My Young Auntie

1981 2h 1m CN

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 40

ActionComedy

Synopsis

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Cheng Tai-nun is a young martial-arts champion. She marries an elderly landowner so that he can keep his estate from falling into the greedy and corrupt hands of his brother, Yu Yung-Sheng.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lau Kar-leung
Yu Jing-Chuen
Kara Wai Ying-Hung
Jing Dai-Nan
Hsiao Ho
Charlie Yu Tao
Johnny Wang Lung-Wei
Yu Yung-Sheng
Wilson Tong Wai-Shing
Sheng's Swordsman
Kwon Yeong-Moon
Sheng's Qigong Expert
Walter Tso Tat-Wah
Yu Jing-Fok
Gordon Liu
James

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lau Kar-leung
Writers: Lee Tai-Hang, Lau Kar-leung
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Journey to the West Collection (Shaw Brothers)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lau Kar-leung, shot by Peter Ngor Chi-Kwan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Chiang Hsing-Lung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Lau Kar-leung and Kara Wai Ying-Hung and Hsiao Ho carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0080717 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lau Kar-leung directs. Peter Ngor Chi-Kwan behind the camera. Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren scores. Chiang Hsing-Lung cuts. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

145 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Journey to the West Collection (Shaw Brothers)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Lau Kar-leung, shot by Peter Ngor Chi-Kwan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Eddie H. Wang Chi-Ren. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Chiang Hsing-Lung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Lau Kar-leung and Kara Wai Ying-Hung and Hsiao Ho carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0080717 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.