His Fatal Ways

1991 1h 33m CN

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 5

Comedy

Synopsis

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A righteous straight-laced China Public Security officer with supernatural powers is sent to Hong Kong to catch two ruthless thieves. His police tactics proves hilarious when he teams up with his Hong Kong counterpart.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting
Cheung Po Shing
Teresa Mo Shun-Kwan
Hung Ba Mui
Suki Kwan Sau-Mei
Suki
Lam Kau
Hung Kam Hoi
Do Siu-Chun
To Siu Ming
Waise Lee Chi-Hung
Hung
Lau Wai-Man
Facing Sun
Fruit Chan
Assistant Cameraman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alexander Chan Mong-Wah
Writers: Keith Wong, Tony Leung Hung-Wah, Alexander Chan Mong-Wah
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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1 / 8

ERA

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

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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

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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 Alexander Chan Mong-Wah, shot by Chan Ying-Kit. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

AWARDS

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Original score by Jonathon Wong Bong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting and Teresa Mo Shun-Kwan and Suki Kwan Sau-Mei carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0102263 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Alexander Chan Mong-Wah directs. Chan Ying-Kit behind the camera. Jonathon Wong Bong scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

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135 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Her Fatal Ways Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Alexander Chan Mong-Wah, shot by Chan Ying-Kit. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Jonathon Wong Bong. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting and Teresa Mo Shun-Kwan and Suki Kwan Sau-Mei carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0102263 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.