Somebody Up There Likes Me | |||||||||||||||
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Director: | Patrick Leung | ||||||||||||||
Producer: | John Woo | ||||||||||||||
Screenplay: | Chan Hing-ka | ||||||||||||||
Starring: | Aaron Kwok Carmen Lee Sammo Hung | ||||||||||||||
Music: | Dennie Wong | ||||||||||||||
Cinematography: | Arthur Wong Cheung Man-po | ||||||||||||||
Editing: | David Wu | ||||||||||||||
Studio: | Long Shong Pictures Milestone Films | ||||||||||||||
Distributor: | Newport Entertainment | ||||||||||||||
Runtime: | 114 minutes | ||||||||||||||
Country: | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||
Language: | Cantonese | ||||||||||||||
Gross: | HK$11,611,563 |
Somebody Up There Likes Me is a 1996 Hong Kong action romance film directed by Patrick Leung and starring Aaron Kwok, Carmen Lee and a special appearance by Sammo Hung.
With encouragement from his girlfriend, Gloria (Carmen Lee), Ken Wong (Aaron Kwok), a rebellious and stubborn youth, decides to focus on kickboxing. During a match, Ken accidentally kills Gloria's older brother, Rocky (Michael Tong), and the two break up. Ken is unwilling to give up his kickboxing career and seeks tuition from kickboxing master, Black Jack Hung (Sammo Hung). He also manages to reconcile with Gloria, who supports Ken returning to the ring to complete her brother's wish to challenge Yamada Motokazu (Sawada Kenya), the kickboxing champion of Asia. Due to constantly suffering blows to his head, Ken's is physically traumatized and once able to defeat Yamada, he also collapses.
The film grossed HK$11,611,563 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 12 January to 14 February 1996 in Hong Kong.
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Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Outcome |
16th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Cinematography | Arthur Wong | |
Best Film Editing | David Wu | ||