''Cageman'' () is a 1992

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directed by Jacob Cheung. It won four awards at the

12th Hong Kong Film Awards The 12th Hong Kong Awards ceremony, honored the best films of 1992 and took place on 23 April 1993 at Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrat ...

held in 1993, including

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Plot

The movie explores the lives of tenants of the Wah Ha cage-house, who try to resist to stay in their cage-homes after the landlord announces he will take the building back and demolish it.

Cast

Roy Chiao Roy Chiao (16 March 1927 – 15 April 1999) was a Hong Kong actor, most notable in the United States for playing the minor villain Lao Che in the 1984 movie ''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom''. Biography Chiao was born in Shanghai in 1927. ...

– Koo Yiu-Cho aka Fatso, the person in charge of the cage-house who collects rents and pays them to the landlord * Liu Kai-chi – Prince Sam, Koo Yiu-Cho's adult son who has

intellectual disability Intellectual disability (ID), also known as general learning disability in the United Kingdom and formerly mental retardation, Rosa's Law, Pub. L. 111-256124 Stat. 2643(2010). is a generalized neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by signif ...

* Wong Ka Kui – Mao, Lam Tsung's adopted son who joins to live with the tenants and has a criminal past * Michael Lee Ming-Yeung – 7–11, a 99-year-old tenant who sells goods to other tenants * Victor Wong – Sissy, a tenant who is close friends with 7-11 and assists him * Teddy Robin – Tong Sam aka Monkey Man, a short tenant who owns a pet monkey named Tucker * Lau Shun – Taoist, a philosophical tenant who always carries a bottle of

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with him * Joe Junior – Charlie, a former tenant who often visits the cage-house and brings food for other tenants * Ku Feng – Luk Tung, a tenant who works as a

handyman A handyman, also known as a fixer, handyperson or handyworker, is a person skilled at a wide range of repairs, typically around the home. These tasks include trade skills, repair work, maintenance work, are both interior and exterior, and are so ...

Tats Lau Tats Lau Yee-Tat (; born 23 February 1963) is a Hong Kong musician, songwriter, singer and actor. Music career During the 1980s, Tats Lau was active in Hong Kong's independent music scene. He established several underground bands including D ...

– Brother Sang *

Chow Chung Chow Chung (born 16 September 1932) is a Hong Kong film and television actor, and a member of the South China Film Industry Workers Union (33rd Federation). He was chair for three consecutive years, resigning in 2005. Career In 1955, Chow start ...

– Councillor Chow *

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– Councillor Tsui *

Bowie Wu Bowie Woo Fung (born 18 January 1932) is a Hong Kong veteran actor and director with family roots in Guangdong, China. A matinée idol in the 1950s and 1960s, he began his acting career in long form Cantonese films 1953, becoming an overnight suc ...

– Officer Lam Tsung, Mao's adoptive father * Teddy Chan – Possession order messenger * Sze Kai-Keung – TV interviewer *

Herman Yau Herman Yau Lai-to (; born 13 July 1961) is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. Filmography * 1987: '' Tragic Hero'' – Co-Cinematographer * 1987: '' No Regret'' – Director * 1988: '' The Truth'' – Cinematographe ...

– TV director *

Tang Cheung Tang or TANG most often refers to: * Tang dynasty * Tang (drink mix) Tang or TANG may also refer to: Chinese states and dynasties * Jin (Chinese state) (11th century – 376 BC), a state during the Spring and Autumn period, called Tang (唐) b ...

– Dai Lap Hing

Awards and nominations

External links

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