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Too Many Ways to Be No. 1

Original title: Jat go zi tau di daan sang
  • 1997
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 (1997)
ActionComedyCrime

When Ah-Gou, a smalltime Hong Kong street rascal, visits a fortune teller and hears that soon he will face a life-changing choice, he surely can't imagine that his life reached a middle poin... Read allWhen Ah-Gou, a smalltime Hong Kong street rascal, visits a fortune teller and hears that soon he will face a life-changing choice, he surely can't imagine that his life reached a middle point without return. Will he go to Mainland China with his fellow gangsters to close a deal o... Read allWhen Ah-Gou, a smalltime Hong Kong street rascal, visits a fortune teller and hears that soon he will face a life-changing choice, he surely can't imagine that his life reached a middle point without return. Will he go to Mainland China with his fellow gangsters to close a deal on a couple of stolen cars? Or will he instead chose to accompany his friend on a trip to k... Read all

  • Director
    • Ka-Fai Wai
  • Writers
    • Ka-Fai Wai
    • Kam-Yuen Szeto
    • Matt Chow
  • Stars
    • Ching Wan Lau
    • Carman Lee
    • Francis Ng
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ka-Fai Wai
    • Writers
      • Ka-Fai Wai
      • Kam-Yuen Szeto
      • Matt Chow
    • Stars
      • Ching Wan Lau
      • Carman Lee
      • Francis Ng
    • 4User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 6 nominations

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    Ching Wan Lau
    Ching Wan Lau
    • Kau
    Carman Lee
    Carman Lee
    • Prostitute
    Francis Ng
    Francis Ng
    • Matt
    Ruby Wong
    Ruby Wong
    Tat-Ming Cheung
    Tat-Ming Cheung
    • Bo
    • (as Tat Ming Cheung)
    Elvis Tsui
    Elvis Tsui
      Joe Cheng
      Joe Cheng
      Matt Chow
      Matt Chow
        Pounh Chong Soong
        Yan-Tak Chiu
        Ha Ha
        Morris Hsiang Jung
        Morris Hsiang Jung
        Tien-Fa Kao
        Turbo Kong
        Turbo Kong
        • Spa Customer
        Yuen Man Leung
        Yuen Man Leung
        Chao-Hsiung Lin
        Rio Peng
        Rio Peng
        Tai-Bo
        Tai-Bo
        • Director
          • Ka-Fai Wai
        • Writers
          • Ka-Fai Wai
          • Kam-Yuen Szeto
          • Matt Chow
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          During the van robbery shootout, at least one shot is reversed. The "Accord" in "Honda Accord" is shown backwards.
        • Connections
          Followed by The Odd One Dies (1997)

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        10/10

        Great New Hong Kong Action

        One of the best films to come out of Hong Kong in many years. The cinematography is an outstanding play on Chris Doyle's Wong Kar Wai films. This is the story of an inept group of gangsters and Kau, the poor sap, played by the great Lau Ching Wan, who gets mixed up with them. The story is told twice a la Sliding Doors. Kau makes two different choices and we see the outcomes. The film is hilarious and sometimes a little sad. The star is the stunningly acrobatic camerawork. Two scenes are shot upside down, a shootout is filmed entirely in the dark, wide angle lenses abound. The film never stops moving and never stops surprising. A 10 out of 10. Some have said it is an allegory for the Handover, and I can see it. Kau's choices are Hong Kong's, and that makes this a very subversive film. Either way, it's an amazingly entertaining experience.
        • fuldamobil
        • Dec 19, 2000
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        • Release date
          • March 14, 1997 (Hong Kong)
        • Country of origin
          • Hong Kong
        • Language
          • Cantonese
        • Also known as
          • Zombi 57: The Zombie that couldn't stop being no. 1
        • Production companies
          • Golden Harvest Company
          • GH Pictures
          • Golden Harvest Pictures (China)
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        • Runtime
          1 hour 30 minutes
        • Color
          • Color
        • Sound mix
          • Mono
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.85 : 1

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