---
title: 'As Tears Go By (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Wong Kar-wai'
released: '1988-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Hong Kong'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/as-tears-go-by-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096461/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# As Tears Go By (1988)

1988 · 98 min · Drama, Action, Crime, Romance · Hong Kong

Original title: 旺角卡門

## Synopsis

As Tears Go By is a 1988 Hong Kong action crime drama film starring Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung and Jacky Cheung. The film was the directorial debut of Wong Kar-Wai, and was inspired by Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets. It also marked the first collaboration of Cheung with Kar-Wai. The central plot revolves around a small-time triad member trying to keep his friend out of trouble. The film was screened at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, during International Critics' Week.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Wong Kar-wai](https://cinepixo.com/people/wong-kar-wai)
- **Screenplay:** [Wong Kar-wai](https://cinepixo.com/people/wong-kar-wai), [Jeffrey Lau](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-lau)
- **Producer:** [Alan Tang](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-tang)
- **Director of Photography:** [Andrew Lau](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-lau)
- **Editor:** [William Chang](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-chang)

## Cast

- [Andy Lau](https://cinepixo.com/people/andy-lau) as Wah
- [Jacky Cheung](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacky-cheung) as Fly
- [Maggie Cheung](https://cinepixo.com/people/maggie-cheung) as Ngor

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