Nobody's Hero

1989 1h 23m CN

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8.5

MASTERPIECE

★8.5TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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A Heroic Bloodshed movie about a taxi driver who wishes to be a cop, but has to settle for being a mall security guard. Few respect him and he has no luck with women, but things start to change when he befriends a blind girl and tries to protect her from a gang of criminals...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Liu Wai-Hung
Kathy Chow Hoi-Mei
Jane
Sunny Fang Kang
Felix Lok Ying-Kwan
Lau Siu-Kwan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kuk Kok-Leung
Writers: Tsang Kan-Cheong
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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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 Kuk Kok-Leung, shot by Patrick Jim. 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 Chow Kai-Sang. 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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Liu Wai-Hung and Kathy Chow Hoi-Mei and Sunny Fang Kang carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0098148 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kuk Kok-Leung directs. Patrick Jim behind the camera. Chow Kai-Sang scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

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183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
237 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Kuk Kok-Leung, shot by Patrick Jim. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Chow Kai-Sang. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Liu Wai-Hung and Kathy Chow Hoi-Mei and Sunny Fang Kang carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0098148 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.