Love Is Love (film)

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Love Is Love
Traditional Chinese 望夫成龍
Simplified Chinese 望夫成龙
Hanyu Pinyin Wàngfū Chénglóng
Directed byTony Leung Siu Hung
Written byTut-hei Tang
Kwong Kim Yip
Produced byHe Lichang
Starring Stephen Chow
Suki Kwan
Sandra Ng
CinematographyZhao Weijian
Music byLu Guanting
Release date
  • 15 February 1990 (1990-02-15)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese

Love Is Love is a 1990 Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by Tony Leung Siu Hung and written by Tut-hei Tang and Kwong Kim Yip. The film stars Stephen Chow, Suki Kwan, and Sandra Ng. [1] The film premiered in Hong Kong on 15 February 1990.

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Plot

Shi Jinshui and Wu Daidi were raised in the countryside and are childhood sweethearts, but Wu Daidi's father is against their marriage. They elope from their hometown to begin a new life in the city. After a marital squabble, Wu Daidi goes missing and Shi Jinshui leaves for Singapore with his superior. [2]

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Release

The film was released in Hong Kong on 15 February 1990.

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