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Chungking Express

Original title: Chung Hing sam lam
  • 19941994
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
82K
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Takeshi Kaneshiro, Brigitte Lin, and Faye Wong in Chungking Express (1994)
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Two melancholy Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant he frequents.Two melancholy Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant he frequents.Two melancholy Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant he frequents.
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
82K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,386
569
  • Director
    • Kar-Wai Wong
  • Writer
    • Kar-Wai Wong
  • Stars
    • Brigitte Lin
    • Takeshi Kaneshiro
    • Tony Chiu-Wai Leung
  • Director
    • Kar-Wai Wong
  • Writer
    • Kar-Wai Wong
  • Stars
    • Brigitte Lin
    • Takeshi Kaneshiro
    • Tony Chiu-Wai Leung
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 231User reviews
    • 129Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 23 nominations

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    Trailer 2:40
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    Chungking Express (1994)
    Takeshi Kaneshiro and Brigitte Lin in Chungking Express (1994)
    Valerie Chow, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Brigitte Lin, and Faye Wong in Chungking Express (1994)
    Faye Wong in Chungking Express (1994)
    Brigitte Lin in Chungking Express (1994)
    Valerie Chow, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Brigitte Lin, and Faye Wong in Chungking Express (1994)
    Brigitte Lin and Faye Wong in Chungking Express (1994)
    Valerie Chow, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, and Faye Wong in Chungking Express (1994)
    Takeshi Kaneshiro and Brigitte Lin in Chungking Express (1994)
    Takeshi Kaneshiro, Brigitte Lin, and Faye Wong in Chungking Express (1994)
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    Brigitte Lin in Chungking Express (1994)

    Top cast

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    Brigitte Lin
    Brigitte Lin
    • Woman in Blonde Wig
    • (as Ching-hsia Lin)
    Takeshi Kaneshiro
    Takeshi Kaneshiro
    • He Zhiwu, Cop 223
    Tony Chiu-Wai Leung
    Tony Chiu-Wai Leung
    • Cop 663
    • (as Tony Chiu Wai Leung)
    Faye Wong
    Faye Wong
    • Faye
    Valerie Chow
    Valerie Chow
    • Air Hostess
    Piggy Chan
    Piggy Chan
    • Manager of 'Midnight Express'
    • (as Jinquan Chen)
    Lee-Na Kwan
    • Richard
    • (as Guan Lina)
    Zhiming Huang
    • Man
    Liang Zhen
    • The 2nd May
    Songshen Zuo
    • Man
    Thom Baker
    • Drug Dealer
    • (uncredited)
    Rico Chu
    Rico Chu
    • Man
    • (uncredited)
    Vickie Eng
    Vickie Eng
    • Barmaid
    • (uncredited)
    Lynne Langdon
    Lynne Langdon
    • Complaining Customer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Kar-Wai Wong
    • Writer
      • Kar-Wai Wong
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Since 'Chungking Express' was filmed in sequence or "like a road movie" as Kar-Wai Wong has said, Wong wrote each scene either the night before or in the morning of the day of filming.
    • Goofs
      When Faye (Faye Wong) delivers a letter to Policeman 663 (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai), said letter is being held in a way that makes the front side point down. However, in the following cut, it is held straight.
    • Quotes

      He Zhiwu, Cop 223: If memories could be canned, would they also have expiry dates? If so, I hope they last for centuries.

    • Alternate versions
      The original Hong Kong release ran 98 minutes. 'Kar Wai Wong' made several changes to the international version, bringing the running time to 102 minutes:
      • The international version expands the scenes where The Blonde prepares for the smuggling trip and later searches for the smugglers.
      • Indian music plays during the smugglers' arrival at the airport in international prints; in the Hong Kong version, the title theme plays.
      • The international version includes the kidnapping of an Indian girl, which does not occur in the Hong Kong version.
      • The sequence with Zhiwu loitering outside his girlfriend's window appears earlier in the international edit.
      • In the Hong Kong version, the Faye Wong cover of "Dreams" plays over the shot of 663 drinking coffee. The international version strips out the music (leaving only ambient noise), although "Dreams" still appears at the end of the film. The international cut is Wong's preferred version and has been used for most home video releases. The Hong Kong cut was released on VHS/laserdisc by World Video and on VHS/LD/DVD by Mei Ah.
    • Connections
      Edited into 365 Days, also Known as a Year (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Dream Person
      Written by Dolores O'Riordan and Noel Hogan
      Performed by Faye Wong
      (cover of "Dreams" by The Cranberries)

    User reviews231

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    Featured review
    10/10
    Just beautiful.
    Awesome. Amazing film; the second half of which far outweighs the first. Beautiful. Wong Kar Wai's film fills you with the kind of warmth that only Amelie can bestow. Fast-paced but with incredible cinematography and soundtrack. Well worth checking out; if only to say you've seen one of Quentin Tarrantino's favourite films. It's this type of film that puts others to shame. This is how a film should be; exhilarating, exciting and beautiful to-boot. The stories are told with such depth that you can't help but pick out new things every time you view it. A film like this is one that never gets boring; no matter how many times you've seen it. (I'm on my 8th)
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    • prophecy_girl
    • Jan 11, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 8, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Hong Kong
    • Languages
      • Cantonese
      • English
      • Japanese
      • Hindi
      • Mandarin
      • Punjabi
      • Urdu
    • Also known as
      • Chinching Samlam
    • Filming locations
      • Lan Kwai Fong, Central, Hong Kong, China
    • Production company
      • Jet Tone Production
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $600,200
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $32,779
      • Mar 10, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,500,226
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • 4-Track Stereo
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1(original ratio)

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