Cyclone
超風
- Released
- 02 Oct 2026
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Certificate
- Category III
- Original title
- 超風
- Language
- cn
The verdict
There are not yet enough audience votes to give this a reliable score. It is not currently playing in Hong Kong cinemas. Category III · 120 minutes.
What it is about
Named after Cyclone Mei, the unfairly maligned tragic figure in Louis Cha’s martial arts novels, Cyclone works as a sex worker in Hong Kong to save up for gender-affirming surgery. But the more her identity is denied by the world and those around her, the more her desires begin to diminish. Anchored by a powerful performance by Liu Yuqiao as the eponymous protagonist, Philip Yung’s transgender drama is a poignant and empathetic tale of a lost soul searching for a place of belonging.
What to expect
Philip Yung directs Liu Yuqiao as Cyclone, a sex worker named after the tragic figure in Louis Cha’s wuxia novels, saving for gender-affirming surgery while the world chips away at her sense of self. The movie stays close to its lead, letting small gestures and silences carry the weight of a life lived under constant denial. Yung keeps the register low-key and observational, so the 120 minutes feel intimate rather than punishing. The Category III certificate is for thematic content, not spectacle. It opens in Hong Kong on 2 October 2026, in Chinese with English and Chinese subtitles. Given the subject and tone, it may not land in every multiplex—check listings before heading out.
Trailer
Cast
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Liu Yuqiao
Chiu Feng - Edywnn Li
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Edwynn Li
Ah Bin - Marek Li Hoi-Lam
- Jenny Suen
- Lyu Zhou Kiri
- Leung Kwan-Leun
- Ip King Kin Castle
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Yau Chung-Wai
- Li Hoi Lam Marek
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Ning Chan
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Larine Tang Yue-Ping
- Leung Kwun Lun
- Yau Chung Wai Franky
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Cheung Tat-Ming
- Carlie Leung
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Strawberry Yeung Yuk-Mui
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Fish Liew Chi-Yu
- Chan Tsang Ning
- Chalisa Wela
Crew
- Director Philip Yung Chi-Kwong
- Director Philip Yung
- Writer Philip Yung Chi-Kwong
- Writer Thomas Leung Wing-ho
- Writer Carmen Hau
- Screenplay Annabelle Li Kayee
- Original Music Composer Ding Ke
- Director of Photography Joseph Leung Yau-Cheong
- Director of Photography Tong Woon-Lam
- Editor Jojo Shek
- Producer Effy Sun
Common questions
- How long is the movie?
- 120 minutes.
- What is the Hong Kong rating?
- Category III. Only viewers aged 18 and above are admitted.
- What language is it in? Are there subtitles?
- The original language is Chinese. English and Chinese subtitles are provided.
- Is it suitable for children?
- No. The Category III rating means it is restricted to adults 18 and over.
