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Release Year1990
Runtime2h 02m
LanguageCantonese
CertificationNR
GenresComedy, Drama
Votes6
DirectorMasashi Yamamoto
WritersMasashi Yamamoto, Isamu Uno
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsWhat's Up Connection
About What's Up Connection
When a Hong Kong teenager from a poor family wins a trip to Japan, he unleashes a chain of events that will soon bring him from his secluded fishing village to Tokyo. On the way, he connects with a barely competent tour guide and a gender-fluid pickpocket. Upon returning home with this merry band of schemers, he and his family of counterfeiters discover that a multinational conglomerate led by a ruthless Japanese developer has found the village, and is determined to raze it to build the new center of world trade.
Directed by Masashi Yamamoto, What's Up Connection leans on a strong ensemble — Reiko Arai, Tse Wai-Kit, Li Cheong — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1990.
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