Too Many Ways to Be No. 1
1997, Cantonese. Directed by Wai Ka-fai.
A small-time triad must make a fateful decision to discover who he is. With that decision, his life can diverge in two paths, each leading to an ultimate fate.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Cantonese
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- Released
- 14 March 1997
- Original title
- 一個字頭的誕生
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Written by
- Wai Ka-fai, Szeto Kam-yuen, Matt Chow Hoi-kwong
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Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 March 1997. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Too Many Ways to Be No. 1?
If you liked Too Many Ways to Be No. 1, try Enter the Phoenix, See Spot Run, Young and Dangerous 2.
Who directed Too Many Ways to Be No. 1?
Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 (1997) was directed by Wai Ka-fai and stars Lau Ching-wan, Carman Lee Yeuk-tung, Francis Ng Chun-yu.