Dang doi lai ming (1984)

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, ... See full summary »

Director:

Po-Chih Leong

Writer:

Koon-Chung Chan

Stars:

Yun-Fat Chow, Cecilia Yip, Alex Man

3 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Yun-Fat Chow	...	Yip Kim Fay (as Chow Yun Fat)
Cecilia Yip	...	Han Yuk Nam
Alex Man	...	Wong Hak Keung
Kien Shih	...	Chung Shin
Ma Wu	...	Chairman Liu Yan-Mau
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paul Chun	...	Sergeant Fa Wing
Feng Ku	...	Shui
Billy Lau	...	Factory Foreman
Yung-chiang Peng
Chien Yu
Sai-Kit Yung	...	General Kanezawa

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

hong kong | escape | rice | invasion | japanese | 

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Genres:

Action | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence

Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese English Japanese

Release Date:

2 November 1984 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Waiting for Dawn

Company Credits

Production Co:

D & B Productions, Bo Ho Film Company Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Good story and acting but I expected something different

Rated R for violence.

Hong Kong 1941 is an early Chow Yun Fat film.Today in north America, Chow Yun Fat is known for his action films such as Hard Boiled, The Killer,The Replacement Killers and The Corrupter.I rented this film from blockbuster expecting quite a bit of action.This is not an action film.It is a war/drama film.The film has good acting and a good storyline and people who aren't looking for action would like this film, though there are some fairly violent and bloody scenes.I saw this film about two years ago.The film is basically about the lives of three people during the Japanese occupation of hong kong in the year 1941.Hong Kong 1941 has good acting and a good story but it is a tad bit boring and not what you would expect from Chow Yun Fat.