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Moonlight Express

6.8/10

Rating

106 min

Runtime

1999

Release Year

Daniel Lee

Director

Cast

Leslie Cheung, Takako Tokiwa, Yuka Hoshino, Michelle Yeoh, Jack Kao

Quick Synopsis

On the night before her wedding, Hitomi experiences the sudden loss of her fiancé, Tatsuya, who dies in a car accident. Grieving, she travels to Hong Kong to find comfort and unexpectedly encounters Karbo, an undercover police officer who looks remarkably like Tatsuya. When Karbo is falsely accused and framed by a corrupt colleague, the two are forced to flee together. As they navigate their dangerous situation, Hitomi struggles with her lingering love for Tatsuya and the new feelings developing for Karbo, who is now her partner in evading the law.

Detailed Synopsis of Moonlight Express

On the eve of her wedding, Hitomi loses her fiance Tatsuya to a car accident. She travels to Hong Kong seeking solace and meets undercover cop Karbo — a dead ringer for Tatsuya. The duo is forced to take it on the lam when a corrupt colleague frames Karbo, and Hitomi soon finds herself torn between her love for Tatsuya and her blossoming feelings for her fellow fugitive.

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