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Encyclopedia > So Close
So Close

So Close DVD cover
Directed by Corey Yuen
Produced by Po Chu Chui
Written by Jeff Lau
Starring Shu Qi,
Zhao Wei,
Karen Mok
Distributed by Columbia Pictures (USA)
Release date(s) August 22, 2002
Running time 110 minutes
Language Cantonese/Mandarin
IMDb profile

So Close (Traditional Chinese: 夕陽天使; Simplified Chinese: 夕阳天使; Chik yeung tin see) is a 2002 action-adventure Hong Kong movie directed by Corey Yuen. The English title is derived from the Carpenters's song Close to You, which has a prominent role in the film. Image File history File links So Close DVD cover This is a DVD cover. ... Corey Yuen Kwai (元奎) is a Hong Kong actor, film director and producer. ... // Shu Qi (Chinese: ; pinyin: ShÅ« Qí; Wade-Giles: Shu Chi) (born April 16, 1976) is the stage name of a Taiwanese actress born Lin Li-hui (æž—ç«‹æ…§). Her stage name is occasionally romanized as Hsu Chi (Wade-Giles) or Shu Kei (Cantonese). ... | English name = Vicki Zhao | Chinese name = Zhao Wei | birth_date = 12 March 1976 | birth_place = Wuhu; Anhui, PRC | Height = 166 cm | Weight = 48 kg | Blood Type = O | Starsign = Pisces | occupation = Actress, C-pop singer | Family = Parents, older brother }} Zhao Wei (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Zhào WÄ“i; born 12 March... Karen Joy Morris, or Karen Mok Man-Wai (莫文蔚, born in June 2, 1970) is a Hong Kong-based actress and singer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... en:Cantonese (linguistics) ... Mandarin has a number of meanings: mandarin, a bureaucrat of Imperial China, and in the United Kingdom and Canada, by analogy, any government bureaucrat Mandarin, a group of dialects of spoken Chinese, or more specifically, its standardized dialect, Standard Mandarin Mandarin Airlines, a subsidiary of China Airlines mandarin duck, Aix... 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. ... Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体字; Traditional Chinese: 簡體字; pinyin: jiǎntǐzì; also called 简化字/簡化字, jiǎnhuàzì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2002. ... This article is about the cinema of Mainland China. ... Corey Yuen Kwai (元奎) is a Hong Kong actor, film director and producer. ... The Carpenters were a vocal and instrumental duo, consisting of siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter. ... (They Long to Be) Close to You is a popular song by The Carpenters External link Close To You (Lyrics and some information) Category: ...


Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Lynn (Shu Qi) and her sister Sue (Zhao Wei) are computer hackers and espionage specialists who are using their late father's advanced secret satellite technology to give them the field advantage over their enemies and the local law enforcement. At the start of the movie they are handling the assasination of the chairman of top Chinese company, which is accomplished without a hitch. A tagline is a variant of a branding slogan typically used in marketing materials and advertising. ... // Shu Qi (Chinese: ; pinyin: Shū Qí; Wade-Giles: Shu Chi) (born April 16, 1976) is the stage name of a Taiwanese actress born Lin Li-hui (林立慧). Her stage name is occasionally romanized as Hsu Chi (Wade-Giles) or Shu Kei (Cantonese). ... | English name = Vicki Zhao | Chinese name = Zhao Wei | birth_date = 12 March 1976 | birth_place = Wuhu; Anhui, PRC | Height = 166 cm | Weight = 48 kg | Blood Type = O | Starsign = Pisces | occupation = Actress, C-pop singer | Family = Parents, older brother }} Zhao Wei (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Zhào Wēi; born 12 March... This rendering of a likeness of grey hat hacker Adrian Lamo highlights the mystique surrounding hackers in the context of issues of right and wrong in the digital age. ...


In the aftermath of their successful mission, an intelligent Police Detective named Hong Yat Kong (Karen Mok) is assigned to their case and manages to track them down. The cat-and-mouse chase becomes more complicated when Lynn and Sue become the targets of the very people who originally hired them and the police detective is framed for the murder of Lynn. Left with no choice, the detective teams up with Sue and to catch Lynn's true killers. Karen Joy Morris, or Karen Mok Man-Wai (莫文蔚, born in June 2, 1970) is a Hong Kong-based actress and singer. ...

Spoilers end here.

Cast

// Shu Qi (Chinese: ; pinyin: Shū Qí; Wade-Giles: Shu Chi) (born April 16, 1976) is the stage name of a Taiwanese actress born Lin Li-hui (林立慧). Her stage name is occasionally romanized as Hsu Chi (Wade-Giles) or Shu Kei (Cantonese). ... | English name = Vicki Zhao | Chinese name = Zhao Wei | birth_date = 12 March 1976 | birth_place = Wuhu; Anhui, PRC | Height = 166 cm | Weight = 48 kg | Blood Type = O | Starsign = Pisces | occupation = Actress, C-pop singer | Family = Parents, older brother }} Zhao Wei (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Zhào Wēi; born 12 March... Karen Joy Morris, or Karen Mok Man-Wai (莫文蔚, born in June 2, 1970) is a Hong Kong-based actress and singer. ... Song Seung-hun (born Song Seung-bok on October 5, 1976) is a South Korean actor. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Deric Wan Deric Wan (Traditional Chinese: 溫兆倫, born 18 November 1964) is a Hong Kong celebrity who acted in many movies and TV series and released several music albums in his entire career. ... Josie Ho in movie Butterfly Josie Ho Chiu Yi (何超儀; born December 26, 1974) is a famous singer and actor from Hong Kong. ...

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