Similarly, in a different part of the city, Officer 663, played by the legendary Tony Leung, has recently ended his relationship with his flight attendant girlfriend. Wandering the energetic and crazed back streets, he crosses paths with a fiery and enigmatic woman in a memorable blonde wig and sunglasses who changes his life forever. Takeshi Kaneshiro plays Officer He Qiwu, an infantile yet beautifully quirky lover-boy who turns to tinned pineapple as resolution to his aching heart. Told in two segregated parts, Chungking Express tells the affectionate story of two despairing and self-wallowing policemen on the bad side of a break-up. Celebrating its 25-year anniversary this month, it is essential, accessible and downright stunning in every aspect a film that needs to be watched. Love, vengeance, murder and dreams are explored through his trademark pacey but art-house style. With style and grace, we are guided along a bizarre and multifaceted narrative that seems estranged from any film prior jumping from story to story Wong Kar-wai perfectly captures the chaotic speed of life in the mega city. As the back catalogue of amazing and original films from East Asia is dauntingly extensive, those thirsty for more can be left at a loss as to what to dive into next.Īn unpredictable and erratic collection of stories, Wong Kar-wai’s neon-soaked adventure Chungking Express, manages to cram melancholic and charming romance against suspense driven action in a story that centres around the seedy underbelly of the Chungking Mansions in Hong Kong. For many, this was their first foray into Korean - let alone Asian - cinema. Starring: Brigitte Lin Chin-Hsia, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Leung Chiu-WaiĪsian cinema is currently experiencing its, arguably, second renaissance in the west thanks to the excellent, Oscar-winning Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite.
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