A Fishy Story

1989 Hong Kong film

A Fishy Story
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Directed by	Anthony Chan
Written by	Lo Wing Keung, Fong Ling Ching, Anthony Chan
Produced by	Chan Pui Wah
Starring	Kenny Bee Maggie Cheung Anthony Chan Josephine Koo Carrie Ng
Cinematography	Pau Hei Ming
Edited by	Yu Shun Kwong Chi Leung
Music by	Richard Yuen
Distributed by	Golden Harvest Productions (Hong Kong)
Release date	Sept 7,1989 (Hong Kong)
Running time	95 Min
Country	Hong Kong
Languages	Cantonese, Mandarin
Box office	HK$7,317,263.00

A Fishy Story (Chinese: 不脫襪的人; pinyin: Bù tuō wà de rén) is a 1989 Hong Kong drama film directed by Anthony Chan and starring Kenny Bee, Maggie Cheung and Anthony Chan.

Synopsis

The film tells the tale of aspiring actress Huang (Maggie Cheung), who's trying to achieve fame and fortune in turbulent 1967 Hong Kong. While political unrest sweeps through the territory, Huang uses her looks and charm to romance various wealthy men in hopes of climbing the social ladder. But times are rough for her, just as they are for her neighbor Kung (Kenny Bee),an unlicensed cab driver and a rich woman's toy boy. They don't get along well and despise each other. However, after they have been through glorious and inglorious moments, they gradually become parts of each other.

Cast

Kenny Bee - Kung
Maggie Cheung - Huang
Anthony Chan - Paul Chen
Josephine Koo - Mrs. Koo
Carrie Ng - Actress in Musical
Margaret Lee - Actress in Drama
Lam Chung - Movie Director

Reception

A Fishy Story was critically acclaimed and box office hit in Hong Kong. Cheung's performance received positive review from Critics.^[1]^[2]

Awards and nominations

The movie received 6 nominations including Best Film, Best Director (Anthony Chan) and Best Supporting Actress (Josephine Koo) at 9th Hong Kong Film Awards which was held in 1990 and won for Best Cinematography (Peter Pau) and Best Art Direction (Szeto Wai Yung). Maggie Cheung won her first Best Actress Awards.