''Close Escape'' is a 1989
Hong Kong action film
Hong Kong action cinema is the principal source of the Hong Kong film industry's global fame. Action films from Hong Kong have roots in Chinese and Hong Kong cultures including Chinese opera, storytelling and aesthetic traditions, which Hong Kon ...
directed by Chow Chun-wing and starring
Aaron Kwok
Aaron Kwok Fu-shing (born 26 October 1965) is a Hong Kong singer, dancer and actor. Active since the 1980s, Kwok is known as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Hong Kong pop music. Dubbed the "God of Dance", Kwok's onstage dancing is influenc ...
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Max Mok and
Michael Miu
Michael Miu Kiu-wai ( 苗僑偉) (born 18 June 1958) is a Hong Kong actor and businessman. His career has been met with popular success in his youth, followed by a resurgence in middle age after a period of hiatus. He is considered one of the most ...
, who acts in his debut film role.
Plot
Lam Wai-tung has developed cancer. In order to raise money for his younger brother, Wai-leung, to study medicine overseas, he steals some diamonds for smuggler Chiu Ying-kau. After the robbery, Wai-tung hides the real diamonds for himself and gives fake diamonds to Chiu, who then finds out and kills Wai-tung. In order to recover the diamonds, Chiu sets a scheme and makes Wai-leung a murder suspect and arranges his Japanese female subordinate, Miko, to hide him and nurse his gunshot wounds. Under Miko's attentive treatment, Wai-leung heals and they establish a profound friendship.
Wai-leung's good friend, Sergeant Ben Kwok, was sent to investigate the case and later he and Wai-leung stumble across the diamonds that Wai-tung hid. Miko snatches the diamonds and Chiu arrives and forces Wai-leung to hand the diamonds over. When he refuses, Chiu plans to kill them. When Miko leaves, she sees Chiu's henchmen on the road and returns to help Wai-leung and fights with Chiu, where Miko was wounded by Chiu, who was eventually killed by Wai-leung.
Cast
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Aaron Kwok
Aaron Kwok Fu-shing (born 26 October 1965) is a Hong Kong singer, dancer and actor. Active since the 1980s, Kwok is known as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Hong Kong pop music. Dubbed the "God of Dance", Kwok's onstage dancing is influenc ...
as Sergeant Ben Kwok
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Max Mok as Lam Wai-leung
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Michael Miu
Michael Miu Kiu-wai ( 苗僑偉) (born 18 June 1958) is a Hong Kong actor and businessman. His career has been met with popular success in his youth, followed by a resurgence in middle age after a period of hiatus. He is considered one of the most ...
as Lam Wai-tung
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Dick Wei as Chiu Ying-kau
*Charine Chan as Man
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Yukari Oshima as Miko
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William So as Wai-leung's friend who call ambulance
*Chan Chik-wai as Uncle Kwat
*Cheung Miu-hau as Big Head Man
*Pomson Shi as Yok
*Au-yeung Tak Fan
*Lam Chi-tai as Poky
*Chiang Tao as Shek Sun
*Chung Wai as thug
*Chang Seng-kwong as thug
*Cho Chung-sing
*Yiu Man-kei as thug
*Lam Foo-wai as thug
Box office
The film grossed HK$2,149,821 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 18 May to 1 June 1989 in
Hong Kong
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See also
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Aaron Kwok filmography
External links
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Close Escape' at
Hong Kong Cinemagic
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1989 films
1980s action thriller films
1989 martial arts films
Hong Kong action thriller films
Hong Kong martial arts films
Kung fu films
Police detective films
1980s Cantonese-language films
Films set in Hong Kong
Films shot in Hong Kong
1980s Hong Kong films
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