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&sq=&lang=&file=File:The-Wicked-City-poster.jpg) Film poster for The Wicked City | |
| Traditional Chinese | 妖獸都市 |
| Cantonese | Yíu sau dōu síh |
| Directed by | Peter Mak |
| Written by | Tsui Hark Roy Szeto |
| Story by | Hideyuki Kikuchi |
| Based on | Wicked City |
| Produced by | Tsui Hark |
| Starring | Jacky Cheung Leon Lai Michelle Reis Tatsuya Nakadai |
| Cinematography | Joe Chan |
| Music by | Richard Yuen |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | $10,778,465[1] |
The Wicked City (Chinese: 妖獸都市; Cantonese Yale: Yíu sau dōu síh) is a 1992 science fiction film directed by Peter Mak and produced by Tsui Hark. It is a live-action film adaptation of the Japanese anime of the same name, which in turn is based on the first novel of the series of the same name by Hideyuki Kikuchi. The film stars Jacky Cheung, Leon Lai, Yuen Woo-ping, Roy Cheung, Tatsuya Nakadai, Michelle Reis, and Carman Lee. Michelle Reis said that Tsui Hark actually directed many scenes himself.[2] It tells fictional story of conflicts and relationship between demon-like creatures and humans in 1990s' Hong Kong. The film was one of the most popular Tsui Hark productions in the USA and Europe, and still plays in festivals and midnight screenings around the USA and Europe.[3]
- ^ Morton, 2009. p.193
- ^ The Wicked City (1992 film) (Michelle Reis interview). Michelle Reis. Pathe. 2006 [1992]. Pathe.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Morton, Lisa (2001). The Cinema of Tsui Hark. McFarland Publishing. p. 193.