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Lady Reporter

1989 · 88 min

A breezy, punchy Hong Kong action-comedy where the fights are fast and the tone stays light and fun.

Tagline
They wanted her dead. They should've known better
Overview
Cindy, an American FBI agent, travels to Hong Kong to investigate a newspaper editor, Wong Tak, who is suspected of printing counterfeit money using the newspaper’s presses. The American teams up with a rival reporter and her friend Yu, an undercover law enforcer. Cindy’s investigation takes a sharp turn, however, when Yu’s father, the prosecuting lawyer in the counterfeiting case, is kidnapped.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • justice
  • identity
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror1
Humour6
Realism5
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
action, comedy, crime
Directed by
Mang Hoi
Written by
Sam Chi-Leung
Starring
Cynthia Rothrock, Chin Siu-Ho, Mang Hoi, Elizabeth Lee Mei-Fung, Ronny Yu, Melvin Wong King-Sun, Wu Ma, Tai Bo
Music
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Cinematography
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88 min
Country
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Languages
Cantonese, English

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