{"id":2334410,"date":"2026-03-18T05:07:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T05:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2334410"},"modified":"2026-03-18T05:07:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T05:07:28","slug":"kani-releasing-picks-up-five-classic-hong-kong-pics-for-north-american-screens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kani-releasing-picks-up-five-classic-hong-kong-pics-for-north-american-screens\/","title":{"rendered":"Kani Releasing Picks Up Five Classic Hong Kong Pics for North American Screens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\">North American distributor <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0910151\/\">Kani Releasing<\/a> has selected five classic Hong Kong films for its upcoming catalog rollout, spotlighting socially minded works from the 1980s and early 1990s by filmmakers including <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm14723417\/\">Jacob Cheung<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0864775\/\">Johnnie To<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0284535\/\">Allen Fong<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0013828\/\">Lawrence Ah Mon<\/a>. The deal was unveiled at Hong Kong Filmart.<\/p>\n<p>The lineup is led by \u201cCageman\u201d (1992), directed by Jacob Cheung and starring <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0152054\/\">Roy Chiao<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0514961\/\">Liu Kai-chi<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0477108\/\">Teddy Robin<\/a>. The drama centers on the lives of Hong Kong\u2019s so-called \u201ccagemen,\u201d single middle-aged men living in cramped wire-mesh sleeping cubicles inside overcrowded apartments. Through its ensemble of marginalized residents, the film exposes the poverty and social tensions that existed beneath the city\u2019s economic boom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCageman\u201d was one of the most acclaimed Hong Kong films of its era, winning best film, best director and best screenplay at the Hong Kong Film Awards, with Liu Kai-chi also taking best supporting actor. The film&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North American distributor Kani Releasing has selected five classic Hong Kong films for its upcoming catalog rollout, spotlighting socially minded works from the 1980s and early 1990s by filmmakers including Jacob Cheung, Johnnie To, Allen Fong and Lawrence Ah Mon. The deal was unveiled at Hong Kong Filmart. 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