Moonlight Express

Moonlight Express

Moonlight Express

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Moonlight Express

"She takes the most dangerous chance to dance in a new romance with her late love."

1999

1h 46m

6.8(22 votes)

Crime

Drama

Romance

Overview

Hitomi still mourns her fiance who died in a car crash. One day, during a visit to Hong Kong, she bumps into Karbo who looks uncannily like him. Karbo, however, is a fugitive from the police.

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Production Companies

Hakuhodo

Mei Ah Entertainment

Media Factory

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Leslie Cheung

Leslie Cheung

Tatsuya Misawa / Shek Karbo

Takako Tokiwa

Takako Tokiwa

Hitomi Kawamura

Yuka Hoshino

Yuka Hoshino

Tomoko

Michelle Yeoh

Michelle Yeoh

Michelle

Jack Kao

Jack Kao

Gene

Austin Wai Tin-Chi

Austin Wai Tin-Chi

Officer Ko

Liu Kai-Chi

Liu Kai-Chi

Officer Tung

Jimmy Wong Ga-Lok

Officer Tung's Detective

Lee Heung-Kam

Lee Heung-Kam

Tatsuya's Landlady

Mars

Mars

Officer Tung's Detective

Creative team

Directed by: Daniel Lee
Written by: Susan Chan Suk-Yin
Yumiko Aoyagi

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