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What's Up Connection (1990)

Movie ★ 7.0 122 min

Comedy Drama

When a Hong Kong teenager from a poor family wins a trip to Japan, he unleashes a chain of events that will soon bring him from his secluded fishing village to Tokyo. On the way, he connects with a barely competent tour guide and a gender-fluid pickpocket. Upon returning home with this merry band of schemers, he and his family of counterfeiters discover that a multinational conglomerate led by a ruthless Japanese developer has found the village, and is determined to raze it to build the new center of world trade.

Masashi Yamamoto Director

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Quick facts

Released
September 15, 1990
Runtime
122 min
IMDb
tt12816922
Studio
Lay Line Inc.

Themes

Cast

Reiko Arai Tse Wai-Kit Li Cheong Chui Kwong Lam Tuen Michiko Suzuki Tsang Mei Kie Toshinori Kondo Toshinori Kondo Hideo Murota Hideo Murota Cheung Wing-Kwan Lee Wai Lam Chan Leung-Shing Takako Noda Wonder Woo Ho Pak-Kwong Ho Pak-Kwong Grandpa Zenji Ono W.S. Pang Yoko Shinfune

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Frequently asked questions

What is What's Up Connection about?
When a Hong Kong teenager from a poor family wins a trip to Japan, he unleashes a chain of events that will soon bring him from his secluded fishing village to Tokyo. On the way, he connects with a barely competent tour guide and a gender-fluid pickpocket. Upon returning home with this merry band of schemers, he and his family of counterfeiters discover that a multinational conglomerate led by a ruthless Japanese developer has found the village, and is determined to raze it to build the new center of world trade.
Who directed What's Up Connection?
What's Up Connection was directed by Masashi Yamamoto.
Who stars in What's Up Connection?
What's Up Connection stars Reiko Arai, Tse Wai-Kit, Li Cheong, Chui Kwong Lam.
When was What's Up Connection released?
What's Up Connection is a 1990 comedy, drama film.
Where can I watch What's Up Connection?
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