Love Unto Waste

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Love Unto Waste
Film poster
Traditional	地下情
Simplified	地下情
Mandarin	Dì Xià Qíng
Cantonese	Dei6 Haa6 Cing4
Directed by	Stanley Kwan
Screenplay by	Yau-tai On-ping Lai Kit
Story by	Lai Kit Riley Yip
Produced by	Vicki Lee Leung
Starring	Tony Leung Irene Wan Elaine Jin Tsai Chin Chow Yun-fat Elaine Chow Winnie Yu
Cinematography	Johnny Koo
Edited by	Chow Seung-kang
Music by	Violet Lam
Production companies	D&B Films Pearl City Film Production
Distributed by	D&B Films
Release date	30 August 1986 (1986-08-30)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$5,088,061

Love Unto Waste is a 1986 Hong Kong drama film directed by Stanley Kwan and starring Tony Leung, Irene Wan, Elaine Jin, Tsai Chin, Chow Yun-fat with guest appearances by Elaine Chow and Winnie Yu.

Cast[]

• Tony Leung Chiu-Wai as Tony Cheung, the main protagonist and a rice shop owner
• Irene Wan as Billie Yuen, a model
• Elaine Jin as Liu Suk-ping, a film actress
• Tsai Chin as Chao Su-ling, a lounge singer from Taiwan
• Chow Yun-fat as Inspector Lan
• Elaine Chow as Ms. Chung, Tony's rice shop staff
• Winnie Yu
• Yip Koon-chip as Tony's father

Awards and nominations[]

• 6th Hong Kong Film Awards
  • Won: Best Supporting Actress (Elaine Jin)
  • Won: Best Screenplay (Lai Kit, Yau-tai On-ping)
  • Nominated: Best Film
  • Nominated: Best Director (Stanley Kwan)
  • Nominated: Best Actor (Tony Leung)
  • Nominated: Best Supporting Actor (Chow Yun-fat)
  • Nominated: Best Supporting Actress (Tsai Chin)
  • Nominated: Best Original Film Score (Violet Lam)
  • Nominated: Best Original Film Song (地下情之 Composer: Violet Lam, Lyricist: Fong Wai-kwong, Performer: Tsai Chin)

See also[]

• Chow Yun-fat filmography

External links[]

• Love Unto Waste at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
• Love Unto Waste at Hong Kong Cinemagic
• Dei ha ching at IMDb
• Love Unto Waste at Rotten Tomatoes

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