One Husband Too Many
1988, Cantonese. Directed by Anthony Chan Yau.
Theater enthusiast Sun (Anthony Chan) is so passionate about drama that he sells his home to stage Romeo and Juliet. The plays turns out to be a complete failure however - and is the last straw for his wife (Anita Mui), who quietly leaves him. Marriage isn't working out too well for his friend Wa (Kenny Bee) either: Fed up with a husband who spends too much time at work and not enough at home, Wa's wife (Pat Ha) suddenly leaves. Things finally look up for Sun when he produces a popular play starring rich girl Hung (Cherie Chung) and the two begin dating. But it turns out Wa also has his eyes on Hung...
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Cantonese
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Cast & crew
- Anthony Chan YauDirector
- Anthony Chan YauHsia Chin-Hsin
- Kenny BeeHui An Hua
- Cherie Chung Cho-hungSogo / Frances
- Alfred Cheung Kin-tingPerfomer Kissing Sogo
- Anita Mui Yim-fongYuan Tung / Park
- Pat Ha Man-JikLai Lai
- Michael Chan Wai-manOld K
- Tin ChingVillage Head
- Bolo YeungDung Ken
- Bruce MangAh Choi
- Joanna Chan Pui-SanFriend of Frances
- Richard Yuen TakVillager Throwing Tomatoes at Theatre
Details
- Released
- 31 March 1988
- Original title
- 一妻兩夫
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Written by
- Alfred Cheung Kin-ting, Alex Law Kai-yui
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One Husband Too Many runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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One Husband Too Many isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 March 1988. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed One Husband Too Many?
One Husband Too Many (1988) was directed by Anthony Chan Yau and stars Anthony Chan Yau, Kenny Bee, Cherie Chung Cho-hung.