Directed by:
Ringo LamScreenplay:
Yin NamCinematography:
Andrew LauComposer:
Lowell Lo Koon-TingCast:
Yun-fat Chow, Cherie Chung, Roy Cheung Yiu-yeung, Paul Chun, Elaine Yin-Ling Kam, Tommy Wong, Ku Feng, Yin Nam, Man-kei Yiu, Vincent Wan, Wing-wai Chin (more)Plots(1)
In WILD SEARCH, Chow Yun-Fat reprises his familiar role as a lone wolf Hong Kong police detective. Here he plays Mew Mew, an emotionally fragile widow investigating arms smuggling. After her mother gets killed in a shoot-out with Japanese gangsters, a four-year-old girl named Ka Ka is the only witness who can identify the killer. Mew Mew takes her to the rural home of her aunt Cher (Cherie Chung). He arrives in a wounded state, and Cher mixes traditional Chinese medicines for him as he falls for her. The film is a change of pace for Lam. While there are the usual car chases and shoot-outs, WILD SEARCH is an attempt at a Hitchcock-style romance-thriller with believable characters who accidentally come in contact with criminals. Lam also wanted to contrast the lifestyle in the Chinese village with the hardness of urban Hong Kong. Although this isn't as extreme as in WITNESS, it nonetheless nicely captures the natural rhythms of rural life. But this idyll doesn't last long, and soon Mew Mew returns to the city to track down the gangsters who killed Ka Ka's mother. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Yun-fat Chow
Hong Kong
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
Hard Boiled (1992)
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Cherie Chung
Hong Kong
Best movies:
An Autumn's Tale (1987)
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Once a Thief (1991)
Roy Cheung Yiu-yeung
Hong Kong
Best movies:
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Paul Chun
China
Best movies:
Lost in Time (2003)
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Elaine Yin-Ling Kam
Taiwan
Best movies:
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Finding Mr. Right (2013)
A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
Tommy Wong
Hong Kong
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
City on Fire (1987)
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Ku Feng
China
Best movies:
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The Avenging Eagle (1978)
Clans of Intrigue (1977)
Yin Nam
Best movies:
School on Fire (1988)
Full Contact (1992)
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Man-kei Yiu
Hong Kong
Best movies:
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Vincent Wan
Macau
Best movies:
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Wing-wai Chin
Best movies:
City on Fire (1987)
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Cinda Hui
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Lost in Time (2003)
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Frankie Chi-hung Ng
Hong Kong
Best movies:
School on Fire (1988)
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Touch and Go (1991)
John Chan-sang Cheung
Best movies:
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Ng Leung
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
Mission of Condor (1990)
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Kong Lau
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Hard Boiled (1992)
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City on Fire (1987)
Ming Leung
Best movies:
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Prison on Fire (1987)
Shu-Kei Law
Hong Kong
Best movies:
The Big Heat (1988)
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
School on Fire (1988)
Ka-Kui Wong
Hong Kong
Best movies:
The Big Heat (1988)
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
Police Story 2 (1988)
Ka-Sang Cheng
Best movies:
The Master (1980)
The Killer (1989)
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)