Once Upon a Time in Manila
1994, Tagalog. Directed by Tony Y. Reyes.
Vic Sotto plays a barangay tanod who always seems to have a knack for saving the local folks from dangerous situations at the right moment. Cynthia Luster (Yukari Oshima) is Lt. Cynthia Wang, is a Royal Hong Kong Police on the look-out for Nikita, the infamous gang leader. Amparo Lagman (played by Gloria Sevilla), working as a domestic helper, becomes the unwitting target of the Nikita's gang when she comes into possession of some important documents. Nikita follows her to the Philippines, along with Lt. Cynthia Wang who is in pursuit of Nikita. - Written by ledster
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Tagalog
- Rated
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- Released
- 1 January 1994
- Country
- Philippines
- Written by
- Vic Sotto, Tony Y. Reyes
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Once Upon a Time in Manila runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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Once Upon a Time in Manila isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1994. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Once Upon a Time in Manila?
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Who directed Once Upon a Time in Manila?
Once Upon a Time in Manila (1994) was directed by Tony Y. Reyes and stars Vic Sotto, Yukari Ôshima, Gloria Sevilla.