Happy Together

1989 1h 30m CN

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8.0

BANGER

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6.7

IMDB

★8.0TMDB · 3★6.7IMDB · 47

RomanceComedy

Synopsis

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Kenny Bee works for a large Hong Kong corporation who's business practice is not exactly honorable. But he is being promoted to upper management with all its perks. Cherie Chung is a woman reporter working for Hong Kong TV station who is trying to expose the corrupt practice of the company Kenny works at. By chance they get together by being shoved into the same taxi while they're totally drunk. They again meet while grocery shopping, but they get robbed and Kenny can't go back to his home without money for the ferry. This starts a relationship between them, and from conscience, Kenny decides to expose the corruption within his company. Vivian Chow plays a secondary role as semi love triangle between Cherie and Kenny.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kenny Bee
Chung Sai-Lum
Cherie Chung Cho-Hung
Cherry Tung
Vivian Chow
Candy Li
Lowell Lo Koon-Ting
Lo Yau Choi
Chingmy Yau Suk-Ching
Cherry's housemate
Lawrence Cheng Tan-Shui
Robert
Wong Kam-Kong
Wong Yat-Wing
Kwok Tak-San

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stephen Shin Kei-Yin
Writers: Tony Leung, Lam Wai-Lun, Cheng Siu-Keung
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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90 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 Stephen Shin Kei-Yin, shot by Cheng Siu-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 Violet Lam. 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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Kenny Bee and Cherie Chung Cho-Hung and Vivian Chow carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0098679 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stephen Shin Kei-Yin directs. Cheng Siu-Keung behind the camera. Violet Lam scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

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Things worth knowing

190 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 Stephen Shin Kei-Yin, shot by Cheng Siu-Keung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Violet Lam. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Kenny Bee and Cherie Chung Cho-Hung and Vivian Chow carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0098679 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.