Chinese Box (1997)


Chinese Box
Release Date04 September 1997
US Box Office$2,000,000
GenreDrama, Romance
CountryFrance
Japan
USA
Filming LocationsHong Kong, China
LanguageEnglish, Cantonese
Sound MixDolby
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassUrban Drama, Melodrama, Romantic Drama
ThemesBattling Illness, Star-Crossed Lovers
TonesPoignant, Reflective
TagsEnglish [nationality], Hong Kong, Leukemia, Lovesick, Prostitute/prostitution, Reporter

Chinese Box is a 1997 movie directed by Wayne Wang and starring Jeremy Irons, Gong Li, Maggie Cheung and Michael Hui.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Vivian

Michael Hui
Chang

William

Chaplin Chang
Homeless Man

Noel Rands
John's Friend at New Year's Party

Emma Lucia
Amanda Everheart

Ken Bennett
Rick

Russell Cawthorne
New Year's Party MC

Emotion Cheung
William Wong

Harvey Stockwin
Weeks

Jonathan Midgley
Jonathan

Bruce Walker
Bruce

Angelica Lofgren
Baby-Lin

Dr. Julian Chang
Dr. Chang

Rui Chao Jian
Businessman #1

Sing Chau Wai
Businessman #2

Lo Hung
Businessman #3

Shirley Hung
Girlfriend #1

Michelle Yeung
Girlfriend #2

Alex Ng
Drunk Karaoke Singer

Wah Lee Chiu
Minibus Passenger

Maria Cordero
Mamasan

Fong Pao
Godfather

Fan Hui
Godfather's Wife

Man Cheung Lam
Wedding Photographer

Siu-Kei Lee
Gangster #1

Chi On Leung
Gangster #2

Yuen Fat Tse
Gangster #3

Roderick Lee
Manhattan Club Bouncer

Hui Li
Black Moon Hostess

Maria St. Lynne
Black Moon Hostess

Lilly

Gloria Wu
News Reporter

Mr. Wong

Winston Ellis
Brian

Turbo Kong
Ganster

Ralph Lister
Principal

Himself

James Huang
Patron

Kim Penn
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Director

Producer

Jean-Claude Carrière
story, screenplay

Larry Gross
writer

story

Reinhard Brundig
executive producer

Lydia Dean Pilcher
producer

Francey Grace
associate producer

Akinori Inaba
executive producer

Jean Labadie
executive producer

Heidi Levitt
co-producer

Jessinta Liu
co-producer

Andrew Loo
line producer

Jean-Louis Piel
producer

producer, story

Michiyo Yoshizaki
executive producer

Original Music

Graeme Revell
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Cinematographer

Vilko Filac
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Editor

Christopher Tellefsen
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Production Designer

Chris Wong
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Costume Designer

Shirley Chan
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Makeup Department

Isabel Harkins
makeup department head

Production Manager

Kelley Cribben
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Jo Jo Hui
assistant director

Chiu Wah Lee
second assistant director

Gary Mak
second assistant director

Henry Ng
second assistant director

Tom Razzano
first assistant director: USA

Mary Soan
first assistant director

Sound Department

Michael Barry
sound re-recording mixer

Stan Bochner
supervising sound editor

Jason Canovas
assistant sound editor

Tim J. Carroll
consultant: Dolby Digital

Pam DeMetruis-Thomas
dialogue editor

Gil Hova
apprentice sound editor

Richard King
sound effects editor

Drew Kunin
sound

George A. Lara
foley mixer

Kevin Lee
foley editor

Lisa J. Levine
supervising adr editor

Branka Mrkic
dialogue editor

Barbara Parks
assistant sound editor

Brian Williams
sound designer

Visual Effects

Kathy Kelehan
animation producer: titles

Daniel Leung
3D animation supervisor, CG supervisor

Matt McDonald
3D animator

Amit Sethi
3D animator

Tomoko Shin
3D animator

Camera and Electrical Department

director of photography: second unit, camera operator: second unit

Louis Jong
key grip

Deborah Lipman
second assistant camera: New York

Casting Department

David H. Kramer
adr voice casting

Monika Mikkelsen
casting associate

Editorial Department

Don Ciana
color timer

Nick Dibeneditto
negative matcher

Craig Marsden
assistant film editor

Misako Shimizu
first assistant editor

Music Department

music programmer

Susan Jacobs
music supervisor

Simon James
conductor

Graeme Revell
score producer

Tim Simonec
orchestrator, conductor

Elizabeth Waldo
consultant: Chinese choral

Dan Wallin
score recordist, score mixer

Brian Williams
music designer

Joshua Winget
music editor

Other Crew

Randall Balsmeyer
title designer

Kelley Cribben
production coordinator: New York

Jennifer Zolten Freed
post-production accountant

additional arranger

Claudia Raschke
operator

Thierry Valletoux
reportage

Production Company

Canal+
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NDF International
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Pony Canyon
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WW Productions Inc.
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Distributor

Argentina Video Home
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Behaviour Distribution

Eurocine

Kinowelt Home Entertainment

Lions Gate Films

NTV-PROFIT
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Panasia Films

Panorama Entertainment

RCV Film Distribution
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Trimark Pictures

Miscellaneous

ABC News Video Source
news footage

Associated Press Television News
news footage

Balsmeyer and Everett
title design and production

Birns & Sawyer
additional camera equipment

Cable News Network (CNN)
news footage

Capitol Records
soundtrack

Effects House
opticals

LVT - Laser Subtitling
subtitles

Magno Sound and Video
post-production services

N&D Film and Video
negative matching

Northwest Sinfonia
score performed by

On-Core Productions
continuity

Perfect Sound Productions
sound services: Hong Kong

Salon Films
camera and lighting equipment, thanks

Sound One Corporation
sound re-recording facility

Technicolor
film lab: post-production

Trevanna Post
post-production accounting