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The Diary of a Big Man is a Hongkongais film of genre Comedy directed by Chu Yuan with Chow Yun-fat
The Diary of a Big Man (1988)
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Add to a movie listDiary of a Big Man (Chinese: 大丈夫日记) is a 1988 Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by veteran producer and actor Chor Yuen, produced by Tsui Hark and Chow Yun Fat stars as the lead role. The film co- stars Sally Yeh, Joey Wong, Waise Lee, Carrie Ng Ka Lai, and Kent Cheng as the police inspector.
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The film begins with a comedic narration done by the leading man whom, in a brief introduction calls himself Chow Ting Fat (Chow Yun Fat). He dreamed of becoming wealthy and successful, which also includes marrying beautiful ladies at once. The scene roles to the part where Chow inevitably shields himself from heavy rainfall due to the broken down of his car. There, he met two beautiful women named Joey (Joey Wong), a boutique owner and Sally (Sally Yeh), an air- hostess whom he later marries (with Joey in America and Sally in Paris) who doesn't know about Chow's two timing marriage. As time goes by, Chow thought that his dreams came true, so he decides to be a two timing bigamist by making himself a schedule of timetables; in which he could spend his time carefully and comfortably with his wives without being noticed. His personal life is imperishable until one day, when Sally decide to fly back to Hong Kong to give Chow an early birthday surprise celebration; thus, spoiling his scheduled time planned for Joey's visit.Actors
Chow Yun-fat
(Chow Ting Fat)
Sally Yeh
(Sally)
Joey Wong
(Joey)
Carrie Ng
(Ka Lai)
Shing Fui On
(Darkie)
Elaine Jin
(Cheng's Supervisor)
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