''A True Mob Story'' is a 1998 Hong Kong crime drama film produced, written and directed by

Wong Jing Wong Yat-cheong, known professionally as Wong Jing (, born 3 May 1955), is a Hong Kong filmmaker and actor. A prolific filmmaker with strong instincts for crowd-pleasing and publicity, he played a prominent role in Hong Kong cinema during ...

and starring

Andy Lau Andy Lau Tak-wah ( zh, order=t,j, t=劉德華, j=Lau4 Dak1 Waa4; born Lau Fook-wing; 27 September 1961), is a Hong Kong actor, singer-songwriter and film producer. He was named the "Fourth Tiger" among the Five Tiger Generals of TVB in the 1 ...

and

Gigi Leung Gigi Leung Wing-kei (; born 25 March 1976) is a Hong Kong singer and actress. Early life She was born at Tsan Yuk Hospital in Sai Ying Pun on 25 March 1976 and was given the name Leung Pik-chi () for superstitious reasons; as a child, Leung suf ...

Plot

In 1993, Wai Kat-cheung is an underling of Prince. Since Cheung was young, his father was a

triad Triad or triade may refer to: * a group of three Humanities * Trichotomy (philosophy), often called triads * Triad (sociology), a group of three people as a unit of study * Triad (relationship), or ''ménage à trois'' Music * Triad (music ...

member so Cheung also joined the triad. One time when Prince owed Crazy Ball a HK$3 million debt, Crazy Ball abducted Prince and Cheung rescues him by slicing Crazy Ball's left eye. Although he later became highly regarded by Prince and his status rose, he also had to pay a heavy price. He not only forged a vendetta with Crazy Ball, that night, his wife Cindy also saw him slaughtering and went to help him but was run over by a car. Cindy's good friend Ruby, who has had a longtime crush on Cheung, helps Cheung take care of his son Tai-hung. Since Cheung is always referred as a bad guy by Tai-hung's classmates which made Tai-hung have violent tendencies toward his classmates and develops serious eccentric sense. Five years later, in 1998, Cheung and Prince have a partnership in a factory specializing in the production of unlicensed VCD movie discs, Prince was hiding from Cheung and secretly operate a dirty mass production of cocaine. One time while collecting debts, Cheung crushed a man named Chow Tai-man's head and was sued to court and therefore meets defense attorney Sandy. Sandy's boyfriend, Michael has been monitoring Cheung's factory and suspects Cheung of engaging in drug trafficking activities. When Michael knew Sandy was fighting the case for Cheung, he suggested that Sandy abort Cheung's defense but was refused, and later Sandy successfully helped Cheung win the case. While Cheung looks over his factory with Prince, he also protects Ruby, who works in an entertainment venue. Prince coveted Ruby for a long time and was hindered by Cheung, Prince resents toward Cheung. Finally one time when Prince tried to get Ruby and got into conflict with Cheung, Cheung was seriously injured. Since then, Cheung and Ruby formally start a relationship One night when Cheung and Sandy were out in the streets, they were confronted by Crazy Ball who came for revenge. Cheung successfully escapes with Sandy on his motorcycle. Afterward, Cheung asked for help in the gang to cope with Crazy Ball, but they refused to help since they considered it to be Cheung's personal enmity. Sandy learned from Michael that Cheung might be involved in drug trafficking activities, therefore she goes to ask Cheung. Later Cheung goes to the factory to examine and discovers the truth of the gang's long-term drug trafficking. At this moment, Crazy Ball broke into Cheung's residence and holds Ruby and Tai-hung hostage. On his way to save the two, Cheung was arrested by the police for drug trafficking. Although he was released soon, but that night, Ruby was gang raped and Tai-hung lost his eyesight. Crazy Ball cannot be reconciled for not finding Cheung and in order to continue to take revenge, he killed Prince, which angers the gang leader, Uncle Mei. Uncle Mei sends many henchmen to kill Crazy Ball. Although he was chased by the gang, he finally died in the hands of Cheung. This was witnessed by David, who was an undercover cop planted by Michael. Cheung was wanted for murder Crazy Ball and goes to Sandy for help. Sandy reveals that she loves him and will not let him go to jail. Sandy suggested Cheung to turn himself in so she can defend him, and let Cheung be the tainted witness of drug trafficking case, which leads Uncle Mei to prison. Michael always wanted to arrest Cheung, but David, who has been undercover for a year, conscientiously gives a favorable testimony of Cheung. In the most critical moment of the last trial, she commissioned another lawyer to be Cheung's defense lawyer, and she transformed into a new witness. She testifies that Cheung is her boyfriend, and during Crazy Ball's murder, they were in her apartment. Her testimony was accepted by the jury and Cheung was finally acquitted. She also felt guilty lying to herself and felt unworthy for her boyfriend Michael. Outside the courthouse, Cheung catches up with Sandy to express his gratitude to her, and Sandy said they do not fit together, and claims she only did that just to not let him go to jail and tells him to take good care of Ruby and Tai-hung. As they separate, Cheung was unexpectedly killed by Uncle Mei's henchmen on the streets.

Cast

as Wai Kat-cheung / Cheung Dee *

as Sandy Leung * Alex Fong as Michael * Suki Kwan as Ruby *

Mark Cheng Mark Cheng Ho-nam (born 6 October 1964) is a Hong Kong actor. He made his name with his first starring role in the film '' Cupid One'' with Sally Yeh. He is also known for his role as Lam Wing in the 1996 film '' Tai Chi Boxer'' and FuXi in '' M ...

as Prince * Sam Lee as Sun Sa *Ben Ng as Crazy Ball *Frankie Ng as Gusty Chuen *

Lee Siu-kei Lee Siu-kei (; 4 December 1949 – 2 June 2019) was a Hong Kong actor, scriptwriter and producer. He was a triad member and served as consultant for many Hong Kong triad movies. Lee left organized crime after being invited to act by director ...

as Pau Wing *Jeffery Yu *David Lee as David * Joe Ma as Lion King * Angie Cheung as Cindy (guest star) * Michael Chan as Uncle Mei *

Wong Tin-lam Wong Tin-Lam (1927–2010) was a Chinese screenwriter, producer, director, and actor, who has contributed to the Hong Kong cinema scene with a career spanning six decades. He has made films in Cantonese, Mandarin and Amoy dialect. Career Wong ...

as Uncle Fatty *Dennis Chan as Judge for murder case *

Teddy Chan Teddy Chan Tak-sum (, born 26 April 1958) is a Hong Kong filmmaker. Filmography Filmography as director, art director and other positions:

as Prosecutor in murder case *Samson Yeung *Ray Pang as Fat Chow Tai-man *Chris Chan *

Ben Yuen Ben Yuen (; born 12 February 1964) is a Hong Kong actor. Yuen began his film career in 1995. He won the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2018. He was nominated in the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor the following year. ...

as Prosecutor in assault case *Wu Kai-kwong *Chow Hiu-kwong *Ng Ka-wai as VCD factory manager *Lee Chun-sam as Dee's solicitor *Lee Sheung-kwan *Chan Po-chun as One of Prince's men *Tsui Tse-fung *Leung Wai-ling *Lu Lei *Law Shu-kei as Judge for assault case *Gary Mak as Police officer *Sam Ho as Triad at VCD factory *Chow Mei-sing as Crazy Ball's gangster *So Wai-nam as Crazy Ball's gangster *Ma Yuk-sing as Killer of Gutsy Chuen in minibus *

Cheang Pou-soi Soi Cheang (born 11 July 1972), also known as Bob Cheng or by his birth name Cheang Pou-soi, is a Macau-born Hong Kong filmmaker. Known for his contribution to action crime films, his works ''Motorway (film), Motorway'' (2012), ''Limbo (2021 film ...

as Uncle Mei's bodyguard *Sherwing Ming as lawyer's secretary *Law Wai-kai as Uncle Mei's bodyguard

Theme songs

*"You Are My Woman" (你是我的女人) **Composer:

Kenny G Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (born June 5, 1956) is an American smooth jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer. His 1986 album ''Duotones'' brought him commercial success. Kenny G is one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selli ...

, TK Chan,

Walter Afanasieff Walter Afanasieff (born Vladimir Nikitich Afanasyev; February 10, 1958), formerly nicknamed Baby Love in the 1980s, is an American record producer and songwriter. He was a frequent collaborator of Mariah Carey on her first six studio albums. Af ...

**Lyricist/Singer:

*"Only a Mouth Left" (死剩把口) **Composer: Suen Wai Lun **Lyricist/Singer: Andy Lau

Box office

The film grossed HK$16,931,285 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 1 July to 31 July 1998 in

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

Award nomination

18th Hong Kong Film Awards The 18th Hong Kong Awards ceremony, honored the best films of 1998 and took place on 25 April 1999 at Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. The ceremony was hosted by Carol Cheng, Cheung Tat Ming, Vincent Kok, Chin Ka Lok ...

**Nominated: Best Original Film Song (Composer: Kenny G, TK Chan, Walter Afanasieff, Lyricicst/Singer: Andy Lau)

External links

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