"A story about a New York Chinatown cab driver who falls for college student."

1987

1h 38m

7.4(60 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

Hong Kong native Lee Kay moves to NYC's Chinatown while attending college. When she learns that her boyfriend's cheating, her cousin comforts her.

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Chow Yun-Fat

Samuel Pang

Cherie Chung Cho-Hung

Jennifer Lee

Danny Chan Bak-Keung

Vincent

Gigi Wong

Mrs. Sherwood

Wu Fu-Sheng

Peggy

Huang Man

Jennifer's Mother

Ming-Suen Jeng

Anna Sherwood

Brenda Lo

May Chu

George Gerard

NYU Law Student

Ozzy Kid

Gang Leader

Creative team

Directed by: Mabel Cheung Yuen-Ting
Written by: Chi-Yeuh Low
Alex Law Kai-Yui
Produced by: John Shum Kin-Fun
Dickson Poon Dik-Sang

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