Moonlight Express

"She takes the most dangerous chance to dance in a new romance with her late love."

1999 1h 46m CN

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6.2

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★6.7TMDB · 23★6.2IMDB · 582

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Synopsis

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Hitomi still mourns her fiance who died in a car crash. One day, during a visit to Hong Kong, she bumps into Karbo who looks uncannily like him. Karbo, however, is a fugitive from the police.

“She takes the most dangerous chance to dance in a new romance with her late love.”

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Cast

Leslie Cheung
Tatsuya Misawa / Shek Karbo
Takako Tokiwa
Hitomi Kawamura
Yuka Hoshino
Tomoko
Michelle Yeoh
Michelle
Jack Kao
Gene
Austin Wai Tin-Chi
Officer Ko
Liu Kai-Chi
Officer Tung
Jimmy Wong Ga-Lok
Officer Tung's Detective

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Daniel Lee
Writers: Susan Chan Suk-Yin, Yumiko Aoyagi, Yeung Sin-Ling
Languages: Cantonese, Japanese
Countries: Hong Kong, Japan

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ERA

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

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Japanese.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Hong Kong, Japan.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Daniel Lee, shot by Venus Keung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Henry Lai Wan-Man. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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AWARDS

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Editor Eric Kwong Chi-Leung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Leslie Cheung and Takako Tokiwa and Yuka Hoshino carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "She takes the most dangerous chance to dance in a new romance with her late love.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Daniel Lee directs. Venus Keung behind the camera. Henry Lai Wan-Man scores. Eric Kwong Chi-Leung cuts. Produced in Hong Kong, Japan. Dialogue in Cantonese, Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, Japanese.
3International production across 2 countries: Hong Kong, Japan.
4Directed by Daniel Lee, shot by Venus Keung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Henry Lai Wan-Man. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Eric Kwong Chi-Leung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Leslie Cheung and Takako Tokiwa and Yuka Hoshino carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "She takes the most dangerous chance to dance in a new romance with her late love.".
9IMDB entry: tt0202478 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 23 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.