Wild Search

1989 1h 38m CN

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6.8

SOLID

★6.8TMDB · 41

ActionCrimeDrama

Synopsis

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While conducting a raid of an illegal arms deal, detective Mew Mew discovers the body of a dead woman and her daughter who witnessed the murder. Believing that the girl may be in danger, Mew Mew seeks out her aunt Cher, and the three develop a bond, but Cher's ex-husband and a vengeful gunrunner soon show up to disrupt their short-lived peace.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Chow Yun-Fat
Sgt. Lau Chun-Pong
Cherie Chung Cho-Hung
Cher Lee
Tommy Wong
Nam
Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung
Bullet
Paul Chun Pui
Mr. Hung
Chan Cheuk-Yan
Ka-Ka
Ku Feng
Mr. Lee
Lau Kong
Leung

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ringo Lam Ling-Tung
Writers: Nam Yin
Languages: Cantonese, Japanese, Mandarin
Countries: Hong Kong

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1 / 8

ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Cantonese, Japanese, Mandarin.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ringo Lam Ling-Tung, shot by Andrew Lau Wai-Keung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lowell Lo Koon-Ting. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

AWARDS

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Chow Yun-Fat and Cherie Chung Cho-Hung and Tommy Wong carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0096885 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ringo Lam Ling-Tung directs. Andrew Lau Wai-Keung behind the camera. Lowell Lo Koon-Ting scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Japanese, Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

137 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Cantonese, Japanese, Mandarin.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Ringo Lam Ling-Tung, shot by Andrew Lau Wai-Keung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Lowell Lo Koon-Ting. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Chow Yun-Fat and Cherie Chung Cho-Hung and Tommy Wong carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0096885 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.