Jet Li made his last work in 1982.
Jet Li . After retiring from Wushu at age 19 , he went on to win great acclaim in China as an actor making his debut with the film Shaolin Temple ( 1982 ) . He has gone on to star in many action films , including in French cinema with Luc Besson Kiss of the Dragon and Unleashed . Kiss of the Dragon ( Le Baiser mortel du dragon in French ) is a 2001 English-language French action thriller film directed by Chris Nahon , written and produced by French filmmaker Luc Besson , and starring an international cast of Jet Li , Bridget Fonda , and Tchéky Karyo . Unleashed ( also known as Danny the Dog ) is a 2005 British-French martial arts action thriller film directed by Louis Leterrier , written by Luc Besson , and produced by Jet Li .