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Release Year1984
Runtime1h 40m
LanguageCantonese
CertificationNR
GenresAction, War
Votes26
DirectorLeong Po-Chih
WritersJohn Chan Koon-Chung
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.3 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsHong Kong 1941
About Hong Kong 1941
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.
Directed by Leong Po-Chih, Hong Kong 1941 leans on a strong ensemble — Chow Yun-Fat, Alex Man Chi-Leung, Cecilia Yip Tung — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about action titles of 1984.
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