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The Case of the Cold Fish

Jul 14, 1995 · 1h 34m
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Comedy
Action

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Michael Chow is the chief cop of Tai O, a small rural town on Hong Kong's outlying Lantau Island. When a local man turns up dead, urban hero cop Michael Wong is sent in to help out the locals… and what follows is a cultural clash that's both humorous and utterly entertaining! Wong is an SDU cop and takes to bullying the locals with tough and hard-handed ways, but his efforts only result in resentment and anger. It's Chow who gets what the odd residents of Tai O are about, and his lackadaisical attitude is just what's needed to handle the prickly locals. But it may take the skills of both men to solve this murder case! Though nominally a cop film, this unique creation is as much a comedy of cultural errors as a murder mystery.

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CAST

Michael Wong
Michael Cheung Fat-Loin
Michael Chow Man-Kin
Dick Chow Long-Dong
Emily Kwan Bo-Wai
Daisy
Valerie Chow
Linda
Ricky Wong Chun-Tong
Simon
Shing Fui-On
Kong Yan Yin
Eric Kei Ka-Fat
Danny Lee Sau-Yin
Commander Lee
Directed by Jamie Luk Kim-Ming

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Status
Released
Original language
CN
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Revenue
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Country
HK

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