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Tag Archives: Hong Kong
New Tenant AKA San fong hak (1995) Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Dolphin Chan, Parkman Wong
A writer named Alan has spent the last decade in a mental hospital. Read More »
The Happenings AKA Ye che (1980) Ho Yim, Kwok Keung Cheung, Chau-Wah Yim, Jan-Wah Yim
A group of bored teenagers with more hormones and bravado than sense stop at a service station after a leaving a disco. Read More »
Robo Vampire (1988) Godfrey Ho, Robin Mackay, Nian Watts, Harry Myles
Narcotics agent Tom Wilde is given a second chance at life after being shot and killed. Read More »
Connected AKA Bo chi tung wah (2008) Benny Chan, Louis Koo, Barbie Hsu, Nick Cheung
Bob’s life isn’t going well at all. A single father in a dead-end job as a debt collector 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 Last Message AKA Tian cai yu bai chi (1975) Michael Hui, Samuel Hui, Roy Chiao
Ah Tim (Michael Hui) is a handy man and Li (Samuel Hui) is a nurse in the Hang Seng Sanitarium. Read More »
Fury of King Boxer AKA Jing tian dong di (1972) Shan-Hsi Ting, Jimmy Wang Yu, Hsiao-Chuang Kuo, Jung Wang
Temptress of a Thousand Faces AKA Qian mian mo nu (1969) Chang-hwa Jeong, Tina Chin-Fei, Liang Chen, Pat Ting Hung
The Temptress of the title attempts to take over the world. Read More »
Blue Skies AKA Yan yang tian (1967) Chun Hsieh, Peter Chen Ho, Pei-Pei Cheng, Margaret Tu Chuan
Hsiao Yun’s rise to fame all results from a lucky break, as she’s forced to substitute for another singer at the last second. Read More »