''He's a Woman, She's a Man'' (金枝玉葉) is a 1994 Hong Kong

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typic ...

film co-written and directed by

Peter Chan Peter Ho-sun Chan (born 28 November 1962) is a film director and producer. Early life Chan was born in British Hong Kong to parents China. He and his family moved to Thailand when he was 12, where he grew up amongst the international Chine ...

and starring

Leslie Cheung Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing (12 September 1956 – 1 April 2003) was a Hong Kong singer and actor. Throughout a 26-year career from 1977 until his death, Cheung released over 40 music albums and acted in 56 films. He was one of the most prominent ...

Anita Yuen Anita Yuen Wing Yee (born 4 September 1971) is a Hong Kong film and television actress. Pageant career At the age of 18, Yuen entered the Miss Hong Kong 1990 pageant. She was a heavy favorite to win the crown from the semifinal to final. During t ...

Carina Lau Carina Lau Kar-ling (, born 8 December 1966) is a Hong Kong-Canadian actress and singer. She started her acting career in TVB, before going on to achieve success in films after 2nd year at the college. She was notable in the 1980s for her girl-ne ...

Eric Tsang Eric Tsang Chi-wai (; born 14 April 1953) is a Hong Kong actor, film director, producer, and television host, best known for hosting the variety show '' Super Trio series'' on the Hong Kong television network TVB over 18 years. He currently hol ...

and Jordan Chan. Its many awards garnered include Best Actress at the 14th Hong Kong Film Awards for Yuen and Best Original Song for "Chase" by Cheung. The film was followed by a sequel, '' Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?'', released in 1996. The theme song "Chase" (追) appeared on Cheung's 1995 album '' Most Beloved''.

Plot

Wing (

) is a sassy girl who deeply idolizes Rose (

), a pop singer, and Rose's boyfriend, top record producer and songwriter Sam (

). Rose has been groomed by Sam, achieving stardom and international acclaim. With her success, Sam decides to try his hand at bringing up a male singer. He decides to announce a country-wide, males-only talent search, much to his former protégé's chagrin. Wing, desperate to meet her idols, seizes this opportunity and enters the contest disguised as a male. Her childhood friend ( Jordan Chan) trains her to perfect this whimsical idea. As fate would have it, Wing succeeds in the audition thanks to the poor quality of those auditioning and in part to Rose's taunts. Rose challenges Sam to see to the idea of him bringing up a (relatively) talentless Wing. Wing is later invited to stay at Sam and Rose's home for her musical education. Wing tries unsuccessfully to reconcile the two lovers' difference. Trouble and comedy ensue as she finds herself falling for Sam and vice versa, despite him thinking she is a man.

Cast

as Sam Koo Ka-ming *

as Rose *

as Lam Chi-wing *

as Auntie *

Lawrence Cheng Lawrence Cheng Tan-shui (born 28 December 1954) is a Hong Kong film actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and master of ceremonies. He was a Hong Kong DJ and radio channel executive. Cheng became famous after he created the radio drama ser ...

as Charles Chow Chu *

Law Kar-ying Dr Law Kar-ying BBS MH (born September 22, 1946) is a Hong Kong Cantonese opera singer and actor. Background Born Law Hang-tong on September 22 (August 27 Lunar), 1946 in Shunde, Guangdong as the eldest son of actor Law Kar-kuen (羅家權) ...

as Joseph * Jordan Chan as Yu Lo *

Jerry Lamb Jerry Lamb Hiu-Fung ( Chinese: 林曉峰) (born 28 September 1970) is a Hong Kong actor, singer, television presenter and DJ. Career In 1993, Jerry joined Wharf Cable Television. In 1994, he appeared in the film '' He's a Woman, She's a Man ...

as George * Cheung Suet-ling as Alice * Clarence Hui as Wing's vocal instructor * Nelson Cheung as Face at party (cameo) * Patrick Tsui as Paul *

Joe Cheung Joe Cheung Tung-cho () is a Hong Kong director, producer, scriptwriter and actor. Filmography As director * '' The Incredible Kung Fu Master'' (1979) * '' Killer Wears White'' (1980) * '' Dan bo dan'' (1981) * ''Pom Pom'' (1984) * '' Feng liu ...

as Peter * Mantic Yiu as Peter's wife * Jacob Cheung as MTV Director * Lee Ho-lam as Roger * Ng Chin-yan as Busty Lin * Matthew Tang as Building security guard * Chan Wai-lung as Wing's dance instructor * Chen Yong-liang as Audition judge * Liu Fung-pinh as Audition judge * Irene as Audition judge * May Lam as Rose's mahjong friend * Julian as Rose's mahjong friend * Leung Yiu-hei as Audition contestant #1 * Yu Tin-lok as Audition contestant #2 * Tsang Ho-yin as Audition contestant #3 * Yu Dai-keung as Audition contestant #4 * Fung Ka-leung as Audition contestant #5 * Tse Pak-chuen as Audition contestant #6 * Ng Ming-wai as Audition contestant #7 * Lai Wing-yan as Audition contestant #8 * Osman Hung as Audition contestant #9 * Chu Ka-yiu as Audition contestant #10 * Tang Chi-sam as Audition contestant #11 * Jason Lee Jones as Audition contestant #12 * Jimmy Lee as Audition contestant #13 * Chan Chi-ban as Old band member * Wong Sek-ning as Old band member * Winston Yeh as Old band member * Hui Sek-hung as Old band member * Cipriano Antonio as Old band member * Pete Spurrier as Wine bar patron (uncredited)

Awards and nominations

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IMDb entry

HK cinemagic entry
{{Peter Chan 1994 films 1994 romantic comedy films Hong Kong romantic comedy films Hong Kong LGBT-related films 1990s Cantonese-language films Films directed by Peter Chan Films about singers Cross-dressing in film Films set in Hong Kong Films shot in Hong Kong Films with screenplays by James Yuen LGBT-related romantic comedy films 1994 LGBT-related films 1990s Hong Kong films

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