Chinese Box (1997)
1h 39m
Running Time
November 14, 1997Release Date
Chinese Box (1997)
1h 39m
Running Time
November 14, 1997Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
The story of Hong Kong, from New Year's Day to June 30th, 1997, when the British left their colony and turned it over to the People's Republic of China.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Jeremy Irons
John
Gong Li
Vivian
Maggie Cheung
Jean
Michael Hui
Chang
Rubén Blades
Jim
Wayne Wang
Director
Jared Harris
William
Jean-Claude Carrière
Writer
Josie Ho
Lilly
Larry Gross
Writer
Chaplin Chang
Homeless Man
Rachel Ingalls
Writer
Noel Rands
John's Friend at New Year's Party
Russell Cawthorne
New Year's Party MC
Paul Theroux
Writer
Emma Lucia
Amanda Everheart
Lydia Dean Pilcher
Producer
Ken Bennett
Rick
Emotion Cheung
William Wong
Harvey Stockwin
Weeks
Jonathan Midgley
Jonathan
Bruce Walker
Bruce
Angelica Lofgren
Baby-Lin
Julian Chang
Dr. Chang
Jian Rui-Chao
Businessman #1
Wai Sing-Chau
Businessman #2
Lo Hung
Businessman #3
Shirley Hung Suet-Ying
Girlfriend #1
Michelle Yeung
Girlfriend #2
Alex Ng Hong-Ling
Drunk Karaoke Singer
Chiu Wah-Lee
Minibus Passenger
Maria Cordero
Mamasan
Bao Fang
Godfather
Hui Fan
Godfather's wife
Andrew Lam Man-Chung
Wedding Photographer
Lee Siu-Kei
Gangster #1
Ankee Leung Chi-On
Gangster #2
Tse Yuen-Fat
Gangster #3
Roderick Lee
Manhattan Club Bouncer
Lee Fai
Black Moon Hostess
Maria St. Lynne
Black Moon Hostess
Gloria Wu
News Reporter
François Chau
Mr. Wong
Winston Ellis
Brian
Turbo Kong
Gangster
Mike Leeder
Partygoer
Ralph Lister
Principal
James Huang
Patron
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Chinese Box is a 1997 movie directed by Wayne Wang and starring Jeremy Irons, Gong Li, Maggie Cheung and Michael Hui.The movie is set and was made at the time of Hong Kong's handover to the People's Republic of China on June 30, 1997. The film credits Paul Theroux as a source for the story, based on themes he explores in his 1997 novel Kowloon Tong.
