As Tears Go By

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As Tears Go By
Image:As Tears Go By.jpg
Directed by	Wong Kar-wai
Written by	Wong Kar-wai
Starring	Maggie Cheung Andy Lau Jacky Cheung
Distributed by	Kino International
Release date(s)	1988
Running time	102 min
Language	Cantonese & Mandarin
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As Tears Go By (traditional Chinese: 旺角卡門; simplified Chinese: 旺角卡门; pinyin: wàngjiǎo kǎmén; lit. Mongkok Carmen) is a 1988 Hong Kong movie that was the directorial debut of Wong Kar-wai. Critics have compared the film to Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets, as the central plot revolves around a small time gangster trying to keep his smaller time gangster friend out of trouble.

1 Awards and nominations
2 Cast includes
3 See also
4 Box Office

Awards and nominations

1989 Hong Kong Film Awards
- Won: Best Supporting Actor (Jacky Cheung)
- Won: Best Art Direction (William Chang)
- Nominated: Best Picture
- Nominated: Best Director (Wong Kar-wai)
- Nominated: Best Actor (Andy Lau)
- Nominated: Best Actress (Maggie Cheung)
- Nominated: Best Supporting Actor (Alex Man)
- Nominated: Best Cinematography (Lau Wai-keung)
- Nominated: Best Film Editing (Cheong Pi-tak)
- Nominated: Best Original Score (Chung Ting-yat)

Cast includes

Box Office

During its Hong Kong theatrical run, As Tears Go By grossed HK $11,532,283. It remains Wong Kar Wai's highest-grossing film in Hong Kong, and his only film to gross over HK $10 million.

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Films directed by Wong Kar-wai

Feature films: As Tears Go By (1988) • Days of Being Wild (1991) • Chungking Express (1994) • Ashes of Time (1994) • Fallen Angels (1995) • Happy Together (1997) • In the Mood for Love (2000) • 2046 (2004) • Eros (The Hand) (2004) • My Blueberry Nights (2007) • The Lady from Shanghai (2008)
Short Films: wkw/tk/1996@7′55″hk.net (1996) • Hua Yang De Nian Hua (2000) • The Hire: The Follow (2001) • Six Days (2002)