Close Escape
| Close Escape | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Chow Chun-wing |
| Screenplay by | Bryan Cheung Chow Chun-wing |
| Produced by | Guy Lai |
| Starring | Max Mok Michael Miu Aaron Kwok Dick Wei Charine Chan Yukari Oshima |
| Cinematography | Hung Hin-sing |
| Edited by | Robert Choi |
| Music by | John Wong |
| Distributed by | Y.C. Lai Films |
Release date | 18 May 1989 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$2,149,821 |
Close Escape is a 1989 Hong Kong crime action film directed by Chow Chun-wing and starring Max Mok, Michael Miu and Aaron Kwok, who acts in his debut film role.
Plot
Lam Wai-tung has developed cancer. In order to raise money for his younger brother, Wai-leun,g to study medicine overseas, he robs some diamond for smuggler Chiu Ying-kau. After the robbery, Wai-tung hides the real diamonds himself and gives fake diamonds to Chiu, whothen 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 save him and 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 stumbled across the diamonds that Wai-tung hid. Miko snatches the diamonds and Chiu arrives and forces Wai-leung to hand him the diamonds. When he refuses, Chiu wants 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 and Wai-leung was killed by Chiu.
Cast
- Max Mok as Lam Wai-leung
- Michael Miu as Lam Wai-tung
- Aaron Kwok as Sergeant Ben Kwok
- Dick Wei as Chiu Ying-kau
- Charine Chan as Man
- Yukari Oshima as Miko
- William So as Wai-;eung'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.