Tai Zi / Prince (played by Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau) is a protagonist in With or Without You.
Prince is a triad hitman and Tweedy's boyfriend. After returning to Hong Kong, he confronts Ming at Tweedy's bar and uses explosives and hostages to escape the police with her. He later engages Ming in a gunfight; when trapped near the docks, he turns his car away from Ming and Tweedy and crashes into the ocean as the bombs explode. Ming (played by Leon Lai Ming) appears in With or Without You.
Ming is a police officer who falls for Tweedy and visits the bar where she works, at first pretending to interrogate her. After losing his issued pistol, he investigates a firearms trade and mistakenly suspects Tweedy. He later pursues Prince, who takes Tweedy hostage, and fights to protect her during the final confrontation. Cui Er / Tweedy (played by Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam) appears in With or Without You.
Tweedy works at a bar and becomes the object of police officer Ming's affection. She is an accomplice of Mute and is mistakenly suspected by Ming of involvement in a firearms trade. She is also Prince's girlfriend; when Prince returns, she chooses Ming over him, and Prince later takes her with him during his escape from the police. Tung (played by John Ching Tung) appears in With or Without You.
Tung is the boss of the bar where Tweedy works. He is displeased when Ming comes there looking for her, and later causes a scene at the bar by bullying women with alcohol. His actions occur while Prince and Ming arrive, contributing to the tension surrounding Tweedy. Ming's Informer (played by Yu Kwok-Lok) appears in With or Without You.
Ming's informer, Chiu, is involved in a firearms trade with Mute, a triad leader. He tells Ming that Ming's lost pistol is hidden in the men's bathroom, then discovers Tweedy is Mute's accomplice and chases her. Mute later shoots and kills Chiu, prompting Ming to investigate the murder. Ming's Girlfriend (played by Maryanna Yip San) appears in With or Without You.
Ming's girlfriend is the woman he breaks up with before going to Tweedy's bar. The summary provides no further details about her or the circumstances of the breakup, but this event precedes Ming's conversation and drinking with Tweedy.
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Characters
Tai Zi / Prince
(played by Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau) — protagonist
Prince is a triad hitman and Tweedy's boyfriend. After returning to Hong Kong, he confronts Ming at Tweedy's bar and uses explosives and hostages to escape the police with her. He later engages Ming i...
Ming
(played by Leon Lai Ming) — supporting
Ming is a police officer who falls for Tweedy and visits the bar where she works, at first pretending to interrogate her. After losing his issued pistol, he investigates a firearms trade and mistakenl...
Cui Er / Tweedy
(played by Rosamund Kwan Chi-Lam) — supporting
Tweedy works at a bar and becomes the object of police officer Ming's affection. She is an accomplice of Mute and is mistakenly suspected by Ming of involvement in a firearms trade. She is also Prince...
Tung
(played by John Ching Tung) — supporting
Tung is the boss of the bar where Tweedy works. He is displeased when Ming comes there looking for her, and later causes a scene at the bar by bullying women with alcohol. His actions occur while Prin...
Ming's Informer
(played by Yu Kwok-Lok) — supporting
Ming's informer, Chiu, is involved in a firearms trade with Mute, a triad leader. He tells Ming that Ming's lost pistol is hidden in the men's bathroom, then discovers Tweedy is Mute's accomplice and...
Ming's Girlfriend
(played by Maryanna Yip San) — minor
Ming's girlfriend is the woman he breaks up with before going to Tweedy's bar. The summary provides no further details about her or the circumstances of the breakup, but this event precedes Ming's con...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Tung → Cui Er / Tweedy
(Professional Employer)
Tweedy works at Tung's bar, and Tung becomes displeased when Ming comes there looking for her.
Ming → Ming's Informer
(Professional Police Informant)
Ming receives a tip from his informer about a firearms trade and later receives information about his lost pistol.
Ming → Ming's Girlfriend
(Romantic Former Couple)
The plot states that Ming breaks up with his girlfriend before going to Tweedy's bar.
Ming → Cui Er / Tweedy
(Romantic Love Interest)
Ming develops a crush on Tweedy after meeting her in the street, follows her to the bar, and later falls in love with her.
Tai Zi / Prince → Cui Er / Tweedy
(Romantic Girlfriend)
Ming discovers through Prince's files that Tweedy is Prince's girlfriend. Prince later takes Tweedy with him when escaping the police.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Tung → Ming
(Conflict Hostile Interference)
Tung is displeased when Ming enters the bar to look for Tweedy.
Ming → Tai Zi / Prince
(Conflict Pursuing Adversaries)
Ming chases Prince after Prince escapes with Tweedy, and a gunfight later occurs between them.
Story Analysis
A police officer's growing love for Tweedy collides with her connection to Prince, leading to a violent pursuit that ends in sacrifice.
Plot Progression
A Chance at the Bar
The Missing Pistol
Evidence and Suspicion
The Rival Returns
The Oceanic Sacrifice
Directed by Taylor Wong Tai-Loi
With or Without You (1992) · 5.6/10 · action, romance
