Cageman

Cageman
Cageman
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	籠民
Transcriptions
Transcriptions
Directed by	Jacob Cheung
Written by	Jacob Cheung; Ng Chong Chau; Wong Yank
Starring	Roy Chiao; Liu Kai-chi; Wong Ka Kui; Victor Wong; Teddy Robin; Chow Chung; Bowie Wu
Cinematography	Andy Lam
Edited by	Henry Cheung
Release date	1992;
Running time	144 minutes

Cageman (Chinese: 籠民) is a 1992 Hong Kong satirical comedy-drama film directed by Jacob Cheung. It won four awards at the 12th Hong Kong Film Awards held in 1993, including Best Film.

Plot

The movie explores the lives of tenants of the Wah Ha cage-house, who try to resist to stay in their cage-homes after the landlord announces he will take the building back and demolish it.

Cast

Roy Chiao – Koo Yiu-Cho aka Fatso, the person in charge of the cage-house who collects rents and pays them to the landlord
Liu Kai-chi – Prince Sam, Koo Yiu-Cho's adult son who has intellectual disability
Wong Ka Kui – Mao, Lam Tsung's adopted son who joins to live with the tenants and has a criminal past
Michael Lee Ming-Yeung – 7–11, a 99-year-old tenant who sells goods to other tenants
Victor Wong – Sissy, a tenant who is close friends with 7-11 and assists him
Teddy Robin – Tong Sam aka Monkey Man, a short tenant who owns a pet monkey named Tucker
Lau Shun – Taoist, a philosophical tenant who always carries a bottle of wine with him
Joe Junior – Charlie, a former tenant who often visits the cage-house and brings food for other tenants
Ku Feng – Luk Tung, a tenant who works as a handyman
Tats Lau – Brother Sang
Chow Chung – Councillor Chow
Dennis Chan – Councillor Tsui
Bowie Wu – Officer Lam Tsung, Mao's adoptive father
Teddy Chan – Possession order messenger
Sze Kai-Keung – TV interviewer
Herman Yau – TV director
Tang Cheung – Dai Lap Hing

Production

In an interview for EasternKicks, Cheung said that the idea to make a film about Hong Kong's housing issues came from a newspaper reporter, who had hoped that the director would help draw the general public's attention to this matter.^[1]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations
Ceremony	Category	Recipient	Outcome
12th Hong Kong Film Awards	Best Film	Cageman	Won
	Best Director	Jacob Cheung	Won
	Best Screenplay	Yank Wong, Ng Chong Chau and Jacob Cheung	Won
	Best Supporting Actor	Liu Kai-chi	Won
	Best Art Direction	Yank Wong and Chin Yiu-Hang	Nominated

Post-release

In March 2026, M+ announced that they had restored Cageman under their film preservation program, M+ Restored. The restored film had its international premiere at the 50th Hong Kong International Film Festival in April 2026,^[2] as well as the Far East Film Festival that same month.^[3] Distributor Kani Releasing also announced plans to distribute the film in North America.^[4]

References

↑ Cunliffe, Tom (18 October 2014). "Jacob Cheung Interview". EasternKicks. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
↑ "M+ Cinema Spring Edition 2026 Debuts Cageman, the New M+ Restored Title, and Honours Ryuichi Sakamoto's Cinematic Legacy" (Press release). M+. 13 March 2026. Archived from the original on 1 May 2026. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
↑ Lu, Rino (3 April 2026). "Udine 2026: Far East Film Festival Continues to Celebrate Asian Cinema in its 28th Year". ScreenAnarchy. Archived from the original on 1 May 2026. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
↑ Lin, Ying-Hsuan (17 March 2026). "Kani Releasing Picks Up Five Classic Hong Kong Pics for North American Screens". Variety. Archived from the original on 1 May 2026. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

External links

Cageman at IMDb
Cageman at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
Hong Kong Cinemagic entry

Awards and achievements

Preceded by

To Be Number One

Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Film
1993

Succeeded by

C'est la vie, mon chéri

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[EasternKicks_Cunliffe2014-1] Cunliffe, Tom (18 October 2014). "Jacob Cheung Interview". EasternKicks. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[M+_CagemanRestoredDebut-2] "M+ Cinema Spring Edition 2026 Debuts Cageman, the New M+ Restored Title, and Honours Ryuichi Sakamoto's Cinematic Legacy" (Press release). M+. 13 March 2026. Archived from the original on 1 May 2026. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[ScreenAnarchy_Lu2026-3] Lu, Rino (3 April 2026). "Udine 2026: Far East Film Festival Continues to Celebrate Asian Cinema in its 28th Year". ScreenAnarchy. Archived from the original on 1 May 2026. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

[Variety_Lin2026-4] Lin, Ying-Hsuan (17 March 2026). "Kani Releasing Picks Up Five Classic Hong Kong Pics for North American Screens". Variety. Archived from the original on 1 May 2026. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

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