Directed by:
YonfanScreenplay:
YonfanCinematography:
Henry ChungComposer:
Chris BabidaCast:
Stephen Fung, Daniel Wu Yin-cho, Qi Shu, Kenneth Tsang, Tat-Ming Cheung, Paul Fonoroff, Brigitte Lin, James Jim Wong, Chiao Chiao, Terence Yin Chi-wai (more)Plots(1)
A gay romantic mystery, Bishonen is roughly based on an incident that was the biggest scandal to hit the Hong Kong Police force. A cache of photographs was discovered in the home of a wealthy playboy, which all featured handsome young men in police uniforms, some of them half nude, others holding law enforcement paraphernalia such as clubs in suggestive poses. An investigation by the Police Department revealed that some of the men were indeed policemen, whereas others were hustlers and gigolos. The focus of Bishonen is not this scandal, but rather the highly unusual meeting of two different worlds, illustrated in the romantic entanglement involving a policeman, two male prostitutes and a gay pop singer. The film starts with a simple love story and a series of emotional knots, some of which are impossible to untangle. Tragedy is inevitable. Jet is the star of a group of male hustlers in the steaming city of Hong Kong. He is arrogant and sexy; everyone is in love with him but he loves no one, until one day he meets Sam, the best looking policeman around. After meeting Sam, Jet tries to change into someone he is not: innocent, sweet, clean and pure. This is his way of setting a trap to catch Sam, but he falls into a trap himself. In the process, he discovers that the righteous young cop has a darker side. Things go out of control when Sam's past and Jet's present become intermingled -- not unlike Hong Kong itself, a cauldron of traditional Chinese ethics and modern Western values. Happiness will be achieved only in the harmony of the discordant elements. All four leading actors are newcomers to the big screen; Steven Fung who plays Jet, has become one of the biggest teen idols in Asia. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Stephen Fung
Hong Kong
Best movies:
2002 (2001)
House of Fury (2005)
Bishonen (1998)
Daniel Wu Yin-cho
USA
Best movies:
Protégé (2007)
New Police Story (2004)
Go Away Mr. Tumor (2015)
Qi Shu
Taiwan
Best movies:
My Wife Is a Gangster 3 (2006)
The Transporter (2002)
If You Are the One (2008)
Kenneth Tsang
China
Best movies:
The Killer (1989)
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
Police Story 3: Supercop (1992)
Tat-Ming Cheung
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Lost and Found (1996)
My Heart Is That Eternal Rose (1989)
Forbidden City Cop (1996)
Paul Fonoroff
USA
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in China II (1992)
Bishonen (1998)
Brigitte Lin
Taiwan
Best movies:
Police Story (1985)
Chungking Express (1994)
New Dragon Gate Inn (1992)
James Jim Wong
China
Best movies:
Chinatown Kid (1977)
Iron Monkey (1993)
Tiger on the Beat (1988)
Chiao Chiao
China
Best movies:
The Assassin (1967)
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969)
One-Armed Swordsman (1967)
Terence Yin Chi-wai
Hong Kong
Best movies:
New Police Story (2004)
Lavender (2000)
Don't Go Breaking My Heart (2011)
Sherwin Ming Tak-fung
Best movies:
Eye in the Sky (2007)
King of Comedy (1999)
Flash Point (2007)
Joe Junior
Macau
Best movies:
The Private Eyes (1976)
Bishonen (1998)
Michael Lam
Best movies:
The Stunt Woman (1996)
Bishonen (1998)
Chim-Lam Yim
Best movies:
Bishonen (1998)
Alex Ng
Best movies:
City on Fire (1987)
The Outlaw Brothers (1990)
Flaming Brothers (1987)