Her Fatal Ways

1990 1h 40m CN

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 16

Comedy

Synopsis

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Cheng Shih-Nan is a Mainland inspector who journeys to Hong Kong with her assistant and cousin Hsiou Sheng to deliver a ruthless criminal. But the bad guy escapes, meaning Shih-Nan and Hsiou Sheng are now stuck in capitalist Hong Kong for an extended stay! A flag-waving supporter of the Communist Party, Shih-Nan marvels at the “decadent” lifestyle of her Hong Kong counterpart, Inspector Wu Kei Kuo. But despite the culture clash, the two disparate cops find the common ground they need to dispense justice – and even discover something akin to romance! But will the Party approve?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Carol Cheng
Cheng Shih-Nan
Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting
Hsiao Sheng
Tony Leung Ka-fai
Inspector Ng Wai-Kwok
Lam Kau
Wu Tien-Tzu
Michael Chow Man-Kin
Niu / Wong Ti
Sheila Chan Suk-Lan
Hsuen Pi
Sunny Fang Kang
Su Kuo-Jung
Walter Tso Tat-Wah
Tzu's Ex-KMT Comrade

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting
Writers: Keith Wong, Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting, Albert Mak Kai-Kwong
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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

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2 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.

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3 / 7

CINEMA

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Part of the "Her Fatal Ways Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting, shot by William Yim Wai-Lun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Carol Cheng and Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting and Tony Leung Ka-fai carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0101442 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting directs. William Yim Wai-Lun behind the camera. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

136 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin.
3Part of the "Her Fatal Ways Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting, shot by William Yim Wai-Lun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Carol Cheng and Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting and Tony Leung Ka-fai carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0101442 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.