Cageman Explained

Cageman

Native Name:

Child:	yes
T:	籠民

Director:

Jacob Cheung

Starring:

Roy Chiao
Liu Kai-chi
Wong Ka Kui
Victor Wong
Teddy Robin
Chow Chung
Bowie Wu

Cinematography:

Andy Lam

Editing:

Henry Cheung

Runtime:

144 minutes

Cageman is a 1992 Hong Kong satirical comedy-drama film directed by Jacob Cheung. It won four awards at the 12th Hong Kong Film Awards held in 1993, including Best Film.

Plot

The movie explores the lives of tenants of the Wah Ha cage-house, who try to resist to stay in their cage-homes after the landlord announces he will take the building back and demolish it.

Cast

Roy Chiao – Koo Yiu-Cho aka Fatso, the person in charge of the cage-house who collects rents and pays them to the landlord
Liu Kai-chi – Prince Sam, Koo Yiu-Cho's adult son who has intellectual disability
Wong Ka Kui – Mao, Lam Tsung's adopted son who joins to live with the tenants and has a criminal past
Michael Lee Ming-Yeung – 7–11, a 99-year-old tenant who sells goods to other tenants
Victor Wong – Sissy, a tenant who is close friends with 7-11 and assists him
Teddy Robin – Tong Sam aka Monkey Man, a short tenant who owns a pet monkey named Tucker
Lau Shun – Taoist, a philosophical tenant who always carries a bottle of wine with him
Joe Junior – Charlie, a former tenant who often visits the cage-house and brings food for other tenants
Ku Feng – Luk Tung, a tenant who works as a handyman
Tats Lau – Brother Sang
Chow Chung – Councillor Chow
Dennis Chan – Councillor Tsui
Bowie Wu – Officer Lam Tsung, Mao's adoptive father
Teddy Chan – Possession order messenger
Sze Kai-Keung – TV interviewer
Herman Yau – TV director
Tang Cheung – Dai Lap Hing

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations
Ceremony	Category	Recipient	Outcome
12th Hong Kong Film Awards	Best Film	Cageman
	Best Director	Jacob Cheung
	Best Screenplay	Yank Wong, Ng Chong Chau and Jacob Cheung
	Best Supporting Actor	Liu Kai-chi
	Best Art Direction	Yank Wong and Chin Yiu-Hang

External links

- - Hong Kong Cinemagic entry