Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 (1997)

Original title

一個字頭的誕生

Directed by

Wai Ka-fai

Genre

action comedy film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

Cat III

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A low-level gangster faces two different paths in life, each leading to a chain of violent and absurd events. The story splits into parallel versions, showing how small choices can lead to very different outcomes in the criminal underworld.

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What happens

Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 (Chinese: 一個字頭的誕生) is a 1997 gangster drama directed by Wai Ka Fai, starring Lau Ching Wan, Carman Lee, Francis Ng, Cheung Tat Ming, Matt Chow, Elvis Tsui, Cheng Cho and Ruby Wong. Made in 1997, this is the first formal film produced by Milkyway Image. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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