---
title: 'Chinese Box (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Wayne Wang'
released: '1997-10-25'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/chinese-box-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118851/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Chinese Box (1997)

1997 · 99 min · Drama, Romance · France, United States, Japan


## Synopsis

Chinese Box is a 1997 romantic drama film directed by Wayne Wang and starring Jeremy Irons, Gong Li, Maggie Cheung, and Michael Hui. It is set and was made at the time of Hong Kong's handover to the People's Republic of China on June 30, 1997. The film credits Paul Theroux as a source for the story, based on themes he explores in his 1997 novel Kowloon Tong. It enjoyed modest box office success in the United States.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Wayne Wang](https://cinepixo.com/people/wayne-wang)
- **Screenplay:** [Wayne Wang](https://cinepixo.com/people/wayne-wang), [Jean-Claude Carrière](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-carriere), [Larry Gross](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-gross)
- **Producer:** [Wayne Wang](https://cinepixo.com/people/wayne-wang), [Lydia Dean Pilcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/lydia-dean-pilcher)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Graeme Revell](https://cinepixo.com/people/graeme-revell)
- **Director of Photography:** [Vilko Filač](https://cinepixo.com/people/vilko-filac)
- **Editor:** [Christopher Tellefsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-tellefsen)

## Cast

- [Michael Hui](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-hui)
- [Josie Ho](https://cinepixo.com/people/josie-ho)
- [Jared Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/jared-harris)
- [Jeremy Irons](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-irons)
- [Rubén Blades](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruben-blades)
- [Gong Li](https://cinepixo.com/people/gong-li)
- [Maggie Cheung](https://cinepixo.com/people/maggie-cheung)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/chinese-box-1997
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1073703); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.