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Seven Years Itch (1987) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1987 · 82 mins · Cantonese
- Directed by
- Johnnie To
- Starring
- Sylvia Chang, Maggie Cheung, Kong To, Kingdom Yuen King-Tan, Eric Tsang Chi-Wai, Woo Fung
Willie Ng, an introverted businessman, marks his seventh anniversary but feels his marriage slipping. His wife, a Cantonese‑opera fan, calls him boring and uninterested in the arts. Willie travels to Singapore for work, meets pickpocket Siu Hung at the airport, and their encounter triggers events that jeopardize his fragile relationship.
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