Deanie Yip Tak-Han
Also Known As: 葉德嫻, 叶德娴, Ip Tak-Han, Deanie Ip Tak-Han, Deanie Yip Tak-Han, Deanie Ip , Deanie Yip , Yip Tak-Han
Biography: Deanie Yip Tak-Han (Chinese: 葉德嫻, born 25 December 1947), also known as Deanie Ip, is a Hong Kong singer and actress, known for supporting roles. She has won the Hong Kong Film Awards once for Best Actress and twice for Best Supporting Actress; she also won a Coppa Volpi for the Best Actress at the 68th Venice International Film Festival. Her Cantopop albums were released by Universal Music Group and several local labels. She speaks Cantonese, Dapeng dialect, Mandarin and English.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Adult: No
Birthday: December 25, 1947
Age: 77 years old
Gender: Female
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Dragons Forever
Overview: A hot-shot lawyer is hired by a Hong Kong chemical plant to dispose of opposition to their polluting ways. But when he falls for a beautiful woman out to stop the plant, he is torn in a conflict of interest and asks his trusty friends Samo and Biao to help out at least until they discover the true purpose of the plant.
Genres: Action Comedy Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1988-02-11
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Legend of the Red Dragon
Overview: A young father and his infant son are beset by forces of evil and corruption. They wander China, upholding their sense of honor and protecting the weak. When they are forced into combat, spectacular and hilarious fast-motion kung fu sequences follow. In the end, they must call on all of their abilities in a battle royale, to attempt to vanquish a supernatural man-monster or die trying.
Genres: Action Comedy Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1994-02-05
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Crying Heart
Overview: Mrs. Fat is slowly succumbing to cancer, but her biggest worry is her only child, the 30-year-old Bee. Possessing the mind of a toddler but the hormonal urges of a sexually aroused rhino, Bee finds himself in trouble with the gangster boyfriend of his neighbor May. After the thug is killed for stealing some heroin, the pregnant May becomes severely disabled -- and after Bee's real mother dies, the surrogate mother for her new friend.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1999-12-28
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The Prince of Temple Street
Overview: Andy Lau stars in The Prince of Temple Street, a classic triad story of honor and righteousness. Andy Lau is "The Twelfth Young Master", so called because he was raised by twelve foster parents from the triad underworld. A lifelong resident of Temple Street, the Young Master is intimately familiar with the triad life, having been around triads his whole life. But things change when he meets a beautiful missionary named Teresa (Joey Wang). She desires to bring hope and faith to Temple Street, and the Young Master is drawn towards her.
Genres: Romance Crime Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-08-20
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The Lunatics
Overview: A psychiatrist donates his time to help the mentally ill street people of Hong Kong. A reporter who hears about his activities accompanies him on his rounds.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1986-06-05
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A Simple Life
Overview: The relationship between a middle-aged man and the elderly woman who has been the family's helper for sixty years.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2012-03-09
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Prince Charming
Overview: A man falls in love with a woman from Shanghai, who's come to Hong Kong to look for long-lost-mother, but problems arise when her wealthy father assumes she's been kidnapped.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1999-04-01
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The Truth
Overview: A lawyer is assigned to protect his long-lost mum, who is accused of killing a cop.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1988-04-27
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Pom Pom
Overview: Chau and Beethoven, two Hong Kong police detectives, go through misadventures to protect a young girl from a ruthless crime lord, as she possesses a ledger that contains all of the gangster's activities. In the mix is a tough, no-nonsense policewoman, who falls for one of the detectives. Written by Oliver Chu
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1984-02-22
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Love
Overview: Hong Kong movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-07-29
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A Complicated Story
Overview: Needing money for her brother’s medical treatment, Liu Yazi agrees to become a surrogate mother for a mysterious benefactor. But when the contract is suddenly terminated, she disappears in a whirlwind, taking the unborn child and leaving former acquaintances, spurned lovers and secret admirers seeking her desperately.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2013-03-26
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Days of Tomorrow
Overview: A young woman searches for information about her father who starred in the classic movie 'Days of Tomorrow', which she is helping to remake. She finds out about his restless youth, career in the 1970s Hong Kong film industry, and tragic love affair.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-08-05
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Spiritual Love
Overview: This is a story about a triad enforcer who is a loser in love. He brings home a desk, which causes his place to be possessed by a ghost, played by the beautiful Cherie Chung. He saves her from a fate brought on by her past and they fall in love. The question is, can they stay in love.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1987-10-15
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The Owl vs Bombo
Overview: Sammo and George Lam are partners in crime and they scam some triad big shot out of a load of money and decide to retire. Three years later they both receive letters from Stanley Fung, in which he informs them that he has proof of all their criminal activity and unless they do exactly what he says–he will turn it over to the cops. Fung is an ex-cop himself and is trying to get the goods on the same triad leader that Sammo and George scammed.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1984-12-12
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Fight Back to School 2
Overview: Star Chow, an officer in the elite police unit, resigns when he is made a scapegoat for a botched investigation. He goes undercover at a school to complete the case and realizes a bumbling detective is also undercover as a student.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-04-09
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Soul
Overview: Ip Cheung and her husband, a senior police inspector, had been happily married for 18 years. One day, Ip runs into her neighbour, a Taiwanese woman. As they are talking, three men suddenly appeared and tried to kill them. The Taiwanese woman is killed but Ip and the kid, Yen, managed to escape. At the same time, Ip's husband commits suicide. His superior suspected him of corruption. Ip finds out that the Taiwanese woman was her husband's mistress and Yen, his illegitimate son. Ip is given custody of Yen but they are unable to get along. However she will save his live when the gang go after him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1986-09-25
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Arrest the Restless
Overview: Two juveniles get mixed up in a street gang, resulting in the murder of a rival gang leader. A crooked cop pins the murder on the boy, but a detective who knows the truth risks his career to help the kid out.
Genres: Crime Comedy Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-05-14
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Mr. Boo Meets Pom Pom
Overview: Hong Kong detectives Chau and Beethoven join forces with Mr. Boo in a daring mission involving a jewelry heist and a museum caper.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1985-09-03
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Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
Overview: The third installment in the Lucky Stars series, following Winners and Sinners and My Lucky Stars. The team are released from prison to play detective in order to stop a ruthless gang from ruining their reputations, taking their lives, and that of a key witness in an upcoming trial. They must battle their way through and with the help of Muscles, take down the bad guys.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1985-08-15
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Carry on Pickpocket
Overview: Hung Tai-Kong aka Rice Pot and Chan Yin-Tung aka Chimney are two friends who work with their master Kam Ming and his daughter Ann as a team of pickpockets.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1982-03-31
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Sunless Days
Overview: Director Shu Kei travelled to Venice, Canada, London and Hong Kong, collecting accounts of the Tiananmen impact. Among his interviewees are: award-winning Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao-hsien; Hong Kong director Alfred Cheung, a witness to the massacre; actress Deanne Ip, whose national consciousness is fired by the event; as well as his own brothers, one who soon migrates from Hong Kong, and the other, already an Australian emigre. Their personal testimonies are pieced together into a mural of the Chinese people united in their horror and outrage.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1990-02-12
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The Chase
Overview: Hong Kong movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-08-17
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Love Massacre
Overview: The boyfriend of a young co-ed turns into a demented stalker after his sister's suicide.
Genres: Thriller Romance Drama Horror Mystery
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1981-03-26
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The Story of Dr. Sun Yat Sen
Overview: As befits the telling of the story of perhaps the most universally beloved hero of modern-day Chinese history Dr. Sun Yat-Sen (1866-1925), this lavishly produced biographical film uses techniques culled from Chinese Opera to dramatize the great man's political history. Concentrating on the period following his rise to political prominence in 1894 until his death in 1925, the movie is couched in terms of heroes who look heroic and villains who look villainous. Huge numbers of extras and vast battle scenes dot this production, and well-known Hong Kong and Taiwan-based movie stars appear in many cameos.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1986-11-12
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My Name Ain't Suzie
Overview: Hungry for fun, American soldiers crowd the bars of late-’50s Hong Kong. Staffed with handpicked young girls from the countryside, the Lucky Bar is the most popular of them all, and Shui Mei is the smartest and keenest of the apprentices working there. She soon catches the eye of Jimmy, who every evening wanders from table to table, showing his father’s photo and asking for news about him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1985-10-24
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The Return of Pom Pom
Overview: Hong Kong detectives Chau and Beethoven return in this sequel to "Pom Pom." This time out, they join forces with their boss, Inspector Chan, to find the notorious Flying Spider, who is suspected of stealing government money Chan was responsible for. Meanwhile, Beethoven falls in love with Flying Spider's daughter, Mimi.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1984-06-22
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Pom Pom Strikes Back
Overview: The Hong Kong detectives, Chau and Beethoven, are back once more. This time, their mission is to protect a young girl from a gang boss' henchmen, who are trying to eliminate her so she couldn't testify in court against their boss. Meanwhile, the plot thickens when a police medical report revealed that Chau apparently has cancer; therefore, Beethoven will see to it that his partner will have a well-deserved vacation in his remaining months.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1986-08-14
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Cream Soda & Milk
Overview: Ling's parents has been separated when she was small, however, she always miss her brother, Ding. Ling's boyfriend is a social worker. One day, he sees a youngster who looks like Ling's brother and loves drinking cream soda and milk. Nevertheless, Ding doesn't want to meet his sister..
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1981-07-01
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Before Dawn
Overview: Mok Ka Bo is a young lad with a few problems. He's just cut loose from a relationship with Fung, a violent lad who can't accept being dumped and wants him back. Ka Bo takes after pretty schoolgirl Margaret, who is apparently a top student and quite respectable, but has a poor and unhappy home life. Ka Bo also has a difficult relationship with his mum, a middle-aged hooker whose use-by date has arrived.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-05-24
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Deadly Dream Woman
Overview: Nightingale Wong is a super heroine who looses her memory when her triad boss father is murdered. She is taken in by a kindly prostitute, and eventually takes revenge.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-09-10
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She Starts the Fire
Overview: A fish-out-of-water comedy where the fish can set people on fire! Wendy (Chingmy Yau) arrives in Hong Kong to stay with her aunt Big Beer (Deannie Ip), who shares a space with her landlord Charles (Lawrence Cheng). There’s just one problem: Wendy can set things on fire with her mind. Her pyrokinetic powers are accompanied with some bad luck, so the victim usually gets a double whammy of charred flesh and misfortune.
Genres: Comedy Romance Fantasy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-09-17
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Dances with Dragon
Overview: Aaron, a young, successful Chinese businessman, drifts on to a rural island after a scuba accident. Mistaken for an illegal immigrant, he is forced to take refuge in a small, family-run grocery store. Enjoying the riches to rags transition, he tells nobody his true identity, and falls in love with the grocery store owner's daughter, Yvonne. But while Aaron enjoys his life of anonymity, Yvonne covets the chance to escape her poverty. Meanwhile, in Aaron's absense, a plot has been hatched to take over his company. Are Aaron's and Yvonne's lives too different to find happiness together?
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1991-12-19
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Queen of Kowloon
Overview: Ah Sei is the second wife of poverty-stricken apothecary, and deals quietly with the hand that fate has dealt her. She is a virtual "house slave" to the first wife, and looks closely after the first wive's daughter, Irene, although Irene treats her with complete contempt. When the couple is killed in a car crash, Ah Sei is thrust into the position of caring for Irene first-hand, as she begins to prepare for her wedding, and must persevere through one turmoil after another
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2000-11-17
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Murder
Overview: Lawyer Jessica Yau finds out about her husband's money laundering scheme and gets shot in the head. She survives, but loses her memory. She is cared for by Mei Mei Chen, a nurse she screwed over in a lawsuit before being shot.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-05-14
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The Seven Angels
Overview: A female version of the US "Police Academy" series. Seven badly-behaved policewomen are instructed to go undercover in a nightclub called Vovo, to catch a deviant named See GaPao.
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1985-12-05
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Goodbye Mammie
Overview: After her husband's death, Sally takes over. She works and helps educate her 10-year-old son Andy. Andy is rather weak in character. That worries Sally. One day out of the blue comes the thunderbolt. Sally is to be found to have leukemia and has only six months to live. Turning a deaf ear to Andy's cries, she sends him to an orphanage to learn to be independent. Andy is extremely anguished.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1986-08-08
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The Executor
Overview: Chow Yun-Fat and Danny Lee star in this police action film. Two cops are trying to capture a triad boss, but are interrupted by hitman played by Chow Yun-Fat. This is one of those unique combination Hong Kong movies with action, comedy, and violence.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1981-03-04
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Carry On Police
Overview: Hong Kong comedy film.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1982-06-16
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Welcome
Overview: A girl from war-devastated Hong Kong in 2005 returns to the present to destroy the man responsible for bombing himself and his VP boss at a foundation plant ceremony. It is prophesied that the aftermath of the bombing will lead to devastating wars in the future. With the man eliminated wars can be prevented, but the spirit of his great-grandfather wants to save him.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1985-05-23
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Fantasy Romance
Overview: Fans of Hong Kong pinup queen Joey Wang are likely to appreciate this ghost-themed seriocomic fantasy about a comic book artist named Shing (Tony Leung) who finds himself haunted by the ghostly Ching-ching (Wang).
Genres: Fantasy Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1991-04-04
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The Unwritten Law
Overview: A lawyer becomes involved in a murder case concerning the bizarre killing of a rich businessman.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1985-09-26
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Ruthless Family
Overview: Ruthless Family aka Ruthless Law is a Hong Kong Crime movie directed by Max Lee Chiu-Chun and starring Alex Man and Chan Wai-Man.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1988-08-25
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Our Time Will Come
Overview: In Japanese-occupied Hong Kong, a school teacher and her would-be-fiancé link up with Chinese guerrilla fighters, forging their own path to freedom.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2017-07-01
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Thanks for Your Love
Overview: Wah (Andy Lau) has an uninhibited romantic nature and is very optimistic. He also loves motorcycles, but he gets into a traffic accident which damages a business of the company he works for and Wah is fired as a result. Lam-lam (Rosamund Kwan) is old-fashioned and conservative. She wants to get married with his boyfriend Michael (Michael Tao), but she overreacts and gets violent when she gets intimate with a man. Because of this, Michael broke up with her. One day, Wah met Lam-lam at a reception of her company. Having lost her love, Lam-lam was determined to make a breakthrough. Using alcohol to boost her courage, Lam-lam uses her tipsiness to seduce Wah. Wah sees his love fortune coming and the two of them hook up creating a seemingly imaginary and real bewildered night.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1996-09-26
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Sealed with a Kiss
Overview: A romance between two mentally handicapped youngsters.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1981-08-13
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Handsome Siblings
Overview: One hundred seventy years ago, a wise monk made a section of land known as the Villians Valley, a sanctuary. Anyone who came to the valley was considered protected and safe from the law. The proclamation also stated that they should have a chance at repentance. The Master of Eva Palace, who is now master of the martial arts world, holds no regard for the ancient laws and enters the valley in search of the 10 Untouchable Villians because she has a warrant of justice to destroy them. The remaining 8 villians were actually the 10 Untouchable Heroes until they were framed by two of their own members, The Twin Villians, and used as scapegoats.
Genres: Action Fantasy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-12-11
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From Ashes to Ashes
Overview: This medium length feature was produced by the HK TV station RTHK and the Government of HK within the anti smoking campaign. This is the first and unique film written and directed by Leslie Cheung. The movie was made in September 2000. Although many big stars appear in the movie, the budget was very modest: 700,000 HK$!
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2000-08-01
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Three Wishes
Overview: Three Wishes is a Hong Kong Comedy starring Anita Mui
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1988-08-11
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Man of the Times
Overview: A look at the life and times of Chan Chi Chiu--an ambitious cop's journey to become the highest ranking officer in Hong Kong.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-08-28
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Tragic Commitment
Overview: Alex is happily married to maternal doctor Hiu-Tung for five years. When Alex is fatally wounded in an accident, he reveals to Hiu-Tung about his affair with Black, who is impregnated with his baby.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1995-06-15
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Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind
Overview: Three lazybones friends manufacture a firebomb and place it in a cinema. Pearl, a sadistic young girl, has observed the scene, follows the bombers and starts to manipulate them. The four criminals plan more and more daring acts.
Genres: Crime Thriller Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1980-12-04
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The Truth – Final Episode
Overview: Raymond's lawyer license has been suspended. He has sacrificed his career to save his mom Lan. Right at that time every piece of evidence points to Raymond as the murderer of a policeman who had been hostile to him. The only person who has proofs of his innocence is his mother, now suffering from terminal disease but trying her best to sustain her life just for his son...
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1989-11-30
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Lam Ah Chun Blunders Again
Overview: Sequel to the comedy movie Lam Ah Chun
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1979-08-02
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Struggle for Leader
Overview: Struggle for Leader is a Hong Kong Crime movie starring Kent Cheng.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1983-04-21
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The Sweet and Sour Cops Part II
Overview: The Sweet and Sour Cops Part II is a Hong Kong Crime-Comedy starring Kent Cheng.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1982-05-20
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Wrong Wedding Trail
Overview: Wrong Wedding Trail is a Hong Kong Romance starring Kent Cheng.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1984-09-06
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Carry on Yakuza
Overview: Michael Chan plays Charlie Chan, a boxer who goes to Japan to take on a local hotshot in the ring. A gang of yakuzas pressure him to take a dive, but Charlie beats his opponent senseless instead, resulting in a life-or-death chase in which Charlie and his coach try to escape from the angry gangsters. They are spared by the yakuza boss Yakoda, and their eagerness to impress him leads them to pretend that they are the leaders of an influential triad organization known as the Marlboro Gang. That gang doesn't really exist, and their ruse only leads them to further endangerment after Yakoda is murdered by one of his employees. Yakoda's widow sends their daughter (who speaks Cantonese) to Hong Kong so that she won't be next on the hit list, and Charlie -- still pretending to be a powerful triad gangster -- agrees to protect her. He and his friends must save the girl from assassination attempts and kidnapping along the way, as well as coming to the rescue of Yakoda's widow.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1989-05-11
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Don't Look Back, or You'll Be Sorry
Overview: A feisty, wealthy woman is forced to team up with her despised son-in-law, when a vengeful ghost targets her pregnant daughter for reincarnation.
Genres: Comedy Horror Mystery
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2000-05-18
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