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Films from the country "hong kong", sorted by name
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A Cause to Kill (1970)
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Lisa Chiao Chiao, Ivy Ling Po, Tsang Choh-lam
Ivy Ling Po, star du Temple du Lotus Rouge, déchire l'écran ; mais c'est une star de cinéma jalouse et meurtrière, qui, comme toutes les renardes du film noir, veut tuer son mari. Si elle est furieuse que le tueur à gages qu'elle a engagé ait raté son travail, elle est ravie que son mari soit reconnu coupable du « meurtre » du tueur.
, 1h32Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Comedy, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Yvonne Yung, Lawrence Ng, Lee Siu-kei, Kingdom Yuen, Kenny Wong, Elvis Tsui
Siu-bak-choi (lit. "Little Cabbage") is a servant of the physician Yeung Nai-mou. Yeung is open towards the topic of sex, which is usually considered taboo in traditional Chinese society. He invents a type of condom to help people avoid contracting sexually transmitted diseases, but his idea was not accepted and he was scorned at. Lau Hoi-sing, the lecherous son of a local judge, has an adulterous affair with Yeung's wife, but they are discovered by Little Cabbage. Yeung's wife tries to send Little Cabbage away by forcing the latter to marry Gok Siu-dai so as to prevent Little Cabbage from telling Yeung about her secret affair. Lau has been eyeing Little Cabbage for some time and he rapes her, but is discovered by Gok. Yeung's wife is afraid of being implicated so she instigates Lau to murder Gok and frame Yeung and Little Cabbage for the deed. The pair are put on trial and subjected to tortures to force them to "confess" to the crime.
A Deadly Secret (1980)
, 1h30Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Kung fu, Action
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films, Wuxia films
Actors Yueh Hua, Dick Wei
Un magistrat corrompu est si obsédé à vouloir trouver un trésor caché qu'il enterre sa fille vivante, déclenchant une frénésie de destruction...
A Fighter's Blues (2000)
, 1h45Directed by Daniel Lee
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Romance, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films
Actors Andy Lau, Takako Tokiwa, Intira Jaroenpura
After spending 13 years in jail for killing one of his opponents Chat Chai in the dressing room after breaking up the fight because of a quarrel with his girlfriend Pim, Mong Fu (Andy Lau), a washed up Muay Thai kickboxer returns to Thailand to look for his old love. Upon arrival in Bangkok, he finds out that she died and that he has a 14-year-old daughter. He finds the orphanage and meets his daughter and starts a relationship with sister Mioko who runs the orphanage. To clean his past, he challenges the current and more than 15 years younger champion, who wants to avenge Chai.
A Hero Never Dies (1998)
, 1h26Directed by Johnnie To
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Sean Lau, Leon Lai, Lam Suet, Wong Tin-Lam
Jack et Martin sont hommes de main dans deux clans opposés. Après une confrontation où ils se sont entretués, ils sont abandonnés par leurs clans respectifs.
A Man Called Hero (1999)
, 1h56Directed by Andrew Lau
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Wuxia films
Actors Ekin Cheng, Shu Qi, Yuen Biao, Jerry Lamb, Dion Lam, Nicholas Tse
The story begins in early Republican China. Hero Hua (Ekin Cheng) is given his family heirloom, the Red Sword, and is accepted by Pride (Anthony Wong), a martial arts master, as a student after passing a test. When he returns home, he is horrified to see that his family have been murdered by Westerners for opposing the opium trade. That night, Hero breaks up the Westerners' party and kills them in revenge. He spends the rest of the night with his lover, Jade (Kristy Yang). The next morning, he flees from China and sails to America.
A Moment of Romance (1990)
, 1h28Directed by Benny Chan
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Road movies, Gangster films
Actors Andy Lau, Ng Man-tat, Lau Kong
Wah Dee (Andy Lau), a young triad gangster, is the getaway driver in a jewelry store robbery. When the raid goes wrong, he takes a young woman named Jo Jo (Jacklyn Wu) hostage. The head of Wah Dee's gang, Trumpet, demands that she be killed, but Wah Dee resists and saves her. Despite the fact that Wah Dee and Jo Jo come from different backgrounds, the two fall in love but still face many difficulties.
A Moment of Romance III (1996)
Directed by Johnnie To
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, War, Action, Romance
Actors Andy Lau, Richie Ren, Alex Fong
Lau Tin-wai est un pilote de chasse de l'armée de l’air chinoise, forcé d'atterrir dans un champ. Une communauté de fermiers prend soin de lui afin de le ramener sur pieds, c'est alors qu'il rencontre Ting Siu-wo, une jeune femme qui tombe amoureuse de lui.
A Taste of Cold Steel (1970)
Directed by Yueh Feng
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Action
Actors Sammo Hung, Chang Yi, Shu Pei-pei, Essie Lin Chia, Chen Hung-lieh, Wang Hsieh
Les trois sœurs Gan ont fort à faire pour protéger l'héritage de leur défunt père, une épée disco émettant une lueur violette convoitée par nombre de personnages martiaux plus ou moins patibulaires. L'usage répété de la violence pour résoudre les conflits opposant les différents personnages amènera bon nombre de ces derniers à éprouver le goût de l'acier froid éponyme.
, 1h30Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime, Romance
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Andy Lau, Anita Yuen, Mark Cheng, William So
Ice (Christine Ng), the leader of the killer organisation, sets a rule that whoever failed to achieve a task must die. Her underlings include her right-hand man Ko Sau (Andy Lau), nicknamed "Judge". During a mission, Ko Sau meets a fellow newcomer Yu-fung (Anita Yuen). During that time, he develops feelings for her. However, due to his lonely personality and the principles of an assassin career, it stalls the relationship. Despite this, they are still able to spend happy times together. During another mission, Ko Sau fails to complete the task when he saves a child. He apologizes to Ice and is willing to work unconditionally for her. However, Ice is determined to stick to the rules and sends Yu-fung to kill Ko, which Yu-feng is reluctant to do. On the other hand, hard boiled police inspector Tung Fai (Waise Lee) has gathered evidence of the organisation and holds a large scale hunt for Ko Sau and Ice's bodyguard Wong Cheung (Mark Cheng), who swears to kill Ko for revenge from a gunshot wound Ko had inflicted on him earlier. Under a lone and weak environment, with enemies all around him, Ko Sau and Yu-fung's relationship is also severely tested.
Hard Boiled (1992)
, 2h6Directed by John Woo
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Gangster films
Actors Chow Yun-fat, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Philip Chan, Teresa Mo, John Woo, Philip Kwok
In a tea house in Hong Kong, Officer "Tequila" Yuen (Chow Yun-fat) and his partner Benny (Bowie Lam), attempt to arrest a group of gun smugglers while they are making a deal. After an ambush from another gang member, a fierce gun battle breaks out. The gangsters are defeated but with several police officers badly wounded, and Benny is killed. Tequila, seeking revenge, decides to kill the gangster who ambushed them, rather than arrest him. This angers his boss, Officer Superintendent Pang (Philip Chan), who wanted the gangster alive to testify. Tequila is ordered off the case.
A True Mob Story (1998)
, 1h52Directed by Wong Jing
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Gangster films
Actors Andy Lau, Alex Fong, Gigi Leung, Mark Cheng, Sam Lee, Lee Siu-kei
In 1993, Wai Kat-cheung (Andy Lau) is an underling of Prince (Mark Cheng). Since Cheung was young, his father was a triad member so Cheung also joined the triad. One time when Prince owed Crazy Ball (Ben Ng) HK$3 million debt, Crazy Ball abducted Prince and Cheung rescues him by slicing Crazy Ball's left eye. Although he later became highly regarded by Prince and his status rose, he also had to pay a heavy price. He not only forged a vendetta with Crazy Ball, that night, his wife Cindy (Angie Cheung) also saw him slaughtering and went to help him but was run over by a car.
A World Without Thieves (2004)
, 1h53Directed by Feng Xiaogang
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Rail transport films, Martial arts films
Actors Andy Lau, Rene Liu, Li Bingbing (李冰冰), Anthony Wong, Xu Fan (徐帆), Chapman To
The story is set primarily on a train bound inland from Tibet. Sha Gen (played by Wang Baoqiang), a naïve village boy working as construction worker in Tibet, was returning home to get married. Refusing to believe that thieves exist in the world, Sha Gen insists on carrying his five years of savings worth ¥60,000 ($7,200 USD) with him rather than use remittance. Sha Gen also brazenly shouts his earnings in a crowded street. As such, he has attracted the attention of Wang Bo (Andy Lau) and Wang Li (Rene Liu), who are lovers as well as highly skilled professional thieves. Wang Bo wants to steal the money as a last hit to end their career, but Wang Li, pregnant with their child and moved by Sha Gen's innocence, decides to protect the boy.