As Tears Go By Page #3

Synopsis: A low-level triad "big brother" has a hot-tempered "little brother" who can't keep out of trouble, and consequently is in constant need of being bailed out by his protector. The "big brother" is super cool, but lacks the ambition to rise in the ranks of the triad societies - and once he meets his cousin from Kowloon and falls in love with her, he even thinks about leaving "the life".
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Kar-Wai Wong
Production: In-Gear Film
  2 wins & 10 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
82%
NOT RATED
Year:
1988
102 min
402 Views


But, there`s no debt between us

from now on

l tell you, if l become rich

in the future

l will paid back to you

Today, you are wrong

in helping outsider

to beat your own people

ls it right?

What are you waiting for?

Take the money to Tony!

Cancel each other!

This is given you as bonus!

You are really something!

Playing trick in my place

You are also great!

You`ve make fun of me!

Wait a moment

Get away!

Tony, l`m employing you

to guard this place,

instead of inviting robber to rob me

What do you mean by that?

Boss, he is just losing temper!

The situation is bad now,

but you two still fighting each other

Are you treating me as a dead?

lt`s him who done wrong first

Borrowed my money

causing trouble in my place,

and robbing my boss

He was wrong in the

whole situation, Godfather!

You know he is crazy already,

so don`t bother him

And you are doing too much,

taking advantage from him

You must know that he was

guarding that place!

Godfather, l`m giving back!

He want the money back,

so l paid the debt

We`ve made an equal exchange!

Equal?

What are you doing?

l`m the one who make decision till l die

So troublesome!

Now l tell you two,

you paid the instalments every month

And the event is settled in this way

Make a vow!

What are you two doing?

l told you two to make agreement!

Have a hand-shake? Shake

Ah-kay, the traitor,

is a witness for the police

We cannot let this guy survived

Kill him before he go to court

What`s your opinion?

The task is difficult!

Which one should we send?

l don`t want outsider to take this case

Let`s make it this way

You two, find some smart boys

to draw dead lots two days later

He`s the one, brave, and haughty

Send your younger brother

if he wish to do it

l`ll let him go!

l`ll let him not paying my debt

His family can have subsidize

if he fail

Do you have the guts?

What? What did you say?

Frightening me?

Shut up!

Don`t making fun of the followers

You and me are the bravest

lt`s either you or me to take this case

l`ll do it if you don`t,

say it and l`ll take it!

You`ll do if you don`t speak up

Say you don`t and admit that

you are a coward. And l`ll take the case

Wake up!

Now you two are pushing me together?

OK! l kill you two first

and then l`ll kill him

Not again! Stop quarrelling!

l have my plan in handling this case

All of you go out first

l leave now, Godfather!

l leave now, Godfather!

Ah-wah, come back!

l know that you and your brother

are good friends

But he is too crazy. Teach him...

or he will like a time-bomb beside you

and some day he will

cause you deadly trouble

l know, l have think of it

l want to find him a job

lt`s good to do it!

Fishballs...

That`s all for today

Brother fly, brother wah is here

Hey, you deal with him

Fishballs...

Fly Big brother

Give me one

What?

Do you mean l can`t do small business?

Do you know who l am?

You`ll develop into big business

Yeah, l sell fishballs here today

Someday l`ll sell bounbs in Middle East

Bull sh*t Police is coming

Wait a minute...

Police is coming

What the hell!

Does this cart belong to you. Fishball man

What`s your name? Fishball man

What?

lf you don`t sell fishballs

You stand here with scissors?

How come so you`re Fishball man

l`m just cutting my vibrissae

So it`s not your cart. Take it away

Take it

Hey! What are you doing?

The cart and the fishballs

are bought by money

Money doesn`t matter. But pride matters

l`m not famous. But people know me

l don`t want to sell fishballs

l Want to hang around

Get lost, get away

l want you to have a job

l don`t like selling fishballs

What do you like to sell?

You can`t do anything

Just hang around

You are not anything

Yeah, l`m not anything

l can only sell fishballs

You ask me to do that

lf l can`t stand anymore

l`ll put poison on the fishballs

lt`s good for you. Do you understand?

Hi, what a coincident!

Right! Really a coincident!

How are you?

Fine!... l have married!

Good! Are your husband

treating you good?

Quite good!

So heavy is the rain!

Who knows hot long will l have to wait!

l`m waiting for my husband!

Have a cigarette?

l didn`t smoke anymore!

lt`s not yours

l leave now!

Goodbye!

ls Ah-ngor here?

She is not here. Who are you?

lt`s alright. Thanks

Lady!

What`s the matter?

ls Ah-ngor here?

l`m not sure! She had went to Kowloon

and still haven`t returned

To Kowloon?

Yes!

Thank you

You`re welcome

When did you arrive?

l just arrived

You look a bit fatter than before

A little bit

So are you

lt`s all because of him

He`s my doctor

Would you stay up here tonight?

No... l`m going home now

Ah-ngor!

l just wanted to you tell that

l`ve found that glass

Miss Cheung called you just now

She said that she was going to

the pier of Silver-mine Bay

and told you to wait for her anyway

You may go to sleep

& l`ll check in for you tomorrow

OK!

When do you go to work next morning?

Very early! l`ll make breakfast for you

Good!

How long will you live in here?

lt depends!

l leave now

l see you off

That`s OK! lt`s near

Would you not go home tonight?

Why do you not visit me until now?

Because, l know myself clearly

l cannot promise you anything

lf l`m not missing you,

l won`t visit you today

lf you don`t visit me in these days

l will probably marry that doctor

Fish-ball guy, give me one dollar

of fish-ball with more dressing

Take it, why don`t you take it?

You`ve said you want more dressing!

Take it or l`ll get mad

Fish-ball guy? Damn you!

lt won`t, Mr Fly!

Why are you so poor?

You don`t have to sell fish-ball,

do you?

Poor guy

lt must be your Big Brother

who told you to do so

You should leave your Big Brother

Look at my followers,

all dressed up!

Taking wireless telephone,

do you need that?

You bastard! Your Big Brother

sent you

selling fish-ball in the street

Working for me is better!

Escape

Escape for what?

You are a gangster!

We have so crowd of gangsters here!

lt`s no need to afraid!

Beat him!

Don`t be afraid!

You`ll be alright even if you`re in jail

Fight back at one

if someone beat you

Don`t make us lose faces

You bastard, you...

Take it easy! lt`s OK!

You are not selling drugs,

just fish-ball

Something good to be seen

Beat him!

Hey, don`t go you bastard

Don`t go!

Go to hell, bastard!

Take him here

Finished drinking

Right! How many chicken wings

are there in two boxes

About two or three hundreds!

Two or three hundreds?

Hey, go back and tell your boss...

not to send you to take thing

so heavy alone

Or else, l`ll give him one fist

for one wing in return

You are crazy

l am crazy?

Do you want me to help you?

lt`s OK! Anyway, l will quit!

Quit! Why?

l want to find a job in Kowloon

Good! lt`s doing me favour!

You can live in my house!

Don`t say the second time

You can`t deny it if

you say it twice

l`m not kidding!

l go out and

will never come back

Hey, what do you want to eat?

Tell him that l`ll go to

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Jeffrey Lau

Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai (simplified Chinese: 刘镇伟; traditional Chinese: 劉鎮偉; pinyin: Liú Zhènwěi; born 2 August 1952) is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, actor and producer. Lau is famous for writing and directing "mo lei tau" comedies. His comedies include A Chinese Odyssey (with Stephen Chow) and Chinese Odyssey 2002, the latter which was voted Best 2002 Film by the Hong Kong Film Critics Society. more…

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