As Tears Go By

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As Tears Go By is a 1988 Hong Kong crime drama film and the directorial debut of Wong Kar-wai, following a small-time gangster’s turbulent relationships and descent into violence.

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instanceOf Hong Kong film
film
alsoKnownAs Mongkok Carmen NERFINISHED
basedInIndustry triad underworld
character Fly NERFINISHED
Ngor NERFINISHED
Wah NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Andrew Lau NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Hong Kong NERFINISHED
director Wong Kar-wai NERFINISHED
distributor In-Gear Film Production Co. NERFINISHED
editor Patrick Tam NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Hong Kong NERFINISHED
followedBy Days of Being Wild NERFINISHED
follows Mean Streets (in thematic influence) NERFINISHED
genre crime film
drama film
romantic drama film
hasAwardNomination Hong Kong Film Awards NERFINISHED
hasCastMember Andy Lau NERFINISHED
Jacky Cheung NERFINISHED
Maggie Cheung NERFINISHED
hasInfluenceFrom Martin Scorsese films
hasTheme loyalty
romantic love
urban alienation
violence
hasTitleLanguage English
musicBy Danny Chung NERFINISHED
notableFor directorial debut of Wong Kar-wai
originalLanguage Cantonese
originalTitle 旺角卡門
partOf Hong Kong New Wave cinema NERFINISHED
plotSummary Follows a small-time Hong Kong gangster whose attempts to protect his reckless friend and pursue a romance lead him into escalating violence.
producer Alan Tang NERFINISHED
Alan Tang Productions NERFINISHED
productionCompany In-Gear Film Production Co. NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1988-06-09
releaseFormat theatrical release
releaseYear 1988
runtimeMinutes 102
screenwriter Wong Kar-wai NERFINISHED
setInLocation Hong Kong NERFINISHED
setInPeriod 1980s
starring Andy Lau NERFINISHED
Jacky Cheung NERFINISHED
Maggie Cheung NERFINISHED

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Wong Kar-wai wroteScreenplayFor As Tears Go By