Crime ·Drama ·Romance · Hong Kong · 1999 · 1h 46m

Moonlight Express

星月童話

Moonlight Express poster
Director
Daniel Lee
Cast
Leslie Cheung as Tatsuya Misawa / Shek Karbo Takako Tokiwa as Hitomi Kawamura Yuka Hoshino as Tomoko Michelle Yeoh as Michelle Jack Kao as Gene Austin Wai Tin-Chi as Officer Ko
Crew
Venus Keung — Director of Photography Eric Kwong Chi-Leung — Editor Henry Lai Wan-Man — Original Music Composer Susan Chan Suk-Yin — Writer Yumiko Aoyagi — Writer Yeung Sin-Ling — Writer
Tagline

She takes the most dangerous chance to dance in a new romance with her late love.

Synopsis

On the eve of her wedding, Hitomi loses her fiance Tatsuya to a car accident. She travels to Hong Kong seeking solace and meets undercover cop Karbo — a dead ringer for Tatsuya. The duo is forced to take it on the lam when a corrupt colleague frames Karbo, and Hitomi soon finds herself torn between her love for Tatsuya and her blossoming feelings for her fellow fugitive.

Mood & Themes
fiancémistaken identitycar crashundercover copdouble crossedhong kongdouble cross
Key Collaborators
Daniel Lee Director Venus Keung Director of Photography Eric Kwong Chi-Leung Editor Henry Lai Wan-Man Original Music Composer Susan Chan Suk-Yin Writer Yumiko Aoyagi Writer Yeung Sin-Ling Writer Lo Chi-Leung Writer
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