Lydia Shum Tin-Ha
Birthday: Born in 1945-07-21 in Shanghai, China
Deathday: 2008-02-19
Lydia Shum Tin-Ha (Cantonese: 沈殿霞) was a Hong Kong-Canadian comedian, MC, actress and singer. Known for her portly figure, signature dark-rimmed glasses and bouffant hairstyle.
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肥婆奶奶扭計媳
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豪門
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美味天王
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A heartwarming drama about two chefs competing for the coveted title of “Master of All Chefs”, “A Recipe for the Heart” is a delightful combination of gracefully concocted food and great comedy. Shek (Chun Pui) was the chef as well as the owner of the restaurant Delicious Garden. He disappeared after defeating by his good friend Shan (Bobby Au-Yeung) in a cooking contest, leaving behind his wife Yuen (Lydia Shum) and his daughter So So (Esther Kwan). Shan then disguised as Kut to help the two...
富貴冤家
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歡樂今宵
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Enjoy Yourself Tonight or E.Y.T was a popular variety show in Hong Kong. It made its first broadcast on TVB Jade on 20 November 1967. The show lasted 27 years with its last broadcast on Friday 7 October 1994. During the 1980s, it was compared with the American Saturday Night Live to become one of the world's longest running live-shows....
執到寶
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TVB萬千星輝賀台慶
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流氓皇帝
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The Misadventure of Zoo is a TVB television series, premiered in 1981. Theme song "Personhood Loves Freedom" composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong Jim, sung by Adam Cheng, and the sub theme song "Cheers" composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong Jim, sung by Adam Cheng....
央视春晚相声小品
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The Blood Wind
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In hope of growing his power, a warlord hires a group of 'Devil Fighters' to kill whoever gets in his way. When a group of martial arts experts does just that, it seems a bloodbath is unavoidable....
Drunken Tai Chi
Character: Fatty
A spoiled young man - on the run from a ruthless killer - hooks up with a puppeteer and his wife who are masters of the art of tai chi; the only style that can defeat the killer....
City Squeeze
Character: Mrs. Yu
Wong is a supervisor at Yau's firm, he is often taken advantage of because of his integrity and timidity. Yau has struck rich because of his wife's wealth. One day on an inspection tour, he's stunned by a receptionist, Fung. He then begins to date her. Most of the male staff in the firm is interested in Fung, including Wong. But he hasn't the courage to approach her....
Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore
Character: Shirley's Aunt
Shaw Brothers comedy....
Tiger on the Beat
Character: Department Store Sales Assistant
A seasoned cop and his rookie partner are a pair of mismatched partners in this Hong Kong action-comedy in the style of Lethal Weapon. The wacky twosome are up in arms as they try to solve the murder of a heroin trafficker....
Adventure in Denmark
Character: Tina - George's Fiancee
Two Chinese men go to Copenhagen for some reason. While one of them philanders around with various Danish and Asian women, the other falls in love with his Chinese tour guide, but takes time to have various drawn-out kung fu battles with a seemingly endless amount of thugs sent by his partner's overweight and very jealous girlfriend back home....
The Lady Killer
Character: Chan Kwong-ying
Bat Girl (Josephine Siao) returns from Singapore to Hong Kong as the singer Barbara to investigate her dad, a trapeze artist’s death. She is orphaned. She stays with her aunt. Her cousin is Sze Wai (Lui Kei), a pulp fiction writer of the superhero, Bat Girl. Encountering injustice, Bat Girl confronts Sze to interrogate about the whereabouts of Wu Wan-Lung (Sek Kin). Bat Girl unites with her friend, Chan Kwong-ying (Lydia Shum). Sze tracks down Bat Girl and is involved in a fight with Lung's mark...
Big Leap Forward
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1978 Hong Kong comedy Big Leap Forward aka Tian jiang heng cai, directed by Kuen Yeung, starring Jimmy Wang Yu....
You Are Wonderful
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Hong Kong movie...
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World II
Character: Aunt Lydia
After losing their lottery winnings during the bank's closure, the Biu family's luck changes again as Bill's job promotion and daughters' education and work careers sent them and the entire family to lead their new lives in Canada, where new misadventures await....
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World
Character: Aunty Lydia
Bill, a TV news reporter, tries to make ends meet to support himself, his wife and three daughters in urban Hong Kong. In the mist of the misadventures of Bill and his family, their luck and lives ultimately change when Bill's wife suddenly wins the lottery....
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World III
Character: Aunt Lydia
The Biu Family collects their lottery winnings in Canada and returns to Hong Kong to start a new life together, minus the second daughter due to a family quarrel of her involvement with her boyfriend. After Mrs. Biu shows off her money to her old friends at her bank, she loses it all in a robbery. Now, void of their new found wealth, the Biu Family must start over from scratch again....
The Great Man
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Hong Kong movie...
Win or Die
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Hong Kong movie...
Shaky Steps
Character: Lo Siu-Man
HK crime horror film....
Hong Kong Style
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Hong Kong movie...
Pretty Swindler
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Hong Kong movie...
April Fool
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Hong Kong movie...
Farewell Dearest
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Hong Kong movie...
The Sweetest Moment
Character: Mak Fung Ying
This is a Cantonese musical from director Wong Yiu...
Sup Sap Bup Dap
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A social satire on Hong Kong people’s obsession with gambling, told in 13 vignettes of various styles....
Facets of Love
Character: Fo's Servant
This story is centering around a Ming Dynasty brothel that steams with secret erotic myths, trysts and twists of pleasurable indulgence. A shaw production...
Millionaires' Express
Character: Hon's Wife
What happens when a glamorous express, with high government officials, wealthy merchants, concubines and a gang of brigands on board, speeds towards the small town of Hanshui, where escaping bank robbers, corrupt officials, and gamblers await? Well, let's just say the Titanic had a smoother maiden voyage....
The Invincible Eight
Character: Chiao Hsiu Hu
Everyday when General Xiao and his men ride through the Imperial City, inhabitants have to scatter around in order to keep out of their path. One day when Lei plans to assassinate Xiao but gets hurt, another three fighters He, Jiao and Feng come out boldly to help him out. With the help of Zhu, a cook, He succeeds to escape whereas the other three are seized. Later on, He acquaints himself with the girl Gui. Along with another two girls, Hai and Jiang, these eight youngsters are the descendants ...
The Lizard
Character: Director Jia's Wife
He steals from the rich and gives to the poor! Like Robin Hood, the title hero of The Lizard is a philanthropic thief, except the Lizard makes his rounds in 1930s Shanghai. Corrupt police chief Chen Can (Law Lit) is assigned to bring down the Lizard to appease the sinister Japanese forces, but the Lizard constantly eludes his grasp. Little does Chen Can know that the wily thief actually works for him! The Lizard's true identity is the mousy Cheng Long (Ngok Wah), who dons a mask and takes to the...
Lost Souls
Character: Mrs. Ling
Like many Hong Kong people, the Ling family are hoping to immigrate to Canada - but then they all die in a gas poisoning accident. Something wimpy like dying isn't going to stop them from their Canadian dreams, but it turns out migrating in the next life takes money, too. In order to raise funds to head west, the Lings return to the mortal world and get to work making money through various jobs, raising plenty of hilarious havoc and misunderstandings along the way....
Cat vs. Rat
Character: Bai's Mother
Pai 'The Rat' always gets into trouble with Chan 'The Cat'. They always try to outsmart each other even when it threatens the lives of other people....
The Lost Love
Character: Student
A romance film by the Shaw Brothers studio....
Oriental Playgirls
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In this gossipy film, the rise of several well-known Chinese actresses to local movie prominence is recounted, although in fictional form. Their encounters with well-known Hong Kong business and film celebrities are alluded to as well....
The House of 72 Tenants
Character: Shanghai Po
Set during a period of depression, the film chronicles the daily lives of a single urban building split up into several separate units, and the actual people that dwell within....
The Lark
Character: Mrs Ma's Daughter
A musical staring Carrie Ku Mei as a singer named Xiaoyun Shi, who comes to Hong Kong after a tour of other Asian countries, hoping to develop her career....
Comedy of Mismatches
Character: Guixiang
Comedy of Mismatches begins with widow Sun who single-handedly raises her son Yu Lang (Chin Feng) and daughter Zhu Yi (Li Hsiang Chun). One day, Mother Sun sends her children to the temple, where Yu Lang encounters Hui Niang (Pat Ting). Artist Xu Ya is also at the temple, praying that his daughter Wen Gu (Carrie Ku) will find a good husband. Soon after, Wen Gu encounters nobleman's son Pei Zheng (Wai Mao) and the two fall in love at first sight....
The Dream of the Red Chamber
Character: Little Fool
The Ching Dynasty novel The Dream of The Red Chamber is not only the most widely read, but also the most filmed book in Chinese history. The sprawling love story has proven a challenge to many filmmakers, but this version is acclaimed as the most successful. A sumptuous feature which took three years of planning and another for production, it was a hugely popular and critical hit which still stands out as a classic of both 18th century literature and 1960s moviemaking....
Return of the Phoenix
Character: Maid Xialian
Return Of The Phoenix is yet another masterpiece from prolific director Li Han-hsiang. An imperial minister Cheng Pu (Ching Miao) is faced with a quandary. He's getting old and his daughters are still not married. Elder daughter Shueh-yeh (Elizabeth Chuang) is so ugly no one wants her. Younger daughter Shueh-wu (Li Hsiang-chun) is beautiful but Mrs Cheng refuses to let her marry before her elder sister. The drama unfolds when Cheng decides to marry Shueh-wu off....
The Mirror and the Lichee
Character: Chun Tao
Movie queen Ivy Ling Po is ideally cast as a male scholar in this historical Huangmei Opera romance. It’s a tragic love story between the scholar and a local beauty (played by Fang Ying). He polishes mirrors as a pretext to get closer to his love, who signals her approval by tossing him a bunch of lichees. From that point on the course of true love proves operatically rocky, complete with murder and suicide....
The Birth of the Monkey King
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Faithfully Yours
Character: Ying's Mother
A playboy and his two friends get drunk and wake up next to a girl who claims to be pregnant by one of them....
The Bachelor's Swan Song
Character: Mrs. Chang
Kenny and Maggie, lovers of long standing, have been scrimping and saving for their marriage. One day Maggie suspects that she is pregnant, and suggests an early wedding. Kenny is thunder struck as he has just lost his every cent in the stock market....
Mr. Handsome
Character: Patsy
Two Hong Kong men must find a way to deal with their love lives: One with a much younger girlfriend and is admired by his co-worker, and one who is married to two hilarious, dictatorial and stubborn women....
The Perfect Match
Character: Madonna
George Lam is a famous conductor, Maggie Cheung an auto-mechanic; he rides a portable bicycle, she a motorcycle. Somehow, together, they find time to deal with some troublesome teens (Jacky Cheung, Vivian Chow) and fall in love....
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World Too
Character: Mrs. Lui
A large family decide that they must find a bigger place because their current flat is too cramped and triads are threatening to burn them down to pass a message on to somebody down the corridor. So after being mucked around by an agent selling a house in the country, they move into a dilapidated house. They then discover that it is going to be torn down and a huge shopping centre erected....
Laughter Of Water Margins
Character: Ms. Wong
Tiger fighter Wu Sung was originally a coward. But when he was drunk, he was extremely courageous. One time at Jingyang Gang, Wu Sung got drunk and killed a tiger. His fearless fight impressed Sung Jiang and Lao Zhishen. Wu Sang's brother Wu Dalang seemed to be an enmity with Pan Jinlian, but in fact they were a pair of swindler. Pan used her beauty to seduce men into bed and then Wu Dalangn would come in and blackmail the victim, asking for huge sum of money. They were very successful..........
Laugh in the Sleeve
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TONG Pak-Fu, CHUK Chi-Sang, MAN Ching-Ming and CHOW Man-Bun were the four famous learned-men in classical Mid-China. They were on good terms. Once, they picniced and visited the monkish home in Fu-Yau Mounts. While there they encounter the Lady of WAH Prime Minister in a sedan followed by a train of servants and maids. One of the maids named CHAU Heung was very attractive. Pak-Fu was attracted by CHAU Heung and tried every opportunity to get near her, and caused a lot of laughter. HE even follow...
If Tomorrow Comes
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Hong Kong romance film....
Rhapsody
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Hong Kong musical....
Happy Times
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Hong Kong comedy film....
Frigidity
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Frigidity is a Hong Kong Comedy starring Stanley Fung....
The Looks of Hong Kong
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The Looks of Hong Kong is a Hong Kong Drama directed by and starring Stanley Fung....
The Country Bumpkin
Character: Har Gu
The Country Bumpkin is a Hong Kong Comedy starring Stanley Fung....
The Youth
Character: Susan (Hsiao Shang)
Rich heir Tommy Wu has a circle of friends at university: Chow Hoi-kit and Kong Fan who both come from a poor background, Wong Ying whom Chow secretly admires, and Mary who goes out with Kong over the protests of her rich father. Tommy hangs out with the gangster Ah Kam, gambling and dancing days and nights away....
Convivial Trio
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Heiress Lin Sao Lei (Nancy Sit Kar-yin) manages to find the family warmth she lacks at home from her co-workers. One day, she accompanies Ho Yueh Ying (Chan Chai-chung) to a television audition and eventually becomes a major star. However, the temptation of romance, a rough patch in her career and a scam would soon make her regret the path she has taken....
Wise Wives and Foolish Husbands
Character: Wu To Yeung's Wife
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King of Stanley Market
Character: Fu's mom
Self-styled ladies man Richard Ng gets depressed when all those around him are finding love while he remains single....
Give Me a Kiss
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The Saint
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The Saint is a Hong Kong Martial Arts movie starring Stanley Fung....
The Lotus Lamp
Character: Chin Kuan-Pao
The Goddess of Hua Mountain is imprisoned for falling in love with a mortal, meanwhile her son is raised in secret until he can attempt to free her....
The Banquet
Character: Aunt Bill
Developer Tsang Siu-Chi and his agent have bought two of a group of four properties. Rival developer, Boss Hung has secured the other two properties. Both aim to buy all four so they can knock them down and build hotels....
The Private Eye
Character: Fei-po
The Private Eye is a Crime movie starring Charlie Chin...
Crimes Are To Be Paid
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A young innocent woman is raped by a gang of five men. Years later the young woman has matured into a sophisticated lady and singer. The five guys have gone their separate ways, however one by one, she finds them and sets about her revenge....
Movie-fan Princess
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A Cantonese factory woman obsessed with a famous Wuxia actor, has her fantasy crushed after discovering he is not the charming and humble person his movies portray him as. - Matthew E Carter...
Tiger of Northland
Character: Servant
The Tiger of Northland must help a lady and beat up some people....
The Wandering Life
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The Wandering Life is a Hong Kong Comedy starring Sammo Hung...
Master Cute and Da Fanshu
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The continuation of the Old Master Q film series....
Mother Vs Mother
Character: Bi Shi Zhu
"Romeo and Juliet" in Hong Kong, except the widow Capulet is father Montague's childhood sweetheart. The young lovers try to reconcile their mothers with the help of the father, who is left with a bad taste in his mouth....
Double Fattiness
Character: Lu Hsiao-Feng/Chu Hsiao Hsia
Siu-Fung (Lydia Sum), an owner of a pizzeria, unexpectedly succumbs to a heart attack. However, her spirit was unable to cross over to the other side, thus, she resurrects into the body of a young woman (Maggie Cheung). Afterward, she reunites with her family and tries to convince them that she is alive. Yet, the plot thickens when a woman, unrelated to the family and is physically identical to Siu-Fung, appears, and Siu-Fung's husband (Bill Tung) thinks that that woman is his wife....
Laugh In
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A female extra-terrestrial (Chen Chen) appears on earth - in Hong Kong - to warn humankind of an impending catastrophe, but is arrested and institutionalised. She becomes trapped in a media circus, paraded as a freak. Exhausted and exasperated, the girl vanishes; a UFO is seen disappearing into the night sky....
Love in Hawaii
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Taiwanese romance film....
Just Married
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When a newly-wed moves in with her new husband's family, she isn't appealed by her mother-in-law Spring because of her childish behavior at the wedding banquet. While having warned her son to be careful with his new bride, Spring concocts a plan to separate the couple and have her son marry her friend, a prim and mature lady....
The Joy of Spring
Character: Classmate
Hong Kong musical directed by Lo Chen....
The Lost Generation
Character: Concert Guest
The plot follows a group of women who struggle in Hong Kong, most of them illegal immigrants from mainland China....
The Adulteress
Character: Ko's Third Aunt
The noted actress Li Li-hua, star of more than sixty films since 1947, beautifully portrays the drugged, then disgraced wife of a peddler in the waning days of the Ching Dynasty. To make matters worse, she’s soon framed for her husband’s murder by her rapist - the son of the local magistrate! And even that isn’t the end of her woes. It’s best to have a box of tissues nearby as two expert directors ratchet up the emotional suspense in this consummate tearjerker....
Cheat to Cheat
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Hong Kong comedy directed by Li Han-Hsiang....
The Little Warrior
Character: Chu Tam Pa
The legendary swords-girl Little White Dragon, helps protect a crown prince on his journey to a far off temple where he is to be blessed before becoming a Prince. His evil relatives lay traps and send fighters to try and assassinate him.Luckily, the young prince is rescued by the Little Warrior, who is known as: The White Dragon. White Dragon fights off the assassins and delivers the prince safely to the monastery....
Fortune Hunter's Plot
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When Fu suffers a heart attack, his relatives hover around him hoping to get a slice of his great wealth. But despite his illness, the old man clings stubbornly to life. So greedy family members plan to murder him, intending to make nurse Daisy a scapegoat....
Miss Du Shi Niang
Character: Dame
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Perfect Couples
Character: Aunt Lily
A group of people all looking for their perfect match....
Happy Together
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A comedy about a group of Mainland tourists visiting HK to see the re-unification festivities. Thanks to a reservation mix-up, they have nowhere to stay and end up in a house belonging to the boss of bumbling housekeeper Lam Siu-fa....
When the Peach Blossoms Bloom
Character: Youngest Shen Daughter
The Shen couple had six children. For years Mr Shen had been the only one to support the family. One day, Mr Shen was on a crashed plane in Singapore and everyone believed he had died. Mrs Shen then went to Singapore to prepare for his funeral and the eldest daughter took charge of the family. However, the brothers and sisters would never listen to their eldest sister. The second brother was extremely bad-tempered and always beat the others up when they did not listen to him. The fourth sister ...
Fitness Tour
Character: Fei Fei
Manager Hou is very wealthy, and he comes up with another idea to make money. He organized a weight loss tour which lets the fat man go to the tourist side of the Three Gorges River. There they can both go sightseeing and lose weight....
In-Laws, Out-Laws
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An ensemble comedy centering on a family's hijinks around Lunar New Year, based on a hit television show....
The King Fa Fairy
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A Chinese fantasy drama...
Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell
Character: Nurse
Ghost-faced To is murdered in a mortuary after paying a visit to Muk Lan-fa. A set of teeth is found missing from another dead body. Lan-fa’s sister Sau-chen follows the leads on a business card To left behind to a dental clinic which suddenly bursts into flame. The news of her sister’s abduction by the infamous Japanese criminal Katsu Saburo soon reaches Lan-fa. Working together with her police friend Ko Cheung to crack the case, Lan-fa analyses photo evidences in minute detail. The duo order t...
Gallantry King
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The Big Chase
Character: Wong Kam-fung
Tse Mei-chen is deeply concerned about her only family, sister Bo-chen who is obsessed with perfecting her detective sensibilities. One day, Bo-chen returns home in panic to relay to her sister and her boyfriend detective Ma Tin-lung the horrifying murder of Siu-ying by her husband Tsui Kai. But a subsequent visit to the couple's, the cousin of Bo-chen's best friend Wong Kam-fung, proves the alleged crime false. Incognizant to all, the victim was Siu-ying's twin sister Kwok-ying, who bore witnes...
Return of Lady Bond
Character: Sheung
In protecting a group of children from bullying and gang violence, the gallant 'Lady Bond' Kong Yin stays with the family of driver Lee Pak in order to give classes in self-defence to Pak's younger brother Calf and neighbours Tak, Ah-ling as well as the young woman Sheung, drilling them in the moves and techniques. Startled by her striking resemblance to his kidnapped girlfriend Tong Ching-yee, Tse Tsi-ming pleads with and convinces Kong to pose as the missing girl to visit her bedridden grandfa...
Tenants of Talkative Street
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Hong Kong drama from the 1970s...
Blue Skies
Character: Member of musical troupe
Hsiao Yun's rise to fame all results from a lucky break, as she's forced to substitute for another singer at the last second. The girl makes the most of her fortuitous opportunity, creating a huge splash in her debut as an entertainer, a fact which forever changes her life! However, this newfound meteoric rise to fame begins to take a toll on her personal life. For one thing, it starts to complicate her burgeoning romance with her pianist lover. And secondly, she soon finds herself the receiver ...
Death Comes in Three
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All in the Family
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A family gathers to be with its dying father. The reunion brings to the surface old rivalries....