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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hong Kong film
film
alsoKnownAs Mongkok Carmen
basedInIndustry triad underworld
character Fly
Ngor
Wah
cinematographyBy Andrew Lau
countryOfOrigin Hong Kong
linked to: Hong Kong, China
director Wong Kar-wai
distributor In-Gear Film Production Co.
editor Patrick Tam
filmingLocation Hong Kong
linked to: Hong Kong, China
followedBy Days of Being Wild
follows Mean Streets (in thematic influence)
linked to: Mean Streets
genre crime film
drama film
romantic drama film
hasAwardNomination Hong Kong Film Awards
hasCastMember Andy Lau
Jacky Cheung
Maggie Cheung
hasInfluenceFrom Martin Scorsese films
hasTheme loyalty
romantic love
urban alienation
violence
hasTitleLanguage English
musicBy Danny Chung
notableFor directorial debut of Wong Kar-wai
originalLanguage Cantonese
originalTitle 旺角卡門
partOf Hong Kong New Wave cinema
linked to: Hong Kong New Wave
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
Alan Tang Productions
linked to: Alan Tang
productionCompany In-Gear Film Production Co.
releaseDate 1988-06-09
releaseFormat theatrical release
releaseYear 1988
runtimeMinutes 102
screenwriter Wong Kar-wai
setInLocation Hong Kong
linked to: Hong Kong, China
setInPeriod 1980s
starring Andy Lau
Jacky Cheung
Maggie Cheung

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Wong Kar-wai wroteScreenplayFor As Tears Go By
Hong Kong New Wave notableWork As Tears Go By