Chungking Express

1994 · directed by Wong Kar-wai

Rating
85/100
Hit
yes
Prestige lists
Criterion

Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.

Chungking Express (1994), directed by Wong Kar-wai, rates 85/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia
  • Takeshi Kaneshiro
  • Tony Leung Chiu-wai
  • Faye Wong
  • Valerie Chow
  • Piggy Chan Kam-Chuen
  • Kwan Lee-Na
  • Leung San
  • Zhiming Huang
  • Liang Zhen

Crew

More from Wong Kar-wai

  1. In the Mood for Love (2000) — 96/100 · hit
  2. Fallen Angels (1995) — 91/100 · hit
  3. Happy Together (1997) — 89/100 · hit
  4. Days of Being Wild (1990) — 84/100 · hit
  5. To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — 79/100
  6. 2046 (2004) — 77/100

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