Name: Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?
Genre: Romanza
Released: 1996-08-15
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Leslie Cheung, Anita Yuen, Anita Mui, Jordan Chan, Theresa Lee

Leslie Cheung was a Hong Kong-born singer and actor. He was born on September 12, 1956, in Kowloon, Hong Kong. He debuted in 1977, releasing the album “I Like Dreamin.’” He made his movie debut the next year with “Erotic Dream of the Red Chamber,” and went on to appear in scores of hit movie titles, including “Behind the Yellow Line” (1984), “Once a Thief” (1991), and “The Bride with White Hair” (1993). He died on April 1, 2003.

Leslie Cheung

Anita Yuen is a Hong Kong-born actress. She was born on September 4, 1971, and in 1990 placed third in the Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant. The following year, she took part in the Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant, and also made her acting debut in the drama series “Be My Guest.” She followed up with her movie bow in “The Days of Being Dumb” in 1992. She has since gone on to appear in scores of box office hit movies, such as “C'est la vie, mon Chéri” (1994) and “A Home with a View (2019).

Anita Yuen

Anita Mui was a Hong Kong-born singer and actress who was dubbed the “Madonna of the East by the British and Hong Kong press. She was born on October 10, 1963. She began performing music while still in her early teens. She got her big break on a 1982 singing contest, following up later the same year with her debut album, entitled “Debts of the Heart.” She made her acting debut in 1983, appearing in the movie “The Sensational Pair.” She went on to release dozens more albums, and starred in films like “Fight Back to School III” in 1993 and 1995’s “Rumble in the Bronx.” She died of cervical cancer-related issues aged 40 on December 30, 2003.

Anita Mui

Jordan Chan is a Huizhou, Guangdong-born actor and Cantopop singer. He was born on July 8, 1967, and began working as a backup dancer for major pop stars in the mid-1980s. He also began acting in the mid-1990s, appearing in the film “Whatever You Want” in 1994. He followed up with a role in “He's a Woman, She's a Man” in 1994, and the movie’s follow-up “Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?” in 1996. More recently, he has appeared in the film “Someone in the Clouds” (2019).

Jordan Chan

Theresa Lee is a Hong Kong-born Canadian actress. She was born on February 25, 1970, and attended the University of Alberta. She finished second in the Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant and followed up shortly after with her movie bow in “Big Bullet” (1996). She also starred in “Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?” – also in 1996. She has also appeared in the comedy-romance hit “Finding Mr. Right” (2013) and the 2011 drama series “Psych.”

Theresa Lee

Eric Tsang is a Hong Kong-born actor, movie director, and television personality. He began his professional career as a sports player and a stuntman before making his movie debut in the early 1970s, appearing in movies such as “The 14 Amazons” in 1972, as well as “Five Shaolin Masters” (1974). He is the long-term MC of the hit variety show “Super Trio Series,” which began airing in 1995, and has more recently appeared in the film “The Last Thieves” (2019).

Eric Tsang

Carina Lau is an award-winning Chinese actress and singer. She was on December 8, 1964, in China and moved to Hong Kong at the age of 15 to pursue an acting career. She made her acting debut in the 1984 television series “The Duke of Mount Deer” and then shot to fame after appearing in the series “Looking Back in Anger” (1989), one of the most-watched shows of all time. She has enjoyed a prolific career in both films and television dramas since. One of her most well-known roles is as the Empress Wu Zi Tian in Tsui Hark’s Detective Dee films, “Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame” (2010), “Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon” (2013) and “Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings” (2018). Carina Lau also released three music albums in the mid-1990s. Carina Lau married Hong Kong actor Tony Leung in 2008.

Carina Lau

Moses Chan is an actor who was born in Hong Kong on April 16, 1971. He first made a name for himself in the world of movies, appearing in the film “Twenty-Something” in 1994. He followed up in 1995 with “The Blade,” and then in 1996 appeared in the hit comedy “Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?” More recently, he has appeared in the drama series “My Ages Apart” (2017) and the 2018 film “Napping Kid.”

Moses Chan

Lam Chi Wing (Anita Yuen) was totally infatuated with Sam Koo Ga Ming (Leslie Cheung), a top pop music songwriter. Unfortunately, she simply could not seem to catch his eye until she hatched an ingenious plan.

Posing as a male singer, Lam Chi Wing slowly gained popular attention – and finally won the heart of Sam (who was wondering if he was gay until he discovered Lam Chi Wing was actually a woman).

However, Lam Chi Wing’s plan has worked a little too well – and now she has become one of Cantopop’s biggest stars!

She is recognized for her talent, winning a prize at a major awards ceremony for outstanding male singers.

Overcome with emotion at the ceremony, she is asked to give a speech – and promptly blurts out that she loves Sam Koo Ga Ming.

The world of entertainment blows up with rumors about the duo’s “gay love affair.”

Meanwhile, matters are complicated yet further when the Cantopop scene’s biggest diva – the gender-bending Fong Yim Mui (Anita Mui) abruptly returns after a decade-long absence. Fong Yim Mui develops a crush on Lam Chi Wing…who is shocked to discover that she is also falling for the charismatic diva!

“Who’s the Woman, Who’s the Man?” is a 1996 movie that was directed by Peter Ho Sun Chan.

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