The Criminal Hunter

1988 1h 44m CN

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★9.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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Chu Yu (Eric Tsang) is a homicide detective who accidently stabs his girlfriend while wrestling with a murderer. The killer returns later and squeezes her wound until it ruptures, causing her death. But the wily Chu Yu photographs his girlfriend's corpse in a wedding dress, tricking the killer into believing she is not dead and causing him to return for a second try. When he does, Chu Yu is waiting, having rigged the corpse like a marionette and causing it to shoot its own murderer. Co-starring Danny Lee, as Officer Li Ta Hsiu, and Dick Wei in this decidedly offbeat attempt at gallows humor which works extremely well under the direction of action specialist Frankie Chan.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Danny Lee Sau-Yin
Officer Li Ta Hsiu
Eric Tsang
Chu Yu
Nina Li Chi
Lina
Dick Wei
Kuo Ling Nan
Kwan Hoi-San
Master Hou
Shing Fui-On
Idiot
David Lau Chi-Wing
Officer Hu Chih Yung
Debbie Chui

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Frankie Chan Fan-Kei
Writers: Tony Wong Sau-Hong, Chan Fai-Hung, Frankie Chan Fan-Kei
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Frankie Chan Fan-Kei, shot by Ma Koon-Wah. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Danny Lee Sau-Yin and Eric Tsang and Nina Li Chi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0095541 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Frankie Chan Fan-Kei directs. Ma Koon-Wah behind the camera. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

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138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Frankie Chan Fan-Kei, shot by Ma Koon-Wah. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Danny Lee Sau-Yin and Eric Tsang and Nina Li Chi carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0095541 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.