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Life Is Cheap… But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (1989) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1989 · 83 mins · English
- Directed by
- Wayne Wang
- Starring
- Victor Wong, Spencer Nakasako, Lo Lieh, Angela Yu Chien, Ricky Ho Pui-Tung, Lam Chung
A man is hired by an organization he assumes are gangsters to transport a briefcase from the United States to Hong Kong. Upon arrival his contact has vanished, leaving him without guidance. He wanders the city, becoming entangled in violent, erotic and bizarre encounters, all while the sealed briefcase remains handcuffed to his arm.
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