My Young Auntie (1981)

Cheng Tai-Nan (Kara Hui) is an honest and faithful servant of a dying patriarch who wants nothing more than to protect his vast wealth from his selfish, conniving nephew, Yung-Sheng. ... See full summary »

Director:

Chia-Liang Liu

Writer:

Chia-Liang Liu (screenplay)

Stars:

Chia-Liang Liu, Kara Wai, Hou Hsiao

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Chia-Liang Liu	...	Yu Ching-Chuen
Kara Wai	...	Cheng Tai-Nan
Hou Hsiao	...	Charlie Yu Tao
Lung Wei Wang	...	Yu Yung-Sheng
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tung-Kua Ai
Kwok Keung Chan	...	(as Kuo-Chiang Chen)
Wing-Hon Cheung
Tat-Wah Cho	...	Ching Fu, Iron Man of Canton
Yeong-Mun Kwon
King Chu Lee
Ta Lei	...	Boat passenger
Hsueh-Ming Liao
Hua Lin	...	Spectator
Hui Huang Lin
Ke Ming Lin

Storyline

Cheng Tai-Nan (Kara Hui) is an honest and faithful servant of a dying patriarch who wants nothing more than to protect his vast wealth from his selfish, conniving nephew, Yung-Sheng. Tai-Nan is young enough to be his granddaughter, but still agrees to marry her master so that all of his wealth will be lawfully safe with her so she can then transfer it to Ching-Chuen (Lau Kar-Leung), her new husband/master's favorite nephew. This angers the hateful Yung-Sheng greatly, who sends multiple thugs after Tai-Nan, but she is a highly skilled martial artist who is not easily defeated. Amazingly, things become even more complicated when Ching-Chuen's son, Yu Tao (Hou Hsiao), arrives home from a university in Hong Kong and discovers a mysterious women in his house and attacks her, not realizing she is actually his new great aunt, Tai-Nan. Complicating things even more is the uncomfortable sexual tension between Yu Tao and Tai-Nan. Next Yung-Sheng finally manages to steal all the paperwork, ...

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Plot Keywords:

masquerade | dance | high heels | nylons | fainting girl | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese Mandarin

Release Date:

1981 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Fangs of the Tigress

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shaw Brothers

Technical Specs

Runtime:

121 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kara Hui shot the rickshaw scene while recovering from an appendectomy. She had to move very carefully or risk tearing out the stitches.

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Connections

Featured in Films of Fury: The Kung Fu Movie Movie (2011)

User Reviews

Comic kung fu with the lovely Kara Hui Ying Hung

MY YOUNG AUNTIE (1981) is a clever Hong Kong comedy incorporating kung fu battles, starring and directed by master kung fu director Lau Kar Leung (aka Liu Chia Liang), who takes a break here from more intense kung fu fests like THE 36TH CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN and EXECUTIONERS FROM SHAOLIN. The story, set in the early 20th century, involves a dispute over family property after Lau is visited by the very pretty young widow (Kara Hui Ying Hung) of his aged uncle. Because of her status as the wife of the eldest family member, she's considered the senior member and the others defer to her. (She also knows kung fu.) When another, greedier relative, played by perennial villain Wang Lung Wei, disputes the will, this leads to a major kung fu battle between Lau and Wang. Appearing in a comic supporting role as a guitar-strumming college boy is Gordon Liu.

Much of the comedy arises from country bumpkin-in-the-big city-type gags as the young widow, newly arrived from the rural countryside, tries to fit in. At one point, she buys a whole new outfit, overdressing in a fancy white gown, high heels and jewelry, but she winds up getting into a kung fu fight anyway. At one point the college boys stage a costume ball: Kara goes as Marie Antoinette, while her great nephew, played by Hsiao Hou, who's the same age as her, goes as Robin Hood. Gordon Liu is one of the Three Musketeers and gets into a sword fight with a couple of thugs dressed as musketeers also. It's all a lot of fun, as long as you don't mind the comedy upstaging the kung fu for a change.