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To Be Number One is a 1991 Hong Kong crime film directed by Poon Man-kit, and produced by Stephen Shiu. The film is based on the rise and fall of a real-life gangster Ng Sek-ho (吳錫豪), who is portrayed in the film by Ray Lui. To Be Number One was a critical and box office success, grossing HK$38,703,363 at the Hong Kong box office and winning the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film at the 11th Hong Kong Film Awards. In 2017, the film was remade as Chasing the Dragon.
Original Release
04/15/1991
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ray Lui | Crippled Ho |
| Kent Cheng | Fat Kwan |
| Cecilia Yip | Tse / Tse Yuen-Yin |
| Amy Yip | May |
| Waise Lee | Man |
| Elvis Tsui | Chi |
| Lawrence Ng | Ming |
| Kenneth Tsang | Chief Inspector Lui Ko-Tin |
| Kwong-Leung Wong | Loud Hung |
| Dickens Chan | Big Sha |
Directors
Writers
San-Chi Chan, Alexander Lee, Ying-Chiet Lee, Johnny Mak, Stephen Shiu
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ray Lui | Crippled Ho |
| Kent Cheng | Fat Kwan |
| Cecilia Yip | Tse / Tse Yuen-Yin |
| Amy Yip | May |
| Waise Lee | Man |
| Elvis Tsui | Chi |
| Lawrence Ng | Ming |
| Kenneth Tsang | Chief Inspector Lui Ko-Tin |
| Kwong-Leung Wong | Loud Hung |
| Dickens Chan | Big Sha |
| Frankie Chi-Leung Chan | Little Hak |
| Lieh Lo | Tin / Boss Tien |
| Man-Tat Ng | Ping |
| Shun Lau | Fung |
| Kong Lau | Lung |
| Lai-Chu Ng | |
| Elvina Kong | Deranged Woman / Lui's deranged mistress |
| Fat Chung | Cham |
| Victor Hon | Kong |
| Wai-Jan Koo | Restaurant Boss' Wife |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Stephen Shiu | Executive Producer |
| Perry Chung | Producer |
| Johnny Mak | Producer |
| Ken Wu | Producer |
