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Mad Detective ()

San taam (original title)
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A rookie cop teams up with a former detective with a supernatural gift to hunt down a serial killer.
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Cast

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Bun (as Lau Ching Wan)
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Inspector Ho Ka-on
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Ko Chi-wai (as Lam Ka Tung)
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May Cheung
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Wong Kwok-chu (as Lee Kwok Lun)
Choi-ning Lee ...
Gigi (as Karen Lee)
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May Cheung - in Bun's eyes
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Violent Man - Ko's Inner Personality (as Cheung Siu Fai)
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Fatso - Ko's Inner Personality (as Lam Suet)
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Calculating Woman - Ko's Inner Personality (as Lau Kam Ling)
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The Chief
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Cunning Woman - Ho's Inner Personality (as Jo Koo)
Ling-To Yuen ...
Policeman (as Yuen Ling To)
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Weak Boy - Ho's Inner Personality (as Jonathan Lee)
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Ko's Boss
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Restaurant Manager
Apple Chow ...
7-11 Worker (as Apple Chau)
Jackson Ha ...
Ko's Colleague
Wai Leung Hung ...
Ko's Inner Personality
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Ko's Inner Personality
Chi-Shing Chiu ...
Ko's Inner Personality (as Chiu Chi Shing)
Jack Lai ...
Ko's Colleague
Ching-Ting Law ...
Ko's Inner Personality (as Lu Ching Ting)
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Naresh Sharma
Dhillon Jeevan Singh ...
Naresh Sharma's inner personality
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Inspector Ho Ka-on (voice)
Florence Kwok ...
May Cheung (voice)
Panda Ivy ...
Gigi (voice) (as Ivy Pany)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mark Cheung ...
Mahjong Parlour Customer (uncredited)
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Mahjong Parlour's Staff (uncredited)
Alan Wong ...
Cop (uncredited)

Directed by

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Johnnie To
Ka-Fai Wai ... (as Wai Ka Fai)

Written by

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Ka-Fai Wai ... (written by) (as Wai Ka Fai) &
Kin-Yee Au ... (written by) (as Au Kin Yee)

Produced by

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Tiffany Chen ... administrative producer
Elos Gallo ... consultant producer
Charles Heung ... executive producer
Kok-Leung Kuk ... line producer (as Kuk Kok Leung)
Johnnie To ... producer
Ka-Fai Wai ... producer (as Wai Ka Fai)

Music by

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Xavier Jamaux ... (music composed by)

Cinematography by

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Siu-Keung Cheng ... director of photography (as Cheng Siu Keung)

Editing by

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Tina Baz

Editorial Department

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Cathy Lau ... post-production assistant
Allen Leung ... assistant editor
Calmen Lui ... post-production executive

Production Design by

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Raymond Chan

Art Direction by

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Raymond Chan

Costume Design by

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Stanley Cheung

Makeup Department

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Kit-Ling Chan ... dresser (as Chan Kit Ling)
Miko Chu ... makeup artist (as Midco Chu)
Mark Garbarino ... special makeup effects artist
Joe Kwong ... hair stylist

Production Management

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Ringo Chen ... associate production manager (as Ringo Chan)
Chi-Shing Chiu ... unit manager (as Chiu Chi Shing)
Elaine Chu ... project manager
Catherine Sie ... production manager
Wan-San Ting ... production supervisor (as Ding Yuin Shan)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Joe Chan ... second assistant director
Jeff Cheung ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Wai-Chuen Cheung ... props (as Cheung Wai Chuen)
Brian Lau ... assistant art director
Kim-Kwong Wong ... property master (as Wong Kim Kwong)

Sound Department

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Heidi Chan ... assistant sound editor
Martin Richard Chappell ... sound designer (as Martin Chappell)
Ka-Fai Lai ... assistant sound editor (as Lai Ka Fai)
Ronald Lam ... assistant sound editor
Chung-Hau Leung ... boom operator
Chung-Wai Leung ... location sound
Tomy Yu ... foley artist (as Tommy Yu)

Visual Effects by

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Raymond Man ... compositor / digital effects
Lai Kuen Wong ... optical effects coordinator (as Wong Lai Kuen)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Tsz Pun Ko ... making-of camera (as Ko Tsz Pun)
Ting-Fong Kwong ... best boy (as Kwong Ting Fong)
Wai Kit Pang ... still photographer
Hung-Mo To ... cinematographer: second unit (as To Hung Mo)
Kwok-Chiu Wu ... gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Wanee Chu ... assistant costume designer

Music Department

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Fred Avril ... composer: additional music (as Avril)
J.P. Bottiau ... musician: guitar (as JP Bottiau)
Xavier Jamaux ... score performer

Script and Continuity Department

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Jack Lai ... continuity

Additional Crew

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Hiu Tao An ... dubbing coach: Mandarin (as An Hiu Tao)
Siu Kuen Chiu ... tea lady (as Chiu Siu Kuen)
Ching-Ting Law ... set runner (as Lu Ching Ting)
Grace Lu ... subtitler
Tiffany Ng ... subtitler
Angel Tang ... production assistant
Ho Wong ... dubbing coach: Mandarin

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Special Effects

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Storyline

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Plot Keywords
Taglines I can see a person's inner personality. See more »
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Parents Guide View content advisory »
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Additional Details

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Also Known As
  • 神探 (Hong Kong, Cantonese title)
  • Miraculous Detective (Hong Kong, English title)
  • Mad Detective (Hong Kong, English title)
  • Mad Detective (United States)
  • Mad Detective (World-wide, English title)
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Runtime
  • 89 min
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Did You Know?

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Goofs At the beginning of the movie, when the main character is cutting his ear off, we can clearly see the half of it. (at around 63 mins) when the ear unfolds from the bandage we see a whole piece of it. See more »
Movie Connections References Stray Dog (1949). See more »
Crazy Credits In the part of the end credits sequence before the comprehensive lists of cast and crew begin to scroll, the lines of text of the credits are tilted counter clockwise, forming roughly thirty-degree slope/incline. See more »
Quotes Inspector Bun: [Bun talks to himself] If you shoot, you will be no different from everyone else.
Inspector Bun: [on second thought] I am human too. Why should I be any different?
[Bun pulls the trigger]
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