richard, the head of the vice squad, who intends to kill the drug lord then frame Jian. Jian ducks a bullet and escapes with a tape of what really happened. By chance, Jian turns to Jessica - a US farm girl who is one of Richard's hookers - for help. She has her own problems, including the fact that Richard has her daughter locked in an orphanage to keep Jessica on the streets and silent about his activities. Can Jian protect Jessica, rescue her daughter, and give Richard the kiss of the dragon? Written by