He's a Woman, She's a Man
He's a Woman, She's a Man (金枝玉葉) is a 1994 Hong Kong romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Peter Chan and starring Leslie Cheung, Anita Yuen, Carina Lau, Eric Tsang and Jordan Chan. Its many awards garnered include Best Actress at the 14th Hong Kong Film Awards for Yuen and Best Original Song for 'Chase' by Cheung. The film was followed by a sequel, Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?, released in 1996. The theme song is 'Chase' (追) was recorded in Cheung's 1995 album, Most Beloved.
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 He's a Woman, She's a Man DVD cover | |
| Traditional | 金枝玉葉 |
| Simplified | 金枝玉叶 |
| Mandarin | Jīn Zhī Yù Yè |
| Cantonese | Gam1 Zi1 Juk6 Jip6 |
| Directed by | Peter Chan |
| Produced by | Eric Tsang |
| Screenplay by | James Yuen Lee Chi-ngai Ella Chan Clarence Hui Jojo Hui Peter Chan Yee Chung-Man Leslie Cheung |
| Story by | Clarence Hui Peter Chan |
| Starring | Leslie Cheung Anita Yuen Carina Lau Eric Tsang Lawrence Cheng Law Kar-ying |
| Music by | Clarence Hui Chiu Tsang-hei |
| Cinematography | Henry Chan |
| Edited by | Chan Ki-hop |
Production company | United Filmmakers Organisation |
| Distributed by | Mandarin Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$29,131,628 |
Plot
Wing (Anita Yuen) is a sassy girl who deeply idolizes Rose (Carina Lau), a pop singer, and Rose's boyfriend, top record producer and songwriter Sam (Leslie Cheung). Rose has been groomed by Sam, achieving stardom and international acclaim. With her success, Sam decides to try his hand at bringing up a male singer. He decides to announce a country-wide, males-only talent search, much to his former protegée's chagrin.
Wing, desperate to meet her idols, seizes this opportunity and enters the contest disguised as a male. Her childhood friend (Jordan Chan) trains her to perfect this whimsical idea.
As fate would have it, Wing succeeds in the audition thanks to the poor quality of those auditioning and in part to Rose's taunts. Rose challenges Sam to see to the idea of him bringing up a (relatively) talentless Wing.
Wing is later invited to stay at Sam and Rose's home for her/"his" musical education. Wing tries unsuccessfully to reconcile the two lovers' difference. Trouble and comedy ensue as she finds herself falling for Sam and vice versa, despite him thinking she is a he.
Cast
- Leslie Cheung as Sam Koo Ka-ming
- Carina Lau as Rose
- Anita Yuen as Lam Chi-wing
- Eric Tsang as Auntie
- Lawrence Cheng as Charles Chow Chu
- Law Kar-ying as Joseph
- Jordan Chan as Yu Lo
- Jerry Lamb as George
- Cheung Suet-ling as Alice
- Clarence Hui as Wing's vocal instructor
- Nelson Cheung as Face at party (cameo)
- Patrick Tsui as Paul
- Joe Cheung as Peter
- Mantic Yiu as Peter's wife
- Jacob Cheung as MTV Director
- Lee Ho-lam as Roger
- Ng Chin-yan as Busty Lin
- Matthew Tang as Building security guard
- Chan Wai-lung as Wing's dance instructor
- Chen Yong-liang as Audition judge
- Liu Fung-pinh as Audition judge
- Irene as Audition judge
- May Lam as Rose's mahjong friend
- Julian as Rose's mahjong friend
- Leung Yiu-hei as Audition contestant #1
- Yu Tin-lok as Audition contestant #2
- Tsang Ho-yin as Audition contestant #3
- Yu Dai-keung as Audition contestant #4
- Fung Ka-leung as Audition contestant #5
- Tse Pak-chuen as Audition contestant #6
- Ng Ming-wai as Audition contestant #7
- Lai Wing-yan as Audition contestant #8
- Osman Hung as Audition contestant #9
- Chu Ka-yiu as Audition contestant #10
- Tang Chi-sam as Audition contestant #11
- Jason Lee Jones as Audition contestant #12
- Jimmy Lee as Audition contestant #13
- Chan Chi-ban as Old band member
- Wong Sek-ning as Old band member
- Winston Yeh as Old band member
- Hui Sek-hung as Old band member
- Cipriano Antonio as Old band member
- Pete Spurrier as Wine bar patron (uncredited)
Awards and nominations
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| Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Outcome |
| 14th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Film | He's a Woman, She's a Man | Nominated |
| Best Director | Peter Chan | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay | James Yuen | Nominated | |
| Best Actor | Leslie Cheung | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Anita Yuen | Won | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jordan Chan | Nominated | |
| Best New Performer | Jordan Chan | Nominated | |
| Best Art Direction | Chung Man-kei | Nominated | |
| Best Costume & Make Up Design | Dora Ng | Nominated | |
| Best Original Film Score | Clarence Hui, Chiu Tsang-hei | Nominated | |
| Best Original Film Song | Song: Chase (追) | Won | |