He's a Woman, She's a Man (1994)

Original title

金枝玉葉

Directed by

Peter Chan

Genre

romantic comedy, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

15

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 41 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman disguises herself as a man to pursue her dream of becoming a singer. She gets caught up in a love triangle with a male pop star and his girlfriend.

playfullightheartedromanticcomedicupbeatwarmbittersweetenergetic

What happens

He's a Woman, She's a Man is a 1994 Hong Kong romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Peter Chan and starring Leslie Cheung, Anita Yuen, Carina Lau, Eric Tsang and Jordan Chan. This film was the recipient of many awards at the 14th Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Actress for Yuen and Best Original Song for "Chase" by Cheung. The film was followed by a sequel, Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?, which was released in 1996. The theme song "Chase" (追) appeared on Cheung's 1995 album Most Beloved. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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