As Tears Go By
Directed by	Wong Kar-wai
Written by	Wong Kar-wai
Starring	Maggie Cheung Andy Lau Jacky Cheung
Distributed by	Kino International
Release date(s)	1988
Running time	102 min
Language	Cantonese
IMDb profile

As Tears Go By (Traditional Chinese: 旺角卡門; Simplified Chinese: 旺角卡门; pinyin: wàngjiǎo kǎmén; lit. Mongkok Carmen) is a 1988 Hong Kong movie, directed by Wong Kar-wai, his first feature. Critics have compared the film to Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets, as the central plot revolves around a small time gangster trying to keep his smaller time gangster friend out of trouble. Image File history File links As_Tears_Go_By. ... Wong Kar-wai, (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Cantonese Yale: Wòhng Gà Waih; Shanghainese Latin method: Wan Kawe; born July 17, 1958) is a Hong Kong based film director known for his unique visual style of romantic art films. ... Wong Kar-wai, (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Cantonese Yale: Wòhng Gà Waih; Shanghainese Latin method: Wan Kawe; born July 17, 1958) is a Hong Kong based film director known for his unique visual style of romantic art films. ... Maggie Cheung in Clean Maggie Cheung Man-yuk (張曼玉; pinyin: Zhāng Mànyù; Cantonese: dzoeng1 maan6 juk9/juk2) (born September 20, 1964) is a multi award-winning actress from Hong Kong. ... Andy Lau in Infernal Affairs (2002) Andy Lau Tak-wah (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Cantonese: Làu Dākwà) (born September 27, 1961 in Hong Kong as 劉福榮 Làu FÅ«kwìng) is a Hong Kong pop star and a movie actor. ... Jacky Cheung Hok Yau (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; born July 10, 1961 in Hong Kong with family roots in Tianjin) is a Hong Kong singer and film star from the mid-1980s to the present. ... Kino International is a film and video distributor, based in New York City that specializes in art-house films, such as low-budget current films and classic films from earlier periods in the history of cinema. ... A minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour and to 60 seconds. ... Cantonese is a major dialect group or language of the Chinese language, a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. ... Traditional Chinese (Traditional Chinese: 正體字/繁體字, Simplified Chinese: 正体字/繁体字) refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that Pinyin method be merged into this article or section. ... Mong Kok (旺角, pinyin: Wàngjiǎo, pronounced locally as Wong Kok in Cantonese) is an area in Yau Tsim Mong district, on the Kowloon peninsula, in Hong Kong. ... // Michael Jacksons first film was Moonwalker Rain Man, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise Who Framed Roger Rabbit, starring Bob Hoskins Coming to America, starring Eddie Murphy Big, starring Tom Hanks Twins, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito Crocodile Dundee II Die Hard, starring Bruce Willis The Naked Gun... This article is about the cinema of Mainland China. ... Wong Kar-wai, (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Cantonese Yale: Wòhng Gà Waih; Shanghainese Latin method: Wan Kawe; born July 17, 1958) is a Hong Kong based film director known for his unique visual style of romantic art films. ... Martin Luciano Scorsese (IPA: AmE: ; Ita: []) (born November 17, 1942) is an Academy Award-winning American film director. ... Mean Streets (1973) is an early Martin Scorsese film starring Harvey Keitel and Robert De Niro. ...

Awards and nominations

• 1989 Hong Kong Film Awards
  • Won: Best Supporting Actor (Jacky Cheung)
  • Won: Best Art Direction (William Chang)
  • Nominated: Best Picture
  • Nominated: Best Director (Wong Kar-wai)
  • Nominated: Best Actor (Andy Lau)
  • Nominated: Best Actress (Maggie Cheung)
  • Nominated: Best Supporting Actor (Alex Man)
  • Nominated: Best Cinematography (Lau Wai-keung)
  • Nominated: Best Film Editing (Cheong Pi-tak)
  • Nominated: Best Original Score (Chung Ting-yat)

Hong Kong Film Awards (香港電影金像獎), is the most prestigious film awards in Hong Kong. ... Jacky Cheung Hok Yau (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; born July 10, 1961 in Hong Kong with family roots in Tianjin) is a Hong Kong singer and film star from the mid-1980s to the present. ... Wong Kar-wai, (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Cantonese Yale: Wòhng Gà Waih; Shanghainese Latin method: Wan Kawe; born July 17, 1958) is a Hong Kong based film director known for his unique visual style of romantic art films. ... Andy Lau in Infernal Affairs (2002) Andy Lau Tak-wah (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Cantonese: Làu Dākwà) (born September 27, 1961 in Hong Kong as 劉福榮 Làu Fūkwìng) is a Hong Kong pop star and a movie actor. ... Maggie Cheung in Clean Maggie Cheung Man-yuk (張曼玉; pinyin: Zhāng Mànyù; Cantonese: dzoeng1 maan6 juk9/juk2) (born September 20, 1964) is a multi award-winning actress from Hong Kong. ...

Cast includes

• Andy Lau
• Maggie Cheung
• Jacky Cheung
• William Chang
• Kau Lam
• Alex Man
• Ronald Wong

Andy Lau in Infernal Affairs (2002) Andy Lau Tak-wah (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Cantonese: Làu Dākwà) (born September 27, 1961 in Hong Kong as 劉福榮 Làu Fūkwìng) is a Hong Kong pop star and a movie actor. ... Maggie Cheung in Clean Maggie Cheung Man-yuk (張曼玉; pinyin: Zhāng Mànyù; Cantonese: dzoeng1 maan6 juk9/juk2) (born September 20, 1964) is a multi award-winning actress from Hong Kong. ... Jacky Cheung Hok Yau (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; born July 10, 1961 in Hong Kong with family roots in Tianjin) is a Hong Kong singer and film star from the mid-1980s to the present. ...

See also

• List of Hong Kong films

Cinema of Hong Kong This is an A-Z list of films produced in Hong Kong and in the in alphabetical order. ...

Box Office

During its Hong Kong theatrical run, As Tears Go By grossed HK $11,532,283. It remains Wong Kar Wai's highest-grossing film in Hong Kong, and his only film to gross over HK $10 million.