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Tag Archives: Hong Kong
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 »
Meteor (1979) Ronald Neame, Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden
After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid “Orpheus” is heading toward Earth. 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 »
Bitter Money (2016) Bing Wang, Ling Ling
A vivid slice-of-life depiction of migrant workers, both male and female, wasting their lives away through monotonous labor in small 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 »
Legend of the Mountain (1979) King Hu, Chun Shih, Feng Hsu, Sylvia Chang
A scholar, tasked to copy a sutra, meets with a mysterious old lady and her daughter in the mountains. Read More »
Come Drink with Me (1966) King Hu, Pei-Pei Cheng, Hua Yueh, Chih-Ching Yang
A ruthless band of thugs kidnaps a young official to exchange for their leader who has been captured. 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 »
A True Mob Story (1998) Jing Wong, Andy Lau, Gigi Leung, Suki Kwan
A low level gangster in Hong Kong gains new respect after saving a boss’s life in a gang fight. Read More »
Guilty (2014) Jill Wong, Kai Chi Liu, Liddy Li, Pak-ho Chau
A hitman Jack is slowly wandering into a red light district. As he walks through the alley, everyone avoid eye contact with him because of his extremely ugly face. Read More »