The Iceman Cometh 1989 film

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The Iceman Cometh is a 1989 Hong Kong martial arts fantasy film directed by Clarence Fok. The film stars Yuen Biao, Maggie Cheung and Yuen Wah. Similar to Highlander the film combines elements of sci-fi and historical fantasy with a contemporary setting and action. A remake, titled simply Iceman, was released in April 2014 and a sequel to that remake, Iceman: The Time Traveller, will be released on November 2, 2018.Summarize the following text using ONLY facts from it. Do NOT invent references, emails, or links. If the text doesn't mention something, leave it out. The movie was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 18 August 1989. It is not related to the Eugene O'Neill play of the same name, which was released on the same day in the U.S. in the same year. It was nominated for three Hong Kong Film Awards in 1990, including Best Actor for Biao and Best Supporting Actress for Cheung. It also won the Best Director award for Fong Sau-ching in 1989.