Moonlight Express

– On the eve of her Japanese wedding, Hitomi (Takako Tokiwa) loses her fiance, Tatsuya, to a car accid..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 41 Minutes
Release Year:
1999
Original Name:
星月童话
Moonlight Express (1999) - Also known as 星月童话

On the eve of her Japanese wedding, Hitomi (Takako Tokiwa) loses her fiance, Tatsuya, to a car accident. She travels to Hong Kong seeking solace and meets undercover cop Karbo -- a dead ringer for Tatsuya. The duo is forced to take it on the lam when a corrupt colleague frames Karbo, and Hitomi soon finds herself torn between her love for Tatsuya and her blossoming feelings for her fellow fugitive. Leslie Cheung plays Tatsuya and Karbo.

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Release Date:

01 Apr 1999

Language:

Japanese, Cantonese

Director:

Daniel Lee

Writer:

Yumiko Aoyagi, Susan Chan, Chi-Leung Law, Sin Ling Yeung

Main Actors:

Leslie Cheung, Takako Tokiwa, Yuka Hoshino, Austin Wai

Plot:

Hitomi mourns day and night for the death of her fiancee Tachia in a fatal car crash. What a surprise in a visit to Hong Kong that she bumps into Bo, a local undercover cop who bears a strong resemblance of Tachia. With a twist of fate, Bo is in danger as he has been betrayed by a colleague. He flees to China with Hitomi. The two fugitives fall for each other in this life-and-death-journey. However, Hitomi's love over the late Tachia has been haunting and eroding her heart and soul constantly. She is too confused that she returns to Japan. Later, Bo is relieved to clear his own name, yet has been too miserably missing his love. He returns to the Victoria Peak where he and Hitomi once tried to overlook the fantastic night scenery of the Hong Kong harbour. There he finds...

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.3/10