Shirley (Tao Hong) is a karaoke waitress who leads a perfectly normal love life with her fireman boyfriend Ken (Daniel Wu). Read More »
Tag Archives: Cantonese
Forbidden Love (1993) Yee-Hung Lam, Kin-Yat Chan, Yuk Kiu Cheung, Wai Kei Foo
A young female reporter is hot on the tail of a phony film producer who has been seducing innocent women. Read More »
School on Fire (1988) Ringo Lam, Fennie Yuen, Roy Cheung, Damian Lau
A young schoolgirl gets involved in the triads of Hong Kong after a classmate is killed in a fight. Read More »
Don’t Play with Fire (1980) Hark Tsui, Lieh Lo, Chen Chi Lin, Albert Au
Three lazybones friends manufacture a firebomb and place it in a cinema. Read More »
The Way We Are (2008) Ann Hui, Hee Ching Paw, Chun-lung Leung, Cheuk Man Au
“The Way We Are” tells the story of a hardworking, widowed, single mother (Mrs. Cheung) Read More »
Just Like Weather (1986) Allen Fong, Jiaju Cai, Hung-Nin Chan, Chi-Hung Chang
Fong’s third feature charts the ups and downs of a young, working-class couple in and out of work in Hong Kong Read More »
The Blade (1995) Hark Tsui, Wenzhuo Zhao, Xin Xin Xiong, Sonny Su
After the master of the Sharp Manufacturer saber factory abdicates and appoints On, his least popular worker Read More »
Summer Snow (1995) Ann Hui, Josephine Siao, Kar-Ying Law, Allen Ting
The Suns are a typical Hong Kong family: May, forty something, works for a trading company Read More »
Once Upon a Time in China V (1994) Hark Tsui, Wenzhuo Zhao, Rosamund Kwan, Siu Chung Mok
Brand new epic adventure set during a tumultuous time in China, when left without a leader, the cavalry is attacked by the powerful allies and pirate bands. Read More »
Duel to Death (1983) Siu-Tung Ching, Norman Chu, Damian Lau, Flora Chong-Leen
One of the last of the Old School Hong Kong martial arts flicks, this one deals with a legendary competition in swordplay Read More »
Games Gamblers Play (1974) Samuel Hui, Michael Hui, Betty Ting Pei
Michael Hui and his brother Sam play two fellows who meet in jail. Michael is a real conman and Sam has aspirations to be one. Read More »
The Private Eyes (1976) Michael Hui, Samuel Hui, Ricky Hui
Private Eyes revolves the characters in a private detective agency headed by Wong Yuk-See (Michael Hui) with two employees Read More »
A Hero Never Dies (1998) Johnnie To, Leon Lai, Ching Wan Lau, Fiona Leung
Jack and Martin are members of rival Chinese triads in the middle of a gang war. Read More »
After This Our Exile (2006) Patrick Tam, Aaron Kwok, Charlie Yeung, Ian Iskandar Gouw
After his mother flees the family home, a son turns to thieving in order to support his father, an abusive sort who is addicted to gambling. Read More »
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002) Johnnie To, Ka-Fai Wai, Sammi Cheng, Ching Wan Lau, Tian-Lin Wang
A car accident gives a spoiled, troubled young woman the ability to see ghosts, including one of a former classmate. Read More »