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PX (1982)
Character: Sidro
Lydia, a prostitute, is caught between the love of her long-time partner, Sidro, who is a hired gun, and George Grace, an American soldier stationed at a U.S. military base in Pampanga.
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Nakaw na Pag-ibig (1980)
Character: Robert de Asis
Corazon Rivera is a factory worker in a textile company owned by Cynthia Ocampo's family. Her live-in partner and co-worker, Robert de Asis, is an ambitious law student. One day, she finds herself pregnant and Robert is not pleased. As he worms his way into the good graces of his employer, Cynthia falls in love with him and also becomes pregnant. The two plan a church wedding but first, Robert must get rid of Azon.
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Ka Hector (1994)
Character: N/A
Phillip Salvador plays a real-life rebel commander in this action film.
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Hubad na Gubat (1982)
Character: N/A
Greed gradually destroys an indigenous community's traditions and their resources.
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Cinq et la peau (1982)
Character: Carding
Ivan, a writer living in Manila, walks through the city in search of his past.
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Kontrobersyal (1981)
Character: Alain Soriano
Brocka's potboiler about the rise of a starlet is the quintessential rags-to-riches, prey-turned-predator story, brimming with true-life anecdotes and an authentically acerbic sense of the seamier side of show business.
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Playgirl (1981)
Character: Boy Toro
Mel Chionglo's directorial debut revolves around a mother and daughter who play the rules of the game in the world by selling their bodies for the desires of flesh.
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Rubia Servios (1978)
Character: Willy Trison
A woman becomes the object of obsession of a man who will stop at nothing to possess her.
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Hot Property (1983)
Character: N/A
This official entry to the first Metro Manila Film Festival in 1983 directed by Lino Brocka and starred Carmi Martin, Phillip Salvador, Dennis Roldan, Vic Diaz, and Tony Santos, Sr centers on the story of Gigi, a burlesque dancer who is the main attraction of show.
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Init (1979)
Character: N/A
A mother and daughter falls madly in love with mysterious stranger Emil Santos.
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Adultery (1984)
Character: Carding
Dreaming to be released from her miserable life of poverty, Aida, a waitress, abandons her bedridden father, her moralistic mother, her jobless brother and her good-for-nothing sister to live-in with her boyfriend Carding, whom she believes could give her salvation. But her plan only gives her more misfortunes. Carding gets jailed for drug peddling. Aida opts for an abortion. She later lives with a wealthy man to feul her ambition. Carding is released from prison and finds out about his wife's illicit affair.
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Madilim ang Gabi (2018)
Character: N/A
Filipino director Adolfo Alix Jr. returns to the Festival with this timely story of a couple caught up in Rodrigo Duterte’s violent war on drugs when their son goes missing.
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In This Corner (1982)
Character: Kid Alaminos
A 1982 drama by Lino Brocka set in the world of boxing, starring Phillip Salvador, Vic Vargas and Chanda Romero.
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Biyak na Manyika (1979)
Character: N/A
A story that starts with a typical sibling quarrel between Melinda, who is a conservative teacher and Shirley, a typical modern teenager. Shirley decided to earn her own money to the point of selling her soul just to show that she can live outside the shadow of her older sister. In reality, Melinda is keeping the secret of her sad past to protect her beloved Shirley.
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Maligno (1977)
Character: N/A
A blood-curdling motion picture about witchcraft, Satan's disciples, witches and warlocks to steal a beautiful maiden's soul.
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Gumising ka... Maruja (1978)
Character: Marco Lorenzo / Rodrigo de Velasquez
A bride commits suicide on her wedding night. Years later, she is reincarnated as an actress-producer and tries to reveal her true story to the world.
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Afuang: Bounty Hunter (1988)
Character: Afuang
An honest to goodness cop who labors to keep the honor of his badge. Fighting ruthless criminals, he has acquired the fury of the syndicates he is fighting. But despite all the threats that are coming his way he does not give up.
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Kahit Pader Gigibain Ko (1998)
Character: Capt. Roman Santamaria
A 1998 Tagalog-language Action movie starring Phillip Salvador, Rosanna Roces, and Eddie Gutierrez.
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Resbak (2016)
Character: Among
A father learns that his teenage son is heading down to the same path he treaded. In order to stop his son from being a criminal, he returns to his old ways so that his son may live.
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Ikasa Mo, Ipuputok Ko (1990)
Character: Guiller Sta. Romana
A 1990 Filipino action film starring Phillip Salvador as Guiller Sta. Romana, a dedicated member of the police force.
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Pader at Rehas (1982)
Character: N/A
A former inmate, right after his release, seeks his former partner-in-crime to settle an old issue.
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Deadly Brothers (1981)
Character: N/A
Two Brothers living in a small town gets themselves involved with a city girl escaping a crime syndicate.
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Utang ng Ama (2003)
Character: Ipe
A 2003 Filipino comedy film starring Jinggoy Estrada, Joey Marquez, and Katya Santos.
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Iskorokotoy (1981)
Character: N/A
Batanguenong Iskorokotoy ventured to Manila to continue selling mosquito nets and blankets. Can he get out of the hardships of life?
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Balweg: The Rebel Priest (1987)
Character: N/A
Conrado Balweg, a former priest, fought to protect his people's land and became a beloved leader, but was also hated by the government and admired by women.
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Kaaway Hanggang Hukay (2001)
Character: Col. Baltazar Soriano
Two police officers who used to be the best friends are now torn between friendship and the call of duty. Cols. Baltazar and Ricarte graduated from the same class in Philippine Marine Academy. They even worked on the same assignment right after graduation. But that was the last news they heard about each other until they were caught in an awkward situation. Col. Ricarte is now considered a rebellious while Col. Baltazar is tasked to go after him. Now he has to set aside his personal interest for the welfare of the country.
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Iwahig (1980)
Character: Rolly
A story about a police officer whose sister and mother got killed in a robbery, and seeks revenge on the killers.
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Hayop sa Hayop (1978)
Character: Benjie
Alice, Benjie and Andro are bank robbers who go into hiding in the jungle after one of them kills a civilian during a heist.
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Caught in the Act (1981)
Character: Leo Capili
In Lino Brocka's 1981 melodrama, a man's juggling of three women—his wife, his girlfriend, and the wealthy married woman with whom he begins a torrid affair—leads to violent consequences.
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Masahol Pa Sa Hayop (1993)
Character: Capt. Tomas Padilla
Tomas Padilla and his men are sent on a mission that turns out to be a personal vendetta by General Montalban against a governor. When it does not go as planned, Montalban sets them up as the perpetrators of the death of the governor to the media.
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Delima Gang (1989)
Character: Turoy Delima
This is a true-to-life story of Turoy Delima, the fugitive leader of Cebu City's dreaded sea pirate gang that carries his name.
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Boy Negro (1980)
Character: N/A
The story of a man living in poverty who turns to a life of petty crime to survive.
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Mukhang Bungo: Da Coconut Nut (1992)
Character: N/A
Laugh out loud with the best comedians in town! Mukhang Bungo stars Redford White, Sheila Ysrael, Willie Revillame, Berting Labra and Dindo Arroyo in a movie that will make you roll into laughter.
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Nandito Ako (1994)
Character: Victor
A 1994 Filipino action drama starring Phillip Salvador and Kris Aquino.
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I Love You Three Times a Day (1988)
Character: Afuang
An English high school teacher whose students always play tricks on him because of his Carabao English. He met and fell in love with a fellow teacher, whom he didn't know was engaged to be married. Frustrated and tried to kill himself, his fairy godmother told him he'll just say the phrase "I Love You 3x A Day" if he wants somebody to fall in love with him.
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I Love You Three Times a Day (1988)
Character: Afuang the Bounty Hunter
An English high school teacher whose students always play tricks on him because of his Carabao English. He met and fell in love with a fellow teacher, whom he didn't know was engaged to be married. Frustrated and tried to kill himself, his fairy godmother told him he'll just say the phrase "I Love You 3x A Day" if he wants somebody to fall in love with him.
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Rosario (2010)
Character: Don Enrique
Based on a true story and set in one of the most colorful periods in Philippine history, ROSARIO is destined to be a modern masterpiece in Philippine filmmaking. It is a monumental yet intimate portrait of a woman's emancipation and the sometimes painful consequencesof following one's desires.
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Bawat Sandali (2014)
Character: N/A
Two lonely people meet under unusual circumstances. Was it destiny or mere chance that brought them together? After their love affair ends in tragedy, the answer to that question would forever remain a mystery -- unsolved by the man and unresolved by the woman.
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Sinasamba Kita (1982)
Character: Oscar
Strong-willed and sophisticated, Divina takes over the business of her late father Don Ferrer who had requested Divina to ensure that his daughter Nora with his mistress is cared for. But Nora wins the love of Jerry, the only man who has captivated Divina’s discriminating heart. From the start. Jerry is attracted to Nora whose steadfast suitor Oscar respects and honors her chastity, only to find out that she has fallen in love and has given herself to Jerry.
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Mananayaw (1978)
Character: N/A
A simple love story between two souls, a beerhouse dancer and her lover, intensely in search for their place in the sun
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Ang Panday 2 (2011)
Character: Lizardo
Ang Panday 2 begins with Flavio/Panday (Revilla) and Maria settling in the peaceful and quiet town of Matandang Kahoy. All is well until Lizardo returns and captures Maria. On his quest to save his lady love, Flavio crosses paths with Ariana whose father had been killed by Lizardo. As the two join forces, Ariana finds herself falling for Flavio. All this happens in a magical world filled with dragons, fairies and other mythical beings. According to Director Carlo J. Caparas who penned the story, the King of Philippine Movies himself, the late Fernando Poe Jr., would be impressed with the production of Ang Panday 2. FPJ had starred in the original Panday films, and had long been associated with the beloved Pinoy komiks character.
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Kumander Dante (1988)
Character: N/A
This action drama depicts the political development of one of the most celebrated leaders of the New People's Army "Ka Dante" or Bernabe Buscayno, who availed of the Aquino goverment's political amnesty program.
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Okay Ka, Fairy Ko! (1991)
Character: Joe Pring
Evil Queen Luka (Tetchie) must meet a quota of wicked dead to regulary feed their guardian dragon or lose her throne to Moynita. Moynita wins the queenship after capturing Aiza. To win her back, the dragon must be killed. Only Enteng, Aiza's father, can save her.
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Baler (2008)
Character: Daniel Reyes
In 1898, a band of Spanish soldiers heroically defended Baler against Filipino forces for 337 long and grueling days. The battle, now referred to as the Siege of Baler, is the setting of a forbidden love between a Mestizo soldier and a Filipina lass who lived at the end of the 19th century.
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Orapronobis (1989)
Character: Jimmy Cordero
In 1985, in the obscure town of Dolores, the Orapronobis, a cult under the leadership of Kumander Kontra, murders a foreign priest who gave the last rites to an alleged rebel, who was also executed by the same group.
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Hangga't May Hininga (1996)
Character: Ellis
Ellis is imprisoned for seeking revenge for his brother's death, gets hired as an assassin, and later discovers that the child he is supposed to abduct is actually his own from a past relationship.
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...Kasal? (1980)
Character: Wedding Entourage (uncredited)
As their wedding day approaches, Joel and Grace open up about their past lovers, and just before the wedding day, their ex-lovers meet up with them.
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Ang Anak ni Brocka (2005)
Character: Lino Tangarurang
It is about a group of investigative journalists from a sub-par TV station who accidentally scores a scoop that a 21-year-old boy is looking around for his identity… he claims to be the son of the late director Lino Brocka, a known gay filmmaker.
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Felix Manalo (2015)
Character: Rev. Emmanuel Tanco
Felix Yzagun Manalo is a sprawling historical epic that traces the origin of Iglesia Ni Cristo (The Church of Christ) which is established in the Philippines from its humble beginnings in 1914 through the present day.
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Bona (1984)
Character: Gardo
Bona, a middle-class student, becomes infatuated with a struggling actor, Gardo, and drops out of school to live with him. She becomes his unpaid maid, performing chores and enduring his relationships with other women, in the hopes of reciprocation.
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Ang Panday (2009)
Character: Lizardo
Long ago, the evil wizard Lizardo sent an army of monsters to subjugate the land and its people. Lizardo succeeded, but a prophecy tells of a comet that will fall to Earth, and a man who will wield a weapon that will free the people from Lizardo's tyranny. Flavio is a blacksmith content with living a quiet, uneventful life in a town mostly untouched by Lizardo's evil. But when the comet of prophecy lands on the outskirts of town, Flavio's destiny is immediately made clear. Around the peace-loving but brave Flavio. His arch-enemy Lizardo attempts to ruin the peace and harmony of their dwelling place, affecting the inhabitants. Moreover, the evil warlord challenges Flavio by capturing his beautiful lady love Maria. A series of events take place, bringing the blacksmith (panday) at the forefront of a full-blown war against Lizardo's troops.
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Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story (2011)
Character: Sgt. Doming Salonga
Mobster Asiong Salonga (ER Ejercito) rules the mean streets of Manila with an iron fist—until he is betrayed by a trusted friend. Manila Kingpin is based on the story of the notorious Tondo, Manila, gang leader Nicasio “Asiong” Salonga, whose true-to-life accounts had been portrayed in several movie versions since 1961 (starring Joseph Estrada). It is also the first Filipino major film produced in black-and-white in the 21st century as well as the returning action genre movie. Before the film was shown, Tikoy Aguiluz requested the producers, through his lawyers, that his directorial credits in the film and promotional tools be removed because the final version of the film can no longer be described as his after the producers made a reedit, re-shoot and music mixing without his involvement. He also demanded that he be allowed to make a director's cut of the film.
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Ang Tatay Kong Nanay (1978)
Character: Dennis
Coring, a gay beautician, is left with a baby by his former ward, Dennis. The baby grows up thinking that Coring is his real father. Everything seems to be smooth until the kid's mother suddenly shows up to claim her son.
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Pastor (2017)
Character: N/A
Pastor Luis Aguila and his family are seemingly tested with their faith. Luis is an ex-convinct who is now the head of his church. Mildred, his wife, tries to hide her secret as she grapples between her family and church duties. Their youngest son Carlo wrestles with growing up and tying up his family together. All of them try to overcome these obstacles but things intensify when Pastor Aguila's daughter, Katrina defies her family when she falls in love with the mysterious Jigo.
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Mancao (1993)
Character: Cezar Mancao
Former Police senior superintendent Cezar Mancao, implicated in the abduction and murder of publicist Salvador Dacer and driver Emmanuel Corbito, has returned to the Philippines after 8 years in hiding to testify against Senator Panfilo Lacson. His testimony may bring justice to the victims.
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Jaguar (1979)
Character: Poldo
Poldo, a poor man, takes up a job as a security guard at a high-class apartment complex. However, he soon finds himself protecting his employer's son from the violent attacks of a nightclub owner.
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Cain at Abel (1982)
Character: Lorenz
A modern-day version of the biblical legend of Cain and Abel, the strong-willed matriarch Señora Pina favors her younger son, Ellis, over the older Lorenzo, whom she blames for her husband's death.
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Alyas Baby Tsina (1984)
Character: Roy
A woman develops feelings for a gang leader and is subsequently jailed for murder. While in prison, she undergoes a transformation, eventually leading her fellow inmates in a movement for penal system reform. Seven years later, she is declared innocent. Based on the true story of Evelyn Duave Ortega, also known as Baby Tsina.
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Gabi Na, Kumander (1986)
Character: N/A
Gabi Na Kumander is the story of two brothers with opposite beliefs who suddenly find themselves in a fight for what each one believes is right. Ramil Macan had been assigned to fight the rebels in Sto. Nio and he discovers that the rebel leader is no other than his younger brother, whom he had given up for dead years ago. Ronald Macan, former law student and activist, took to the hills with the imposition of martial law. He is known as Kumander Kobra. Ramil had been assigned to put a stop to his activities and in the name of the law to take him dead or alive.
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Alamat ni China Doll (2013)
Character: N/A
A journalist investigates a woman with the name of China Doll. Soon, he discovers his knowledge of her turns out to be dangerous.
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Lucio Margallo (1992)
Character: Lucio Margallo
A police officer and his partner face a dangerous drug syndicate involving higher-up officials in their agency.
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Hitman (2012)
Character: N/A
“Hitman“ tells the story of Ben (played by Cesar), a man seeking revenge for the brutal death of his family committed by the very people who hired him to kill people. Along the way, he meets Gina (Sam Pinto) which compounds the situation and brings Ben to a crossroad. The story happens in just 48 hours with one scene vital to the next that viewers can’t afford to miss out on any one.
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Pagbabalik ng Lawin (1975)
Character: N/A
Young Guiller and his mother were sold as slaves to a rich miner after their ship was captured by armed men who also killed their family patriarch. After Guiller escapes the enslavement and was marooned on an unknown island, he then plots his revenge to regain his family's honor.
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Karnal (1983)
Character: Narcing
When Narcing brings home his wife Puring to their hometown Mulawin in the 1930s, it sets off a series of events that include parricide, infidelity, betrayal, guilt and redemption.
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Bobby Barbers: Parak (1997)
Character: Bobby Barbers
After being persuaded by his uncle to join the police force, a previously carefree man gains a newfound appreciation of the seriousness of the job and makes a commitment to make a positive impact for himself and his fellow officers.
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Tinik sa Dibdib (1985)
Character: Lando
Lando is married to Lorna. He took on the huge responsibility of taking care of his widowed aunt Trixia and her two children, the youngest being a moron. Because of his obligations to his aunt's family, his relationship with his wife Lorna has not been as happy and ideal as they would have liked. Aside from being needy and dependent on Lando, Trixia has been very close to Lando, a fact that is very much seen by Lorna. A deep dark secret will be eventually revealed to Lorna: that Lando and Trixia is involved romantically and that Trixia's youngest child is Lando's. In the end, Lorna will be slowly relieved of the thorns that has been weighing down on her chest.
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Mater Dolorosa (2012)
Character: Zacarias Lagrimas
A woman runs her criminal syndicate all the while taking care of her family.
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For the First Time (2008)
Character: Santiago Sandoval
Two lovers spend an unforgettable summer in Greece, but their differences threaten to break them up.
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Isa Pang Bahaghari (2020)
Character: N/A
A former seaman long presumed dead returns to the Philippines and tries to reconnect with his wife and three children with the help of his gay best friend.
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