Fung Ying-Seung
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Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: January 01, 1909
Deathday: August 03, 1955
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Song of a Songstress
1948-08-13
Song of a Songstress
Overview: Starring in numerous singing films, Zhou Xuan was one of the most beloved singers in both cinema and recording industries for her 'golden voice'. Popular nightclub singer Zhu Lan (Zhou) is originally in love with impoverished painter Fang Zhiwei (Gu Yelu), but is taken advantage of by rich playboy Ye Chunhua (Wang Hao) at her most vulnerable time. To add to her misfortune, Zhu discovers her being an adoptee. She also learns the heartbreaking truth about her birth parents which intertwines with her own life across generations. Eventually, irreversible tragedy awaits with revenge exacted for past wrongs. In a case of art imitating life, the songstress's life and upbringing resemble Zhou Xuan's own, making the film even more heart-wrenching. The 'Song Fairy' Chen Gexin composed the film's entire music with six songs sung by Zhou. 'Song of a Songstress', sung towards the end of the film, adds poignancy to the film with its discourse on the joy and sorrow in life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1948-08-13
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Lion-Hearted Warriors
1948-08-10
Lion-Hearted Warriors
Overview: Teacher Huang San extends to his pupils the high principles of patriotism, thus arousing the hatred of the occupying Japanese. Huang is forced to flee and to escape from the Japanese clutches. One night, he helps a robber escape from a pursuing Japanese officer by firing his gun and thus unintentionally kills the Japanese. Huang San follows to his hideout and from then on, Huang San joins the bandits. Huang San attempts to rob a house but discovers that the occupant is none other than his student Wang Zhongkang who is involved with the guerrillas. Huang San decides to help Zhongkang raid the military arsenal of the enemy. However, as Huang gradually gains the trust of their chief, some jealous associates within the bandit group informs on him. Huang and Zhongkang carry out their raid amid a fierce confrontation, Zhongkang successfully implements his mission but Huang is killed in the battle.
Genres: War
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1948-08-10
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The Haunted House
1950-07-06
The Haunted House
Overview: Mr. Wong and his students take shelter in a house during a storm, where the caretaker, Uncle Fook, tells a ghost story. Long ago, cousins Bai Yunfeng and Bai Deqing rescued a singer, Qin Chuxiang. Both loved her, but Chuxiang only loved Yunfeng. Deqing, jealous, convinced Yunfeng’s father, Bai Yinzong, to break up the couple by arranging Yunfeng’s marriage to a cousin. However, Chuxiang was pregnant, so the Emperor agreed to their marriage. On the wedding day, Chuxiang’s mother revealed that she and Yunfeng were siblings. Deqing then bribed locals to accuse them of incest, and they were nearly drowned. Mr. Wong’s group realizes Yunfeng and Chuxiang survived and had pretended to be ghosts for years. Yinzong exposes Deqing’s plot, and Yunfeng and Chuxiang finally marry.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1950-07-06
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Lovers Mystery
1950-06-28
Lovers Mystery
Overview: HK horror film.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1950-06-28
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The Murder Case at Club 99
1956-07-28
The Murder Case at Club 99
Overview: Club 99 is not just a hideout for triad gangsters, but also a haven for smuggling jewelleries from robbery. When detective Law is investigating a jewellery heist, he is ambushed by the men from Dog Stone (Sek Yin-tsi) who is the owner of Club 99. Then, Law's daughter Fong (Law Yim-hing) helps her father to be undercover and disguises herself as a dancer in the club and gambler Lung (Lam Kau) is also an informant for the police force. While Dog Stone is cunning enough to discover their identities, there are in fact more undercover agents in the club...Influenced by Hollywood's semi-documentary style, the film has a detailed yet complex portrayal of human nature－undercover anxieties, domineering gangsters and moral ambiguity. With its realistic chasing and action sequences, the film is nonetheless a very entertaining piece of cinema.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1956-07-28
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The Vagabond Master, Part 2
1948-07-25
The Vagabond Master, Part 2
Overview: A swordswoman joins hands with fellow warriors to save her son from the evil monk.
Genres: Action Fantasy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1948-07-25
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The Vagabond Master, Part 3
1948-08-28
The Vagabond Master, Part 3
Overview: The Kunlun swordsmen carries out a rescue mission to save the little boy who has been abducted by the evil monk. Eager to take revenge on the Kunlun Sect and carry on with his plot to cause chaos, the evil monk seeks help from his fellow brother who uses sorcery to shrink people.
Genres: Action Fantasy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1948-08-28
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Revenge of the Haunted Souls
1939-12-05
Revenge of the Haunted Souls
Overview: On a stormy night, a rich man is murdered, doused in acid and dumped at sea. Luckily, the young wife of the rich man is helped by an old knight-errant who has been in hiding for many years to track down the murderer. It turns out that the murderer is a longtime friend of the rich man, and he has killed him because of his greed.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1939-12-05
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Destroy the Corpses!
1939-08-26
Destroy the Corpses!
Overview: A marriage for sale leads to the murder and attempted destruction of the body of a great young man for the sake of his lover.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1939-08-26
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Charlie Meets the Spectres
1939-10-11
Charlie Meets the Spectres
Overview: This movie depicts a pair of lovers, who were denied freedom of marriage during their lives, and after their deaths, they are transformed into mischievous ghosts. With their strange and unpredictable powers, they are able to frighten all the characters in the play. The bridegroom, the policeman, the dancers, etc., are all frightened by the ghosts. The only one who is lucky enough to meet them is Charlie, who makes a lot of jokes.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1939-10-11
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Follow Your Dream
1941-11-09
Follow Your Dream
Overview: A traitorous businessman conspires with commanding officers to sell military supplies to the enemy. The plan is discovered by a group of poor but righteous people led by Lui Pang (Cheung Ying), who join hands with the guerrilla group to foil the plot. While making a harsh statement on those who exploited the national crisis to get rich, Tang Xiaodan portrayed vividly the sorrow and joy of the working class as well as an altruistic utopianism. The film begins with a song by Leung Mo-sik that describes the severity of war and the hardships endured by common people, intercut with real footages from war zones. The anti-war sentiment of the film is less political in nature and imbued with grave and genuine concern for the poor.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1941-11-09
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Orphan Girl in Love
1951-05-04
Orphan Girl in Love
Overview: Drama from Hong Kong directed by Ng Wui.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1951-05-04
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Charming Night
1952-12-20
Charming Night
Overview: Comedy from Hong Kong directed by Chiang Wai-Kwong.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1952-12-20
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Everything Goes Wrong for the Poor Couple
Everything Goes Wrong for the Poor Couple
Overview: Everything Goes Wrong for the Poor Couple
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Original Language: cn
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Strange Tale at Midnight
1955-05-20
Strange Tale at Midnight
Overview: Upon the death of an elderly master, a family has a dispute over the distribution of an inheritance / jewelry and are haunted by ghosts.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1955-05-20
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The Misarranged Love Trap
1950-09-21
The Misarranged Love Trap
Overview: When both sides of the family move in with a married couple, chaos reigns.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1950-09-21
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The Prodigal Son
1952-12-12
The Prodigal Son
Overview: A prodigal son is married to a woman his mother dislikes. The wife is then expelled from the family circle and forced to become independent.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1952-12-12
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Roar of the People
1941-07-04
Roar of the People
Overview: A wartime drama set in Hong Kong during the Second Sino-Japanese War, when people fled to Hong Kong from Mainland China.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1941-07-04
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As You Desire
1952-10-02
As You Desire
Overview: This rare gem features the extraordinary stellar cast of two comedy giants on the same screen and the two Ma's (Ma Si-tsang and Sun Ma Si-tsang) performing together. Leung Sing-por as the wealth-feigning Au and Ma Si-tsang as penny pincher Ma already set the stage for laughter. Ma Si-tsang dons a hilarious moustache and adds panache to the character whenever he complacently twists his moustache, making his greediness almost lovable. The film features a zany plot 'twist' when the two Ma's, as father and son, try to attend a charity gala by having Sun Ma Si-tsang teach Ma Si-tsang to sing ‘Yu Hap-wan Expresses His Inner Feelings', one of the elder Ma's most popular repertoire. Ma Si-tsang gives a commanding seven-minute solo performance that captures the heart of the audience now and forever.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1952-10-02
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The Judge Goes to Pieces
1948-09-16
The Judge Goes to Pieces
Overview: The rapier wit is not only for playful bantering between a couple but also for fighting justice. Famed attorney Sung Sai-kit (Ma Si-tsang) is best known for his sharp pen and silver tongue. His wife Madam Tong (Hung Sin Nui), sympathetic with a wronged widow, tries every trick up her sleeve to get her husband to help. Ma is funny and lovable who morphs from the henpecked husband to the brilliant and shrewd attorney at court, he displays perseverance behind his devil-may-care and nonchalant attitude, even Stephen Chow reincarnated his persona in the 1992 version.
Genres: History Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1948-09-16
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The Wrongly Accused Lover
1951-08-11
The Wrongly Accused Lover
Overview: The sophistication of 1950s Hong Kong cinema is vividly illustrated in this film of limited budget and resources. Cantonese opera star Sun Ma Si-tsang plays a country boy who looks exactly like Sun Ma and is asked by a rich girl to impersonate the star, to help her stage an opera. The self-reflexive humour generated by the absurd situation not only provides delicious parody of celebrity culture but also comments subtly on class inequality and the perils of urbanisation. Sun Ma, who also appears as himself in a stage performance, is complemented beautifully by the brilliant comedian Yee Chau-shui as his sidekick and Hung Sin Nui, another opera superstar, as the spoiled and precocious rich girl.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1951-08-11
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Cheung, the Dragon Boatman
1952-05-26
Cheung, the Dragon Boatman
Overview: This is a film that celebrates the moral function of art. Sun Ma Si-tsang, at once a master Cantonese opera actor and a talented comedian, showcases an oft-overlooked style of singing, presenting it as an inspirational force that saves life and betters relationships. He plays the titled character, who doesn't operate a boat and is nowhere near bodies of water, but an artist specialising in the Dragon Boat style of music. Forced to perform on the streets to make a living, he ventures into situations manifesting the many societal problems that plague Hong Kong, inspiring and elevating common folks with his artistry. He stars alongside Leung Sing-por in a classic animation of comedy partnership, generating laughter from the interactions between players of contrasting body types.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1952-05-26
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Red And White Azaleas
1951-09-12
Red And White Azaleas
Overview: "Red and White Azaleas" (alias "重訂今生未了緣"), a Hong Kong film produced by the Red and White Film Company, was released in 1951.
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Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1951-09-12
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The Valiant Dog Saves Its Master
1953-03-17
The Valiant Dog Saves Its Master
Overview: My Loyal & Faithful Dog
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Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1953-03-17
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