Chungking Express
“If my memory of her has an expiration date, let it be 10,000 years...”
Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.
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Cast
14 people
Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia
Woman in Blonde Wig
Known for
Police Story
Ashes of Time
Takeshi Kaneshiro
He Zhiwu / Cop 223
Known for
House of Flying Daggers
Red Cliff
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Cop 663
Known for
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
In the Mood for Love
Faye Wong
Faye
Known for
2046
Chinese Odyssey 2002
Valerie Chow
Air Hostess
Known for
Bridge of Dragons
Phantoms
Piggy Chan Kam-Chuen
Owner of Eatery
Also in
The Accidental Spy
Teaching Sucks!
Kwan Lee-Na
May
Known for
Fallen Angels
Leung San
K Store Clerk
Also in
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father
Vampire Family
Zhiming Huang
Man
No other roles listed
Liang Zhen
The 2nd May
No other roles listed
Vickie Eng
Bar Maid (uncredited)
Known for
The Outsider
Greenleaf
Lynne Langdon
Complaining Customer (uncredited)
Known for
Knock Off
The Pillow Book
Wong Kar-wai Director · Michael Galasso Composer Roel A. García Composer
Worldwide gross $1M · Budget $160K · United States release March 8, 1996
Box office
Budget
$160,000
Worldwide gross
$1,000,000
Gross vs. budget
6.3×
Production
Jet Tone Production
Production
Miramax
Studio
Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
重慶森林
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese · English · Hindi · Japanese · Punjabi · Urdu
Release dates
Denmark · July 14, 1994
Limited theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China · July 14, 1994
Theatrical
United States · March 8, 1996
Theatrical
United States · December 4, 2020
Digital · Film at Lincoln Center (Restored Version)
United States
September 26, 1994 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
Australia
December 26, 1995 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 19, 1996 · Theatrical
Canada
December 18, 2020 · Digital · Cinéma en ligne
Czechia
August 21, 1997 · Theatrical
February 26, 2026 · Theatrical
Finland
December 8, 1995 · Theatrical
August 27, 2021 · Theatrical
France
March 22, 1995 · Theatrical
October 18, 2017 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
Germany
March 28, 1996 · Theatrical
August 19, 1998 · TV · Sat.1
September 15, 2022 · Physical · 4K-Ultra HD
Greece
April 26, 1996 · Theatrical
March 22, 2021 · Digital · Cinobo
Hong Kong SAR China
March 27, 2016 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
April 4, 2018 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Indonesia
November 30, 2022 · Limited theatrical · 17th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
Italy
November 24, 1995 · Theatrical
May 20, 2021 · Limited theatrical · Rassegna "Una questione di stile"
Japan
July 15, 1995 · Theatrical
August 19, 2022 · Theatrical · 4K restored version
Netherlands
October 5, 1995 · Theatrical
March 22, 2013 · Premiere · Food Film Festival
March 12, 2017 · Premiere · CinemAsia Film Festival
Norway
July 14, 1994 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 12, 1996 · Theatrical
November 10, 2013 · Premiere · Lisbon & Estoril Film Festival
December 10, 2020 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
February 3, 2021 · TV · TV Premiere
Puerto Rico
September 27, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Fine Arts
Russia
May 6, 2021 · Theatrical
July 14, 2022 · Theatrical · Re-release
South Korea
September 2, 1995 · Theatrical
November 28, 2013 · Theatrical · Re-release
March 4, 2021 · Theatrical · Re-release (4K Restored Version)
April 20, 2022 · Theatrical · Re-release (4K Restored Version)
Spain
July 1, 1996 · Theatrical
Sweden
July 14, 1994 · Limited theatrical
Thailand
December 24, 2020 · Limited theatrical · 4k Restoration re-release
Ukraine
July 29, 2021 · Theatrical
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