Lady in Black

1987 1h 32m CN

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8.3

BANGER

★8.3TMDB · 3

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Synopsis

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Kin Seng (Leung Ka Fai) falls into big debts in the gambling house. He persuades his loving wife, May (Lin Ching Hsia), to embezzle a huge sum from working place to save him. They go to Thailand to seek help from Kin Seng's uncle but in vain. On their return Journey, May accidentally falls off the ferry and Kin Seng commits a deliberate murder. [...] What is going to happen next? -From the Fortune Star Legendary Collection DVD summary.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Brigitte Lin
May
Tony Leung Ka-fai
Kin Seng
Shih Kien
Fung's Father
Connie Mak Git-Man
Shanny
Patricia Chong Jing-Yee
Ann Cheung
Phillip Kwok Chui
Kern
Lam Chung
Lam
Wong Kam-Kong
Shanghai Wong

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sun Chung
Writers: Law Kam-Fai, Edward Leung Yiu-Ming
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sun Chung, shot by Henry Chan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Brigitte Lin and Tony Leung Ka-fai and Shih Kien carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0092937 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sun Chung directs. Henry Chan behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

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139 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Sun Chung, shot by Henry Chan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Brigitte Lin and Tony Leung Ka-fai and Shih Kien carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0092937 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.