Island of Greed

Island of Greed
Directed by	Michael Mak
Produced by	Johnny Mak
Screenplay by	Johnny Mak
Story by	Johnny Mak Chan Man-keung Lee Ying-kit Jesse Hung Liang Hai-chiang
Starring	Andy Lau Tony Leung Pauline Suen Annie Wu
Music by	Raymond Wong Landy Wei
Cinematography	Jingle Ma Tony Cheung Lin Tien-kui
Edited by	Poon Hung
Production company	Win's Entertainment Johnny Mak Production
Distributed by	China Star Entertainment Group
Release dates	23 December 1997 (1997-12-23)
Running time	126 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese Mandarin Hokkien
Box office	HK$12,146,790

Island of Greed is a 1997 Hong Kong action crime thriller film directed by Michael Mak and starring Andy Lau and Tony Leung Ka-fai. The film is set and filmed in Taiwan and deals with corruption in the Government of the Republic of China.

Plot

Captain Fong Kwok-fai (Andy Lau) of Taiwan's Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau investigates a triad leader, Chow Chin-sin (Tony Leung), who attempts to bribe political officials to get in office.

Cast

• Andy Lau as Captain Fong Kwok-fai
• Tony Leung Ka-fai as Chow Chiu-sin
• Pauline Suen as Tsui Miu-heung
• Annie Wu as Ling Fei
• Kelly Kuo as Mui Mei-lai
• Doze Niu as Ngai Kin-kwok (Nicotine)
• Lee Li-chun as Chairman Hau
• Chin Shih-chieh as Suen Ching-lim
• Winston Chao as Fung King-chung
• Liu Fu-juh as Chairman Lam
• Wang Shui as Fai's father
• Adam Chan as Wah
• Wong Ching-lam as Sam Pau
• Kong Yeung as Taipei Commissioner Tung
• Wang Ping as Commissioner Tung's wife

Theme songs

• World's First Class (世界第一等)
  • Composer: Wu Bai
  • Lyricist: Preston Lee, Chen Fu-rong
  • Singer: Andy Lau
• Tears Lonely Star (孤星淚)
  • Composer / Lyricist: Wu Bai
  • Singer: Andy Lau

Production

Controversy

During the filming of a stunt sequence, Andy Lau damaged a helicopter that was rented from Taiwanese airline company, Daily Air Corporation. In 1998, Daily Air filed a lawsuit against Lau and production company, Win's Entertainment, where the case dragged on for 16 years. In January 2014, Lau was found liable for brushing against the pitch stick of the chopper before jumping out of it. Initially, Lau ordered was to pay NT$5.1 million in compensation, but the amount was raised to NT$6.9 million after Lau lost an appeal. Following another appeal, the compensation was lowered to NT$2.6 million.

Box office

The film grossed HK$12,146,790 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run in Hong Kong.

Accolades

Accolades
Ceremony	Category	Recipient	Outcome
17th Hong Kong Film Awards	Best Screenplay	Johnnie Mak	Nominated
	Best Actor	Tony Leung	Nominated
	Best Actress	Pauline Suen	Nominated
	Best Action Choreography	Yuen Bun	Nominated
	Best Art Direction	Lee King-man	Nominated
	Best Original Film Song	Song: Tears of a Lonely Star (孤星淚) Composer / Lyricist: Wu Bai Singer: Andy Lau)	Nominated
	Best Sound Design	Island of Greed	Nominated

External links

• Island of Greed at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
• Island of Greed at Hong Kong Cinemagic
• Island of Greed at IMDb