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Chungking Express
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Chungking Express is a 1994 Hong Kong film directed and written by Wong Kar-wai. The cast includes Brigitte Lin, Tony Leung, Faye Wong, and Takeshi Kaneshiro. William Chang served as the film editor, while Andrew Lau and Christopher Doyle were the directors of photography. Frankie Chan and Michael Galasso composed the music. The narrative is set in Hong Kong during April and May of 1994, and the title references Chungking Mansions.
The film is categorized as a comedy drama, romance, and crime film. It has a runtime of 102 minutes and was produced by Jet Tone Production. The movie received the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film. Its box office earnings were 7,600,000, against a budget of 160,000. Review scores include 7.9/10, 88%, and 78/100. The work is available in video on demand format.
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Film · TMDB
8.0Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.
Cast
- Brigitte Lin as Woman in Blonde Wig
- Takeshi Kaneshiro as He Zhiwu / Cop 223
- Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Cop 663
- Faye Wong as Faye
- Valerie Chow as Air Hostess
- Piggy Chan Kam-Chuen as Owner of Eatery
Themes
- drug smuggling
- police
- ex-girlfriend
- girlfriend
- snack bar
- romance
- hong kong
- expiration date
- flight attendant
- cleaning
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Key facts
- Traditional chinese
- 重慶森林
- Simplified chinese
- 重庆森林
- Literal meaning
- Chungking (Chongqing) Forest
- Hanyu pinyin
- Chóngqìng Sēnlín
- Jyutping
- Cung4 Hing3 Sam1 Lam4
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Named after
- Chungking Mansions
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- Hong Kong
- Original language
- Hindi
- Main subject
- breakup
- Director
- Wong Kar-wai
- Screenwriter
- Wong Kar-wai
- Cast member
- Takeshi Kaneshiro
- Producer
- Jeffrey Lau
- Cinematographer
- Christopher Doyle
- Narrative location
- Hong Kong
- Filming location
- Hong Kong
- Duration
- 101
- FilmAffinity ID
- 648726
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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Encyclopedic overview
Directed byWong Kar-wai Written byWong Kar-wai Produced by Chan Yi-kan
Jeffrey Lau
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