Duo luo tian shi (1995)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Kar Wai Wong

Writer:

Kar Wai Wong (writer)

Release Date:

30 January 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A disillusioned killer embarks on his last hit but first he has to overcome his affections for his cool...

Plot Keywords:

Hong Kong | Mute | Ice Cream | Cantonese | Female Masturbation

Awards:

8 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Leon Lai	...	Wong Chi-Ming / Killer
Michelle Reis	...	The Killer's Agent (as Michele Reis)
Takeshi Kaneshiro	...	He Zhiwu
Charlie Yeung	...	Charlie / Cherry
Karen Mok	...	Punkie / Blondie / Baby
Fai-hung Chan	...	The Man Forced to Eat Icecream
Man-Lei Chan	...	He Zhiwu's father (as Chen Man Lei)
Toru Saito	...	Sato
To-hoi Kong	...	Ah-hoi
Lee-na Kwan	...	Woman Pressed to Buy Vegetables
Yuk-ho Wu	...	Man forced to have his clothes washed

Also Known As:

Fallen Angels (Hong Kong: English title) (USA)
Doh lok tin si (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)

Runtime:

90 min | France:96 min | Germany:96 min | Hong Kong:97 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-18 | USA:R | Australia:MA (cable rating) | Australia:M (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15

Company:

Chan Ye-Cheng

Trivia:

The character He Zhiwu, who is mute but able to communicate with the audience through narration, tells us he became mute after eating a tin of pineapple with a past expiration date. A character in the earlier 'Wong Kar-wai' film, _Chong qing sen lin (1994)_, is obsessed with the expiration dates on tins of pineapple. In addition, they are both named He Zhiwu (though the character in _Chong qing sen lin (1994)_ is a cop, and the character in this film is a former criminal) and both are played by the actor Takeshi Kaneshiro.

Quotes:

He Zhiwu: They say that love can change a man. I start to find myself looking better and more charming, and suddenly I discover that I'm turning blonde.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Home Alone 3 (1997)

Soundtrack:

Only You

One of my favorites.

Absolutely brilliant. When I first saw Chung King Express, it quickly became one of my favorite movies. It still is, but Fallen Angels is even better. It encompasses so much. There is such a potent mix of action, drama, humor, love, music etc. that it overwhelmed me and left me in a state not unlike post-orgasmic ecstasy. Since I've seen it four times now and the effect hasn't been diminished one iota, I'm convinced that this one oughta go down in the record books. My extreme gratitude to Wong Kar Wai for creating this masterpiece.