Principal cast
Brigitte Lin, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Faye Wong and Valerie Chow
Film 170 of 498 on the Screen Path
Chungking Express
If my memory of her has an expiration date, let it be 10,000 years...
About the film
Chungking Express at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1994 film at stop 170 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.
Key craft credits
Andrew Lau Wai-Keung (director of photography), Christopher Doyle (director of photography), Eric Kwong Chi-Leung (editor), Hai Kit-Wai (editor) and William Chang Suk-Ping (editor)
- Director
- Wong Kar-Wai
- Release
- 1994-07-14
- Runtime
- 103 minutes
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy and Romance
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Quiz
- 25 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 25 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
25 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example โFull cast
Full cast
- Brigitte LinCharacter: Woman in Blonde Wig
- Takeshi KaneshiroCharacter: He Zhiwu / Cop 223
- Tony Leung Chiu-waiCharacter: Cop 663
- Faye WongCharacter: Faye
- Valerie ChowCharacter: Air Hostess
- Piggy Chan Kam-ChuenCharacter: Owner of Eatery
- Kwan Lee-NaCharacter: May
- Leung SanCharacter: K Store Clerk
- Zhiming HuangCharacter: Man
- Liang ZhenCharacter: The 2nd May
- Vickie EngCharacter: Bar Maid (uncredited)
- Lynne LangdonCharacter: Complaining Customer (uncredited)
Full crew
Full crew
- Wong Kar-WaiCredits: Director, Screenplay
- William Chang Suk-PingCredits: Production Design, Costume Design, Editor
- Jacky PangCredits: Production Supervisor
- Michael GalassoCredits: Original Music Composer
- Roel A. GarcรญaCredits: Original Music Composer
- Christopher DoyleCredits: Director of Photography
- Andrew Lau Wai-KeungCredits: Director of Photography
- Hai Kit-WaiCredits: Editor
- Eric Kwong Chi-LeungCredits: Editor
- Jeffrey Lau Chun-WaiCredits: Producer
- Yi-kan ChanCredits: Producer
- Jessica Chan Pui-WahCredits: Executive Producer
- Frankie Chan Fan-KeiCredits: Original Music Composer
- Joe GawlerCredits: Colorist
- Johnnie KongCredits: First Assistant Director
- Tat LeungCredits: Sound Recordist
- Ronny Ching Siu-LungCredits: Sound
- Jackie TangCredits: Special Effects
- Faye WongCredits: Theme Song Performance
- Kwan Lee-NaCredits: Makeup Artist
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