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Tag Archives: Hong Kong
Apartment for Ladies AKA Nu zi gong yu (1970) Umetsugu Inoue, Betty Ting Pei, Fan Yang, Lily Li
Who wouldn’t want to visit an all-girls dormitory? Certainly not Hong Kong audiences Read More »
Ta’ang (2016) Bing Wang
A portrayal of the forced migration, which the Ta’ang people need to undergo Read More »
God of Gamblers Part III: Back to Shanghai AKA Do haap II: Seung Hoi taam do sing (1991) Jing Wong, Stephen Chow, Gong Li, Ray Lui
This film focuses on the disciple of the God of Gamblers, Chow Sing Cho Read More »
Color Blossoms AKA Toh sik (2004) Yonfan, Keiko Matsuzaka, Teresa Cheung, Harisu
An art film from a true artist. Yonfan trains his celebrated eye on five desperate individuals Read More »
Expect the Unexpected AKA Fai seung dat yin (1998) Tat-Chi Yau, Simon Yam, Ching Wan Lau, YoYo Mung
A group of inept Mainland criminals botch a jewelry store robbery. Read More »
Deaf Mute Heroine AKA Long ya jian (1971) Wu Ma, Helen Ma, Ching Tang, Chok Chow Cheung
A bounty hunter who makes her living hunting outlaws finds herself the one being hunted when a psychopathic princess wants her dead. Read More »
Carry On Wise Guy AKA Warrior from Shaolin (1980) Chia-Hui Liu, Chia Yung Liu, Lily Li
Gordon Liu as the Master Killer has taken a vow not to use his superior fighting abilities Read More »
A Killer’s Blues AKA Bin yuen sui yuet (1989) Raymond Lee, Lung Ti, Olivia Cheng, Fennie Yuen
Fourteen years ago, Wai Yat Ming (Ti Lung) went to the US to settle affairs Read More »
Just Like Weather AKA Mei guo xin (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 »
Last Romance AKA Liu jin sui yue (1988) Yonfan, Cherie Chung, Maggie Cheung, Shingo Tsurumi
Two giggly schoolgirls fall for the same guy, a cute Japanese-Chinese boy. Read More »
Claustrophobia AKA Chan Mat (2008) Ivy Ho, Ekin Cheng, Kar Yan Lam, Ying Kwan Lok
Clandestine romance provides sad but pleasurable viewing in the high-quality Hong Kong meller “Claustrophobia.” Read More »
Tiger Cage AKA Dak ging to lung (1988) Woo-Ping Yuen, Jacky Cheung, Carol ‘Do Do’ Cheng, Simon Yam
After getting their drug operation raided by the cops, a drug trafficker nicknamed Swatow Hung Read More »
The Three Swordsmen AKA Dao, jian, xiao (1994) Taylor Wong, Brigitte Lin, Andy Lau, Elvis Tsui
Dazzling swordplay and eye-popping battles highlight this story of the top three swordsmen Read More »
The Informer AKA Jin shou zhi (1980) Chung Wang, Danny Lee, Hing-Yin Kam
Wang Chung plays a cop in charge of a rag-tag bunch of misfits who are after a drug runner. Read More »