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Tag Archives: Cantonese
The Romance of Book and Sword (1987) Ann Hui, Nuo Ai

The story is based on the popular novel developed from folk legend. Read More »
Dai zek lo / Running on Karma (2003) Johnnie To, Ka-Fai Wai

Exotic dancer Dai Jet Lo (brawny man) has a gift to see through “cause and consequence”. Read More »
Cong jin yihou / All Shall Be Well (2024) Ray Yeung, Patra Au, Lin-Lin Li, Tai-Bo

After four decades of life together, Angie’s world is shattered by the unexpected death of her partner, Pat. Read More »
Supreme Sword (1969) Yun Ling, Tat-Wah Tso, Connie Chan, Kam-Tong Lam

The film is laced with quite a few good extended action scenes and more violent that usual. Read More »
Shanghai Blues / Shang Hai zhi yen (1984) Hark Tsui, Kenny Bee, Sylvia Chang, Sally Yeh

In 1937 Shanghai, a soon-to-depart soldier meets a young woman under a bridge during a Japanese air raid. Read More »
Women (1985) Stanley Kwan, Cora Miao, Yun-Fat Chow, Cherie Chung

Unfortunate Bao-er decides to divorce her husband Derek after she discovers he is having an affair. Read More »
Yan zhi kou / Rouge (1987) Stanley Kwan, Leslie Cheung, Anita Mui, Alex Man

Fleur is the blue angel in one of Hong Kong’s “flower houses” – bordellos and night clubs of the 1930’s. Read More »
The Iceman Cometh / Ji dong qi xia (1989) Clarence Yiu-leung Fok, Maggie Cheung, Biao Yuen, Wah Yuen

A frozen Ming Dynasty royal guard and the equally frigid rapist-killer he’s tracking are thawed out in modern-day Hong Kong. Read More »
The Stunt Woman / A Jin de gu shi (1996) Ann Hui, Michelle Yeoh, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Ken Lo

A study of the career of Ah Kam, the plot is divided into three sub-plots. Read More »