Yiu sau dou si (1992)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Tai Kit Mak

Writers:

Hideyuki Kikuchi (novel)
Roy Szeto (writer)

Release Date:

21 August 1993 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Taki is assigned to go after Daishu, a businessman who is suspected by the police to be selling the drug "happiness"...

Plot Keywords:

Refrigerator | Elevator | Future | Futuristic | Mutation

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Jacky Cheung	...	Ken Kai
Roy Cheung	...	Shudo
Leon Lai	...	Renzaburô Taki
Carman Lee	...	Loh / Shira / Orchid
Tatsuya Nakadai	...	Daishu (Yuen Tai Chung)
Michelle Reis	...	Windy (Gaye)
Woo-ping Yuen	...	Sergeant Kayama

Also Known As:

The Wicked City (Hong Kong: English title)
Yao shou du shi (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)

Runtime:

Germany:87 min | Hong Kong:90 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Singapore:PG (cut) | Hong Kong:II | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Germany:16 | UK:18 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Company:

EDKO Film

Movie Connections:

References Blade Runner (1982)

The Most Romantic Sci-fi movie ever made, and the best, too!!!

I've seen this movie at least a dozen times, and never once, never, didn't I cry at the end! I'm glad this is my first impression of sci-fi movie (besides ET, when I saw it at 6, which I don't quite remember what was really going on until I become a grown-up) since I first saw it at the age 18. It forever influenced my view of sci-fi movies. Whenever I go to see sci-fi films, I always pay attention to the styles, the messages contained within, the connection between the imaginative world and the real life. For me, that is what sci-fi movies really about, not some fancy special effects.

The other day I was surprised to find out we have copies for sale in America, I order a copy at once. But I was also shocked to find that this wonderful film, probably the best Hong Kong movie I'd ever seen, was not received well here in America. Almost all the people who praise the film are Asian. I don't think this has something to do with culture gap, because this is a very unusual Hong Kong films, it didn't contain anything specific about the Asian culture. And that's the point. It is not anything you expect to see in a Hong Kong, or any other Asia films you can find here in the United States. It didn't have fancy martial art, no strange custom (which I strongly disagree with. They always portray Asia as bunch of strange, mysterious, sick places. Because that kind of films can easily won the prize in European film festivals). This is simply a film about humanity. At the same time, it was so beautifully done. Very stylish, with the music that was so heartbreakingly beautiful. But do see this film in its original language with subtitle. NO FOREIGN FILM SHOULD BE WATCHED IN ENGLISH DUBBED VERSION! IT IS ALWAYS THE BIG DISASTER!!! Do take a moment to think about what you see and enjoy that beautiful ending.