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Did you know
33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Cast
Kao Zhoe-Jeh
Ko Oi-Kwok
Yim Chun-Shing
Wang Li-Min
Wai Chi
Sam Go
Chiu Ming
Chin Lung
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ann Hui
- Writers
- Wang Hsiao-Ti
- Languages
- Mandarin
- Countries
- Taiwan
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ann Hui directs. Apple Kwan Pak-Suen behind the camera. Tommy Wai Kai-Leung scores. Kam Ma cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Taiwan. Dialogue in Mandarin.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 133 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Ann Hui, shot by Apple Kwan Pak-Suen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Tommy Wai Kai-Leung. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Kam Ma shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Kao Zhoe-Jeh and Ko Oi-Kwok and Yim Chun-Shing carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt0182852 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Apple Kwan Pak-Suen
- Original score
- Tommy Wai Kai-Leung
- Editing
- Kam Ma
- Runtime
- 91 min · 1h 31m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ZH
Also by
Ann Hui
Key crew
- Assistant DirectorCub Chin Kong-Hon
- EditorKam Ma
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1993-06-01
