Dang doi lai ming

Nov 2 1984 R 1h 40m
Action, War

Years later, a woman narrates her personal story of the Japanese takeover of Hong Kong in 1941. She's Nam, young, attractive, daughter of a wealthy rice merchant, and prey to painful, disabling seizures. Her boyhood friend is Coolie Keung, whose family used to have wealth; he's now impoverished, a tough kid, a leader, in love with her. Into the mix steps Fay, cool and resourceful, an actor from the north, intent on getting to Gold Mountain in the US or Australia. They form a threesome, but the day they are to leave Hong Kong, the invasion stops them. Fay must rescue Keung from collaborators, Nam falls in love with Fay, and danger awaits their next attempt to escape.

Plot

Years later, a woman narrates her personal story of the Japanese takeover of Hong Kong in 1941. She's Nam, young, attractive, daughter of a wealthy rice merchant, and prey to painful, disabling seizures. Her boyhood friend is Coolie Keung, whose family used to have wealth; he's now impoverished, a tough kid, a leader, in love with her. Into the mix steps Fay, cool and resourceful, an actor from the north, intent on getting to Gold Mountain in the US or Australia. They form a threesome, but the day they are to leave Hong Kong, the invasion stops them. Fay must rescue Keung from collaborators, Nam falls in love with Fay, and danger awaits their next attempt to escape.

Written by

Koon-Chung Chan

Directed by

Po-Chih Leong

Cast

Chow Yun-Fat, Cecilia Yip, Alex Man

Crew

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Production Countries

Hong Kong

Production Companies

Bo Ho Films Co., Ltd., D & B Films Co. Ltd.

Languages

English

Awards

3 wins & 9 nominations

Trailers
Hong Kong 1941 (1984) Original Trailer ????
Scores
# of Votes
702
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA