Wikipedia / Cageman
Wikipedia / Cageman
Cageman () 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
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.
Awards and nominations
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, as well as the Far East Film Festival that same month. Distributor Kani Releasing also announced plans to distribute the film in North America.
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