The Case of the Cold Fish
1995, Cantonese. Directed by Jamie Luk Kim-ming.
Michael Chow is the chief cop of Tai O, a small rural town on Hong Kong's outlying Lantau Island. When a local man turns up dead, urban hero cop Michael Wong is sent in to help out the locals… and what follows is a cultural clash that's both humorous and utterly entertaining! Wong is an SDU cop and takes to bullying the locals with tough and hard-handed ways, but his efforts only result in resentment and anger. It's Chow who gets what the odd residents of Tai O are about, and his lackadaisical attitude is just what's needed to handle the prickly locals. But it may take the skills of both men to solve this murder case! Though nominally a cop film, this unique creation is as much a comedy of cultural errors as a murder mystery.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Cantonese
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- Released
- 14 July 1995
- Original title
- 月黑風高
- Country
- Hong Kong
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The Case of the Cold Fish runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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The Case of the Cold Fish isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 July 1995. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Case of the Cold Fish, try CHiPs, Curry & Pepper, The Hard Way.
Who directed The Case of the Cold Fish?
The Case of the Cold Fish (1995) was directed by Jamie Luk Kim-ming and stars Michael Wong, Michael Chow Man-kin, Emily Kwan Bo-wai.