Love Unto Waste

1986 Hong Kong drama film

Love Unto Waste
Film poster

Traditional Chinese	地下情
Simplified Chinese	地下情

Hanyu Pinyin	Dì Xià Qíng
Jyutping	Dei6 Haa6 Cing4


Directed by	Stanley Kwan
Screenplay by	Yau-tai On-ping Lai Kit
Story by	Lai Kit Riley Yip
Produced by	Vicki Lee Leung
Starring	Tony Leung Irene Wan Elaine Jin Tsai Chin Chow Yun-fat Elaine Chow Winnie Yu
Cinematography	Johnny Koo
Edited by	Chow Seung-kang
Music by	Violet Lam
Production companies	D&B Films Pearl City Film Production
Distributed by	D&B Films
Release date	30 August 1986 (1986-08-30)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$5,088,061

Love Unto Waste is a 1986 Hong Kong drama film directed by Stanley Kwan and starring Tony Leung, Irene Wan, Elaine Jin, Tsai Chin, Chow Yun-fat with guest appearances by Elaine Chow and Winnie Yu.

Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-Wai as Tony Cheung, the main protagonist and a rice shop owner
Irene Wan as Billie Yuen, a model
Elaine Jin as Liu Suk-ping, a film actress
Tsai Chin as Chao Su-ling, a lounge singer from Taiwan
Chow Yun-fat as Inspector Lan
Elaine Chow as Ms. Chung, Tony's rice shop staff
Winnie Yu
Yip Koon-chip as Tony's father

Awards and nominations

6th Hong Kong Film Awards
- Won: Best Supporting Actress (Elaine Jin)
- Won: Best Screenplay (Lai Kit, Yau-tai On-ping)
- Nominated: Best Film
- Nominated: Best Director (Stanley Kwan)
- Nominated: Best Actor (Tony Leung)
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actor (Chow Yun-fat)
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actress (Tsai Chin)
- Nominated: Best Original Film Score (Violet Lam)
- Nominated: Best Original Film Song (地下情之 Composer: Violet Lam, Lyricist: Fong Wai-kwong, Performer: Tsai Chin)