Chinese Box (1998)

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R | 1 hr 39 mins | Drama, Romance | Released: 4/13/1998 |Box Office Total: $2.1M

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Synopsis:

John, a Hong Kong-based British financial reporter has long held a torch for the bar owner Vivian, a former "hostess" from mainland China. She is already romantically linked to a fast-rising businessman Chang who set her up with a bar but is reluctant to marry her given her shady past. John has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia and his love for Vivian becomes desperate. Vivian gradually becomes interested in John, given Chang's lack of commitment. John, meanwhile, has been wandering the streets of Hong Kong with a video camera, documenting its street life during the final days of Hong Kong's British occupation. He meets a street hustler named Jean who tells the story of falling in love with a priviledged British youth whose father's firm had strict rules about romancing local girls. When the boy was stopped from seeing her, she attempted suicide.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
4/13/1998

Director	Credit
Wayne Wang	Director
Cast	Credit
Gong Li	Vivian
Jeremy Irons	John
Ruben Blades	Jim
Maggie Cheung	Jean
Michael Hui	Chang
Jared Harris
Production Credits	Credit
Heidi Levitt	Co-Producer
Francey Grace	Associate Producer
Lydia Pilcher	Producer
Michiyo Yoshizaki	Executive Producer
Jessinta Liu	Co-Producer
Akinori Inaba	Executive Producer
Jean-Louis Piel	Producer
Jean Labadie	Executive Producer
Reinhard Brundig	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Canal Plus Group	Production Company
Wayne Wang Productions	Production Company
NDF International Ltd	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Bac Distribution	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Canyon Pony	Theatrical Distributor
Trimark Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Trimark Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Scanbox Denmark	Theatrical Distributor
Sogepaq Distribution	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Senator Filmverleih	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Shapira Films	Theatrical Distributor
Cinelibre	Theatrical Distributor
Medusa Distribuzione	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
RCV Distribution	Theatrical Distributor
Beyond Films	Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Hong Kong
San Francisco, California, USA
Writer	Credit
Jean-Claude Carriere	Screenplay
Jean-Claude Carriere	From Story
Larry Gross	Screenplay
Paul Theroux	From Story
Wayne Wang	From Story
Art Department	Credit
Chris Wong	Production Designer
Film Camera	Credit
Vilko Filac	Director of Photography
Christopher Doyle	Cinematographer - 2nd unit cinematography (2nd Unit)
Film Sales Financing	Credit
StudioCanal	Distribution Sales International Sales
Music	Credit
Graeme Revell	Music
Production Management	Credit
Andrew Loo	Line Producer
Jo Jo Hui	Assistant Director
Sound	Credit
Drew Kunin	Sound
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Shirley Chan	Costume Designer

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