Hong Kong 1941 (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 & 9 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
Wu Ma	...	Chairman Liu Yan-Mau
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paul Chun	...	Sergeant Fa Wing
Feng Ku	...	Shui
Billy Lau	...	Factory Foreman
Yun-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 | invasion | japanese | rice | 

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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

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

A solid small film.

A quiet, solid film about three young people caught up in the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong. Filmed as if it were originally a stage play, the story focuses on the relationships which develop between the three main characters as they fight to keep their dignity when faced with the physical and emotional terrors of war.

This is a good one to rent for a quiet afternoon in front of the television. There are some violent scenes (after all, it takes place in a land invaded by a foreign army) but not overly graphic. Cecilia Yip gives an understated performance; Chow Yun-Fat is seen here in his pre-superstar days but does well in a somewhat sparse role.