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** Creator/TonyLeung was mostly known for quiet and peaceful characters (for example in various films by Creator/WongKarWai), so the relatively aggressive nature of Yan in some places also serves as an example.

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** Creator/TonyLeung Creator/TonyLeungChiuWai was mostly known for quiet and peaceful characters (for example in various films by Creator/WongKarWai), so the relatively aggressive nature of Yan in some places also serves as an example.

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* TheForeignSubtitle:
** Germany: ''Infernal Affairs: The Eighth Hell''
** Poland: ''Infernal Affairs: A Game of Hell''



** Anthony Wong, on the other hand, is known for sinister roles like gangsters and serial killers. He plays a senior police superintendent.
** Andy Lau is typically cast in protagonist roles, making him very believable as a cop - only so he can be an undercover gangster.
** Tony Leung was mostly known for quiet and peaceful characters (for example in various films by Creator/WongKarWai), so the relatively aggressive nature of Yan in some places also serves as an example.
** Francis Ng portrays Ngai Wing-hau, a soft-spoken and family-oriented mob boss in the second film, a stark contrast to the AxCrazy, brash and hot-headed [[Film/YoungandDangerous Ugly Kwan]] which he's famous for.

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** Anthony Wong, Creator/AnthonyWong, on the other hand, is known for sinister roles like gangsters and serial killers. He plays a senior police superintendent.
** Andy Lau Creator/AndyLau is typically cast in protagonist roles, making him very believable as a cop - only so he can be an undercover gangster.
** Tony Leung Creator/TonyLeung was mostly known for quiet and peaceful characters (for example in various films by Creator/WongKarWai), so the relatively aggressive nature of Yan in some places also serves as an example.
** Francis Ng portrays Ngai Wing-hau, a soft-spoken and family-oriented mob boss in the second film, a stark contrast to the AxCrazy, brash and hot-headed [[Film/YoungandDangerous Ugly Kwan]] which he's famous for.for.
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** Anthony Wong, on the other hand, is known for sintister roles like gangsters and serial killers. He plays the police officer.

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** Anthony Wong, on the other hand, is known for sintister sinister roles like gangsters and serial killers. He plays the a senior police officer.superintendent.



** Not as blatant with Tony Leung, but even he was mostly known for quiet and peaceful characters (for example in various films by Creator/WongKarWai), so the pretty aggressive nature of Yan in some places could also be seen as playing against type.

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** Not as blatant with Tony Leung, but even he Leung was mostly known for quiet and peaceful characters (for example in various films by Creator/WongKarWai), so the pretty relatively aggressive nature of Yan in some places could also be seen serves as playing against type.an example.
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* CompletelyDifferentTitle: First movie:
** Original title: ''The Non-Stop Way''
** English-speaking countries: ''Infernal Affairs''
** Greece: ''The Man of Law''
** Iran: ''Evil Deeds''
** Portugal: ''Infiltrated''
** Spain: ''Dirty Game''
** Turkey: ''Dirty Jobs''
** Vietnam: ''No Way''


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* TheForeignSubtitle:
** Germany: ''Infernal Affairs: The Eighth Hell''
** Poland: ''Infernal Affairs: A Game of Hell''
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** Francis Ng portrays Ngai Wing-hau, a soft-spoken and family-oriented mob boss in the second film. It's a stark contrast to the hot-headed gangster characters he usually play as in other films.

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** Francis Ng portrays Ngai Wing-hau, a soft-spoken and family-oriented mob boss in the second film. It's film, a stark contrast to the AxCrazy, brash and hot-headed gangster characters he usually play as in other films.[[Film/YoungandDangerous Ugly Kwan]] which he's famous for.
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** Francis Ng portrays Ngai Wing-hau, a soft-spoken and family-oriented mob boss in the second film. It's a stark contrast to the [[HairTriggerTemper]] gangster character he usually play as in other films.

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** Francis Ng portrays Ngai Wing-hau, a soft-spoken and family-oriented mob boss in the second film. It's a stark contrast to the [[HairTriggerTemper]] hot-headed gangster character characters he usually play as in other films.
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** Not as blatant with Tony Leung, but even he was mostly known for quiet and peaceful characters (for example in various films by Creator/WongKarWai), so the pretty aggressive nature of Yan in some places could also be seen as playing against type.

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** Not as blatant with Tony Leung, but even he was mostly known for quiet and peaceful characters (for example in various films by Creator/WongKarWai), so the pretty aggressive nature of Yan in some places could also be seen as playing against type.type.
** Francis Ng portrays Ngai Wing-hau, a soft-spoken and family-oriented mob boss in the second film. It's a stark contrast to the [[HairTriggerTemper]] gangster character he usually play as in other films.
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* The Danza: Andy Lau as Lau Kin Ming and Anthony Wong as Wong Chi Shing.

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* The Danza: TheDanza: Andy Lau as Lau Kin Ming and Anthony Wong as Wong Chi Shing.
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*The Danza: Andy Lau as Lau Kin Ming and Anthony Wong as Wong Chi Shing.

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* PlayingAgainstType: Eric Tsang was a well known comedy star and a TV game show host before he portrays the triad boss Hon Sam.

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* PlayingAgainstType: All over the place:
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Eric Tsang is the most obvious example, as he was a well known comedy star and a TV game show host before he portrays portrayed the triad boss Hon Sam.Sam.
** Anthony Wong, on the other hand, is known for sintister roles like gangsters and serial killers. He plays the police officer.
** Andy Lau is typically cast in protagonist roles, making him very believable as a cop - only so he can be an undercover gangster.
** Not as blatant with Tony Leung, but even he was mostly known for quiet and peaceful characters (for example in various films by Creator/WongKarWai), so the pretty aggressive nature of Yan in some places could also be seen as playing against type.
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* EnsembleCast: The pre-release hype of the first film was generated by this, where the main casts are Hong Kong's A-list celebrities.
* PlayingAgainstType: Eric Tsang was a well known comedy star and a TV game show host before he portrays the triad boss Hon Sam.

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