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Mr. Sardine
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Mr. Sardine

1994-09-09 · 105 min · ★ 6.5

Mystery · Crime

Derek Chiu Sung-kei directs this low-budget yarn about a mild-mannered grocery store clerk named Sardine (Dayo Wong Chi-wah) who lives a highly ordered life in an apartment filled with canned goods. His equilibrium is smashed when his landlady evicts him to make way for her daughter Anna (Irene Wan Pik-ha) to move in. When the middle-aged woman keels over from a bad combination of Panadol and liquor, Sardine believes that he is responsible for her death and tries to hide the body. Trouble ensues when Anna finds the corpse in Sardine's apartment while Sardine contends with a devious fellow employee who tries to get him canned from the supermarket.

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Directors
Derek Chiu
Production companies
Simpson Productions
Countries
Hong Kong
Status
Released

Top Cast

Dayo Wong Tsz-wahDayo Wong Tsz-wahMr. Sardine
Irene WanIrene WanAnna
Liu Kai-ChiLiu Kai-ChiMong
Poon Fong-FongPoon Fong-Fong
Joanna Chan Pui-SanJoanna Chan Pui-San
Wilson Ai WaiWilson Ai WaiEdmond
Wayne Lai Yiu-cheungWayne Lai Yiu-cheung
Dick Lau Tik-chiDick Lau Tik-chiBrian
Mak Hiu-WaiMak Hiu-WaiCID
Kwok Tak-sanKwok Tak-sanChief Insp. Ching
Radium CheungRadium Cheung

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