''Too Many Ways to Be No.1'' () is a 1997 gangster drama directed by Wai Ka Fai, starring

Lau Ching Wan Sean Lau Ching-wan (born 16 February 1964) is a Hong Kong actor who has acted in both films and television series. He won Best Actor in the 2007 and 2015 Hong Kong Film Awards and in the 2000 and 2007 Golden Bauhinia Awards. Career Lau was born ...

, Carman Lee, Francis Ng, Cheung Tat Ming, Matt Chow, Elvis Tsui,

Cheng Cho Cheng may refer to: Chinese states * Chengjia or Cheng (25–36 AD) * Cheng Han or Cheng (304–338) * Zheng (state), or Cheng in Wade–Giles Places * Chengdu, abbreviated as Cheng * Cheng County, in Gansu, China * Cheng Township, in Malacca, Ma ...

and Ruby Wong. Made in 1997, this is the first formal film produced by Milkyway Image

Synopsis

Bo invites Gau, a poor gangster living in Hong Kong, to join him in smuggling valuable cars back to China. What Gau doesn't know is that accepting the offer will lead him on a journey of endless misfortune and death in China. However, leaving the gang before they start their job will take him on another journey of fighting for dignity and honour in Taiwan.

Cast

as A Gau (阿狗) * Carman Lee * Francis Ng as Matt (阿貓) * Cheung Tat-ming as Bo (大寶) * Matt Chow as Kei (喪基) * Elvis Tsui *

as Big Chun (大春) * Ruby Wong as Bo's wife (大嫂) * Soong Pounh Chong as Small Chun (小春)

Awards

''Too Many Ways to Be No.1'' is nominated for the "Best Screenplay" award in the

17th Hong Kong Film Awards The 17th Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony, honored the best films of 1997 and took place on 26 April 1998 at Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. The ceremony was hosted by Carol Cheng and Cheung Tat Ming, during the ceremon ...

. It is also included in the 'Films of Merit' list made by the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award.

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''Too Many Ways To Be Number One''
at the Hong Kong Movie Database 1997 films 1990s Cantonese-language films Films directed by Wai Ka-Fai Films set in Taiwan Films set in Hong Kong Hong Kong crime drama films 1990s Hong Kong films {{1990s-HongKong-film-stub