Rich and Famous (1987 film)

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This article is about the 1987 Hong Kong film . For other uses, see Rich And Famous (disambiguation).

Rich and Famous
DVD cover for the film.
Directed by	Taylor Wong
Produced by	Johnny Mak
Written by	Stephen Siu Manfred Wong
Starring	Chow Yun-Fat Andy Lau
Music by	Chan Wing-Leung
Cinematography	Johnny Koo Abdul M. Rumjahn Derek Wan
Editing by	Ma Chung-Yiu
Distributed by	Win's Film Production Co. Ltd.
Release date(s)	May 28, 1987
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Followed by	Tragic Hero
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Rich and Famous (traditional Chinese: 江湖情; Cantonese Yale: Gong woo ching) is a 1987 Hong Kong action-crime film directed by Taylor Wong, and starring Andy Lau and Chow Yun-Fat. The film was concluded by a sequel, Tragic Hero which was released the same year.

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Rich & Famous tells the story of two boys who are not related but grew up as brothers, Kwok (Andy Lau) and Yung. While Yung is the elder, he is always getting into trouble which Kwok has to help bail him out of. One day his gambling goes too far and he loses a bet he cannot afford to lose. The pair hatch a plan to rob some money from a gang boss but this ends with their cousin getting stabbed and Kwok being taken away to be tortured. Luckily, their cousin works for Chai (Chow Yun Fat), a powerful man in the gangster circles who hires Kwok and his loose cannon brother Yung.