Runaway Blues
1988, Cantonese. Directed by David Lai Tai-wai.
Lam, a Taiwan gangster who flees to Hong Kong after killing a rival gangster. Hiding at his uncle gang boss Lip's place, he gets embroiled in more gang conflicts and is forced to be an informant for the police. Lam runs away to Guangzhou and Macau with Lip's mistress, causing an enraged Lip to be hot on his trail.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Cantonese
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- Released
- 29 December 1988
- Original title
- 飚城
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Written by
- Lai Kit
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Runaway Blues runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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Runaway Blues isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 December 1988. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Runaway Blues?
Runaway Blues (1988) was directed by David Lai Tai-wai and stars Andy Lau Tak-wah, Shirley Lu Hsiu-Ling, Ngok Ling.