He's a Woman, She's a Man
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He's a Woman, She's a Man DVD cover
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| Directed by | Peter Chan |
| Produced by | Eric Tsang |
| Starring | Leslie Cheung Anita Yuen Carina Lau Eric Tsang Jordan Chan |
| Music by | Clarence Hui Tsui Tsang-hei |
| Cinematography | Henry Chan |
| Edited by | Chan Ki-hop |
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United Filmmakers Organisation
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| Distributed by | Mandarin Films Distribution Co. Ltd. |
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Running time
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107 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$29,131,628 |
He's a Woman, She's a Man (金枝玉葉 or Gam Chi Yuk Yip) is a 1994 film directed by Peter Chan Ho Sun and written by James Yuen and Lee Chi Ngai. It stars Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing, Anita Yuen Wing Yee, Carina Lau Kar Ling, Jordan Chan Siu Chun and Eric Tsang Chi Wai. Its many awards garnered include Best Actress at the 14th Annual HK Film Awards for Anita Yuen and Best Original Song for 'Chase' by Leslie Cheung. It was followed by a sequel: Who's the Woman, Who's the Man? in 1996. The theme song is 'Chase' (追) sung by Leslie Cheung (Most Beloved album, 1995).
Plot
Wing (Anita Yuen) is a sassy girl who deeply idolizes Rose (Carina Lau), a pop singer, and Rose's boyfriend, top record producer and songwriter Sam (Leslie Cheung). Rose has been groomed by Sam, achieving stardom and international acclaim. With her success, Sam decides to try his hand at bringing up a male singer. He decides to announce a country-wide, males-only talent search, much to his former protegée's chagrin.
Wing, desperate to meet her idols, seizes this opportunity and enters the contest disguised as a male. Her childhood friend (Jordan Chan) trains her to perfect this whimsical idea.
As fate would have it, Wing succeeds in the audition thanks to the poor quality of those auditioning and in part to Rose's taunts. Rose challenges Sam to see to the idea of him bringing up a (relatively) talentless Wing.
Wing is later invited to stay at Sam and Rose's home for her/"his" musical education. Wing tries unsuccessfully to reconcile the two lovers' difference. Trouble and comedy ensue as she finds herself falling for Sam and vice versa, despite him thinking she is a he.
Cast
- Leslie Cheung - Sam Koo Gai Ming
- Carina Lau - Rose
- Anita Yuen - Lam Chi Wing
- Eric Tsang - Auntie
- Jordan Chan - Yu Lo
- Lawrence Cheng - Charles Chow Chu
- Law Kar-ying - Joseph (as Ka-ying Lo)
- Jerry Lamb - Sam's Assistant
- Pete Spurrier - Wine bar patron (uncredited)
Awards and nominations
- Won: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress (Anita Yuen)
- Won: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Original Film Song (Leslie Cheung)
- Nominated: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor (Leslie Cheung)
- Nominated: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Art Direction (Chung Man-kei)
- Nominated: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Costume & Make Up Design (Dora Ng)
- Nominated: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director (Peter Chan)
- Nominated: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film (Eric Tsang)
- Nominated: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay (Lee Chi-ngai, James Yuen)
- Nominated: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor (Jordan Chan)
- Nominated: Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer (Jordan Chan)
