Moonlight Express is a 1999 Hong Kong-Japanese romance film directed by Daniel Lee and starring Leslie Cheung and Takako Tokiwa.

Plot

Hitomi, a Japanese resident, comes to Hong Kong after the death of her fiancé Tetsuya in a fatal accident to settle several important matters surrounding his demise. Although the incident was years ago, it has apparently left an indelible mark in her life as she could not forget him.

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Enter Kar-bo, an undercover cop, was involved in a drug bust-up which would later incriminate him. Hitomi stumbles into him and was amazed that he looked remarkably similar to her dead lover. They soon found themselves having strong feelings for each other, although at the same time, he has to flee to China as things have gone from bad to worse for him.

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What invariably follows is a constant cat-and-mouse game of running away from authorities who were tipped off as to his location and only ends when Kar-bo reached a ranch belonging to an old friend. Surprisingly, Hitomi, although conscious as to the fact that Kar-bo can never be as close to being the real Tetsuya, endures his hardships with him unfailingly and tests the resolve of both these troubled lovers.

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Cast

Leslie Cheung as Shek Kar-bo / Tetsuya Misawa

Takako Tokiwa as Hitomi

Michelle Yeoh as Michelle

Yuka Hoshino as Tomoko

Jack Kao as Gene

Austin Wai as Officer Ko

Liu Kai-chi as Officer Tung

Jimmy Wong as Officer Tung's detective

Lee Heung-kam as Tatsuya's landlady

Mars as Officer Tung's detective

Jude Poyer as Michelle's customer at club

Bak Ka-sin as Mahjong player

Sam Lee as Mahjong Player

Rocky Lai as Taxi Driver

Lo Yuen

Ho Fat-ming

Tang Chiu-ying

Fook Tin-shun

Chang Kin-yung as Policeman

Simon Cheung as Policeman

Chan Po-chun

Lee Kim-wing

External links

1999 films

1990s romance films

Hong Kong romance films

Japanese romance films

Police detective films

1990s Cantonese-language films

Films directed by Daniel Lee

Films set in Hong Kong

Films shot in Hong Kong

Films set in Japan

Films shot in Japan

1990s Hong Kong films

1990s Japanese films