1916

2000

~ 32 ~

: canon

classic

~3~

Must-See
100
Hong Kong Movies
There are many good movies in the
history of Hong Kong. Most citizens
of the SAR are aware that we have
a rich cinematic heritage, with one
of the most prolific film industries in
the world that has produced a body
of wonderful films throughout the
years. Yet, this rich tradition remains
largely unrecognized, even ignored.
Old movies, especially those made
before the fabled Golden Age of the
1980s, are considered irrelevant,
poorly made and, perhaps worst,
boring.
100 Must-See Hong Kong Movies
aims at changing that misguided
perception. It is a screening
programme presented by the Hong
Kong Film Archive, designed to let
viewers experience some of the
best movies made in Hong Kong.

The films in the programme

represent Hong Kong cinema from
its early years to the end of the 20th
century. The turn of the century was
used as cut-off point for several
reasons. This provides some
historical distance to the selection
process. Also, movies are the
dominant art form of the last century
and Hong Kong films in this century
have experienced a development
very different from that of the last.
The titles were chosen by a panel
of experts well-versed in the history
of Hong Kong cinema. They are
Sam Ho, Programmer of the HKFA;
Po Fung, HKFA Research Officer;
W o n g A i n - l i n g , f o r m e r H K FA
Research Officer and renowned
writer; Law Kar, former HKFA
Programmer and film researcher;

~ 45 ~

Li Cheuk-to, Artistic Director of

the Hong Kong International Film
Festival; and Shu Kei, Dean of the
School of Film & Television, the
Hong Kong Academy for Performing
Arts.
Films were selected mostly on
artistic grounds but in some
instances for their historical
significance. As the programme title
indicates, these are films that must
be seen. Availability is therefore
another selection criterion. The idea
of must see loses meaning if the
films cannot be seen. As such, all
of the titles on the list are, as far
as we can determine, available for
screening.
Cinema, despite its ready capacity
for entertainment, is an art form.
And among all the art forms

practiced in Hong Kong, film

undeniably has the most profound
impact on the rest of the world. Our
cinema has enjoyed widespread
global success and, even more
importantly, inspired much imitation,
which, of course, is the best form
of flattery. It is therefore paramount
that the people of Hong Kong
should have a better understanding
and appreciation of our cinemas
amazing accomplishments.

Sam Ho,
Programmer,
Hong Kong Film Archive

~5~

01

A Trip Through China

1916
Dir / Producer: Benjamin Brodsky
1916 B&W Silent Eng Intertitles

02

1939
Dir / Scr: Tsai Chu-sang Orig Story: Zhao Yingcai
Prod Co: The Grandland
Cast: LiLili, Lee Ching, Jiang Ming, Lee King-Po, Hong Hong
1939 B&W Mandarin

Orphan Island Paradise

03

Scenes of Yan'an

aka On the Northwest Front Line

()

1941
Dirs / Scrs: Lam Chong, Tsui Tin-cheung
Producer: China War Time Film Research Association
Prod Co: Qingnian Photography Group
1941 B&W Silent Chinese Intertitles

~ 98 ~

04

1941
Dir: Tang Xiaodan Scr: Lee Fung
Prod Co: Grandview
Cast: Cheung Ying, Fung Fung, Ng Wui, Wong Ang, Tso Tat-wah
1941 B&W Cantonese

~9~

Roar of the People

05

A Page of History

1941
Dir / Scr: Lai Man-wai Prod Co: China Sun
1941 B&W Mandarin Chinese Intertitles

~ 1011 ~

06

1948

Dir: Zhu Shilin Orig Story / Scr: Yao Ke's play Sorrows of the Qing Court
Prod Co: Yung Hwa
Cast: Zhou Xuan, Shu Shi, Hong Bo
1948 B&W Mandarin

~ 11 ~

Sorrows of
the Forbidden City

07

Blood will Tell

1949
Dir: Griffin Yue Feng Scr: Doe Ching
Prod Co: Great Wall
Cast: Yan Jun, Bai Guang, Chen Juanjuan, Han Fei
1949 B&W Mandarin

~ 1312 ~

Whip that Smacks the Candle

Wong Fei-hung's

08

Wong Fei-hung

Burns the Tyrants' Lair

1949

1949

Dir: Wu Pang Scr: Ng Yat-siu

Prod Co: Yongyao
Cast: Kwan Tak-hing, Tso Tat-wah, Lee Lan, Tang Tak-wah
1949 B&W Cantonese

Dir: Wu Pang Scr: Ng Yat-siu

Prod Co: Yongyao
Cast: Kwan Tak-hing, Tso Tat-wah, Lee Lan, Sek Kin
1949 B&W Cantonese

~ 1312 ~

~ 13 ~

09

Dawn Must Come

1950
Dir: Wong Wai-yat Scr: Chan Chan-wan
Prod Co: Nanguo
Cast: Cheung Ying, Wong Sun, Lee Ching, Sek Kin
1950 B&W Cantonese

~ 15 ~

10

The Kid

1950
Dir: Fung Fung Scr: Tso Kea
Orig Story: Yuen Po-wan's comic of the same title
Prod Co: Datong
Cast: Bruce Lee, Yee Chau-shui, Lee Hoi-chuen, Fung Fung
1950 B&W Cantonese

~ 1617 ~

11

Awful Truth

1950
Dir: Li Pingqian Scrs: Doe Ching, Wu Tieyi
Prod Co: Great Wall
Cast: Li Lihua, Han Fe, Yan Jun, Wang Yuen-lung
1950 B&W Mandarin

~ 17 ~

12

The Misarranged Love Trap

1950

Dir / Scr: Mok Hong-si Orig Story: Ko Hung's Diary of a Broker

Prod Co: Nanlian
Cast: Cheung Ying, Luk Siu-sin, Yee Chau-shui,

Hung Tsi-mei (aka Hung Cheuk)
1950 B&W Cantonese

~ 1918 ~

13

Blood-stained Azaleas

1951

Dir: Lee Sun-fung Scr: Fung Yat-wai Orig Story: Ng Cho-fan

Prod Co: Zhenming
Cast: Ng Cho-fan, Pak Yin, Siu Yin Fei, Yip Ping
1951 B&W Cantonese

~ 19 ~

14

Should They Marry?

1951
Dirs: Zhu Shilin, Bai Chen Scr: Lu Jue
Prod Co: Dragon-Horse
Cast: Li Lihua, Han Fei, Jiang Ming, Nan Qing
1951 B&W Mandarin

~ 2021 ~

1951
Dir / Scr / Orig Story: Tong Tik-sang
Prod Co: Chak Sang
Cast: Fong Yim-fun, Luo Pinchao, Wong Chin-sui, Lam Mui-mui
1951 B&W Cantonese

~ 2021 ~

Mysterious Murderer (Part 1 )

15

Mysterious Murderer (Part 2)

1951
Dir / Scr / Orig Story: Tong Tik-sang
Prod Co: Chak Sang
Cast: Fong Yim-fun, Luo Pinchao, Lam Mui-mui, Wong Chin-sui, Pik Sai
1951 B&W Cantonese

~ 21 ~

16

The Prodigal Son

1952
Dir / Scr: Ng Wui
Prod Co: Sun Luen
Cast: Cheung Ying, Lo Duen, Pak Yin, Wong Man-lei, Yung Siu-yi
1952 B&W Cantonese

~ 23 ~

17

1953

Spring

Family

Dir / Scr: Lee Sun-fung

Orig Story: Ba Jin's novel of the same title
Prod Co: The Union
Cast: Ng Cho-fan, Cheung Wood-yau,
Pak Yin, Yung Siu-yi
1953 B&W Cantonese

Autumn

1953
Dir / Scr: Ng Wui Orig Story: Ba Jin's novel of the same title
Prod Co: The Union
Cast: Ng Cho-fan, Cheung Ying, Tsi Lo Lin, Cheung Wood-yau
1953 B&W Cantonese

~ 24
25 ~

1954
Dir / Scr: Chun Kim Orig Story: Ba Jin's novel of the same title
Prod Co: The Union
Cast: Ng Cho-fan, Cheung Wood-yau, Hung Sin Nui, Yung Siu-yi, Sek Kin
1954 B&W Cantonese

~ 25 ~

18

Festival Moon

1953
Dir: Zhu Shilin Scr: Zhu Shilin, Shen Ji
Prod Co: Feng Huang
Cast: Han Fei, Jiang Hua, kung Chiu-hsia
1953 B&W Mandarin

~ 2627 ~

19

In the Face of Demolition

1953

Dir: Lee Tit Scrs: Lo Duen, Chan Wan

Prod Co: The Union
Cast: Ng Cho-fan, Cheung Ying, Tsi Lo Lin, Mui Yee, Wong Man-lei
1953 B&W Cantonese

~ 27 ~

20

Story of Father and Son

1954
Dir: Ng Wui Scr: Cheng Kang
Prod Co: The Union
Cast: Cheung Wood-yau, Yuen Siu-fai, Yung Siu-yi, Wong Man-lei
1954 B&W Cantonese

~ 29
28 ~

21

Mutual Understanding

1954

Dir: Chun Kim Scrs: Lee Hang, Lo Duen

Prod Co: Sun Luen
Cast: Cheung Ying, Hung Sin Nui, Wong Man-lei,

Ma Siu-ying, Yip Ping
1954 B&W Cantonese

~ 29 ~

22

It was a Cold Winter Night

aka Cold Night

1955

Dir / Scr: Lee Sun-fung Orig Story: Ba Jin's novel of the same title
Prod Co: Hwa Lien
Cast: Ng Cho-fan, Pak Yin, Wong Man-lei, Lee Ching
1955 B&W Cantonese

~ 3031 ~

23

Parents Hearts

1955

Dir / Scr: Chun Kim

Prod Co: The Union
Cast: Ma Si-tsang, Wong Man-lei, Lam Kar-sing, Yuen Siu-fai
1955 B&W Cantonese

~ 31 ~

24

Eternal Love

1955

Dir: Lee Tit Scr: Ko Wong

Orig Story: Theodore Dreiser's Sister Carrie
Prod Co: The Union
Cast: Ng Cho-fan, Hung Sing Nui, Wong Man-lei, Sek Kin
1955 B&W Cantonese

~ 33
32 ~

25

1955

Dir / Scr: Lee Sun-fung Orig Story: Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina
Prod Co: The Union
Cast: Cheung Wood-yau, Pak Yin, Ma Si-tsang, Mui Yee, Lee Ching
1955 B&W Cantonese

~ 33 ~

Anna

26

Blood in Snow

1956

Dir / Scr: Li Han-hsiang Orig Story: Shi Tuo's Big Circus

Prod Co: Yadong
Cast: Li Lihua, Grace Chang, Lo Wei, King Hu
1956 B&W Mandarin

~ 34
35 ~

27

1956

Dir: Wong Hang Scrs: Chun Kim, Cheng Kang

Prod Co: The Union
Cast: Lee Ching, Tsi Lo Lin, Lo Duen, Wong Man-lei, Wong Oi-ming
1956 B&W Cantonese

~ 35 ~

The Wall

28

The Seventh Heaven

1956

Dir: Ng Wui Scr: Chor Yuen

Prod Co: Kong Ngee
Cast: Patrick Tse Yin, Nam Hung, Ng Wui, Wong Cho-shan
1956 B&W Cantonese

~ 3637 ~

Golden Lotus

1957

Dir / Scr: Griffin Yue Feng

Prod Co: MP & GI
Cast: Linda Lin Dai, Kelly Lai Chen, Wang Lai
1957 B&W Mandarin

~ 37 ~

29

30

Love Lingers On

()

1957

Dir / Scr: Tso Kea Orig Story: Emily Bront's Wuthering Heights
Prod Co: MP & GI
Cast: Cheung Ying, Mui yee, Chow Kwun-ling,

Cheung Ching, Wong Man-lei
1957 B&W Cantonese

~ 39
38 ~

31

The Sorrowful Lute

1957

Dir: Tso Kea Scrs: Tso kea, Chan Wan

Prod Co: MP & GI
Cast: Fong Yim-fun, Ng Cho-fan, Wong Chin-sui, Ng Tung
1957 B&W Cantonese

~ 39 ~

32

Our Sister Hedy

1957

Dir / Scr: Doe Ching Orig Story: Zheng Hui's novel of the same title
Prod Co: MP & GI
Cast: Julie Yeh Feng, Jeannette Lin Tsui, Dolly Soo Fung, Mu Hong
1957 B&W Mandarin

~ 4041 ~

Money

1959

Dir: Ng Wui Scr: The Union Screenwriters and Directors Committee

Prod Co: The Union
Cast: Cheung Ying, Pak Yin, Cheung Wood-yau, Ng Cho-fan, Lee Ching
1959 B&W Cantonese

~ 41 ~

33

34

Butterfly and
Red Pear Blossom

1959

Dir: Lee Tit Scr: Tong Tik-seng

Orig Story: Zhang Shouqing's Red Pear Blossom
Prod Co: Hawks
Cast: Yam Kim-fai, Pak Suet-sin, Lan Chi Pak, Leung Sing-po
1959 B&W Cantonese

~ 43
42 ~

35

The Chair

1959

Dir: Tso Kea Scr: Lee Hang

Prod Co: Overseas
Cast: Cheung Ying, Mui yee, Wong Man-lei,

Lui Ming, Keung Chung ping
1959 B&W Cantonese

~ 43 ~

36

Laugh, Clown, Laugh

1960

Dir: Li Pingqian Scr: Zhou Ran

Prod Co: Great Wall
Cast: Bao Fong, Shek Hwei, Kung Chiu-hsia, Wong Oi-ming
1960 B&W Mandarin

~ 44
45 ~

Forever Yours

1960

Dir / Scr: Evan Yang

Prod Co: MP & GI
Cast: Grace Chang, Kelly Lai Chen, Wang Lai, Lin Jing
1960 B&W Mandarin

~ 45 ~

37

38

Motherhood

1960
Dir / Scr: Tso Kea Orig Story: Henrik Ibens play Ghosts
Prod Co: Overseas
Cast: Wong Man-lei, Cheung Ying, Ha Ping, Wong Cho-shan
1960 B&W Cantonese

~ 46
47 ~

The Wild, Wild Rose

1960

Dir: Wong Tin-lam Scr: Qin Yifu (aka Nellie Chin Yu)
Prod Co: MP & GI
Cast: Grace Chang, Chang Yang, Dolly Soo Fung, Wang Lai
1960 B&W Mandarin

~ 47 ~

39

40

The Eternal Love

1960

Dir / Scr: Zhu Shilin Orig Story: Puxian Opera After the Reunion
Prod Co: Great Wall
Cast: Fu Che, Hsia Moon, Kung Chiu-hsia, Bao Fong
1960 Colour Mandarin

~ 49
48 ~

Father Is Back

1961

Dir: Lee Tit Scr: Fung Fung-kor Orig Story: Ng Cho-fan

Prod Co: Hwa Lien
Cast: Ng Cho-fan, Cheung Ying, Kong Suet, Shek Sau
1961 B&W Cantonese

~ 49 ~

41

42

How to Get a Wife

1961

Dir / Scr: Chun Kim

Prod Co: Kong Ngee
Cast: Patrick Tse Yin, Patsy Kar Ling, Keung Chung-ping

Sheung-kwun Kwan-wai
1961 B&W Cantonese

~ 5051 ~

43

Empress Wu Tse-tien

1963

Dir: Li Han-hsiang Scrs: Li Han-hsiang, Wang Yueh-ting

Prod Co: Shaw Brothers
Cast: Li Lihua, Chao Lei, Grace Ting Ning, Lo Wei
1963 Colour Mandarin

~ 51 ~

44

Father Takes a Bride

1963

Dir: Wong Tin-lam Scr: Eileen Chang

Prod Co: MP & GI
Cast: Lucilla You Min, Wang Yin, Kelly Lai Chen,

Wang Lai, Peter Dunn, Paul Dunn
1963 B&W Mandarin

~ 53
52 ~

45

Ungratefulness

aka Remorse

1965

Dir: Chor Yuen Scr: Wu Mei-ping

Prod Co: Kong Ngee
Cast: Patsy Kar Ling, Patrick Tse Yin, Cheung Wood-yau, Man Oi-lan
1965 B&W Cantonese

~ 53 ~

46

Come Drink with Me

1966

Dir: King Hu Scrs: King Hu, Er Yang

Prod Co: Shaw Brothers
Cast: Cheng Pei-pei, Elliot Yueh Hua, Chen Hung-lieh
1966 Colour Mandarin

~ 54
55 ~

47

Story of
a Discharged Prisoner

1967

Dir / Scr: Patrick Lung Kong

Prod Co: Sun Ngee
Cast: Patrick Tse Yin, Patsy Kar Ling, Sek Kin,
Wong Wai, Patrick Lung Kong
1967 B&W Cantonese

~ 55 ~

Paragon of Sword & Knife

Dir: Chan Lit-bun Scr: Ling Hon

Orig Story: Or Lung Sang's novel of the same title
Prod Co: Hong Kong Film Co.
Cast: Connie Chan Po-chu, Suet Nei, Kenneth Tsang Kong, Law Oi-sheung
1967 Colour Cantonese

~ 5657 ~

1968

Dir: Chan Lit-bun Scr: Ling Hon

Orig Story: Or Lung Sang's novel of the same title
Prod Co: Hong Kong Film Co.
Cast: Connie Chan Po-chu, Suet Nei, Kenneth Tsang Kong, Law Oi-sheung
1968 Colour Cantonese

~ 57 ~

1967

Paragon of Sword &

Knife (Part 2)

48

49

The Golden Swallow

1968

Dir: Chang Cheh Scrs: Chang Cheh, Tu Yun-chih

Prod Co: Shaw Brothers
Cast: Jimmy Wang Yu, Cheng Pei-pei, Lo Lieh, Chao Hsin-yen, Wu Ma
1968 Colour Mandarin

~ 59
58 ~

50

The Pregnant Maiden

aka Young, Pregnant and Unmarried

1968

Dir / Scr: Chor Yuen

Prod Co: Hou Hou
Cast: Connie Chan Po-chu, Lui Kay, Helena Law Lan,

Stanley Fung Shui-fan
1968 B&W Cantonese

~ 59 ~

51

The Arch

Subrata Mitra
Les Blank)C.C. See

1970

Dir / Scr: Tong Shu-shuen

Prod Co: Film Dynasty
Cast: Lisa Lu, Roy Chiao, Hilda Chou Hsuan, Li Ying
1970 B&W Mandarin

~ 6061 ~

Yesterday Today Tomorrow

1970

Dir / Scr: Patrick Lung Kong

Orig Story: Albert Camus's The Plague
Prod Co: Eng Wah
Cast: Paul Chang Chung, Chang Yang, Lam Yuen-ching,

Nancy Sit Kar-yin, Kenneth Tsang Kong
1970 Colour Mandarin

~ 61 ~

52

53

A Touch of Zen

1971

Dir / Scr: King Hu

Orig Story: Pu Songling's Strange Tales from Chinese Studio
Prod Co: Union Film Company, International
Cast: Hsu Feng, Shih Chun, Bai Ying, Tien Peng, Roy Chiao
1971 Colour Mandarin

~ 63
62 ~

54

Intimate Confessions of
a Chinese Courtesan

1972

Dir: Chor Yuen Scr: Chiu Kang-chien

Prod Co: Shaw Brothers
Cast: Lily Ho, Betty Pei Ti, Elliot Yueh Hua, Fan Meisheng
1972 Colour Mandarin

~ 63 ~

55

The Way of the Dragon

1972

Dir / Scr: Bruce Lee

Prod Co: Concord
Cast: Bruce Lee, Nora Miao, Chuck Norris, Wei Ping'ao
1972 Colour Mandarin & English

~ 64
65 ~

The Blood Brothers

56

1973

Dir: Chang Cheh Scrs: Chang Cheh, Ni Kuang

Prod Co: Shaw Brothers
Cast: Ti Lung, John Chiang, Chan Koon-tai, Ching Li
1973 Colour Mandarin

~ 65 ~

57
China Behind

1974

Dir / Scr: Tong Shu-shuen

Prod Co: Film Dynasty
Cast: Tsang Kei-luk, Poon Yu-man, Siu Siu-ling, Fung Bo-yin
1974 Colour Mandarin

~ 6667 ~

The Magic Blade

1976

Dir: Chor Yuen Scrs: Ni Kuang, Szeto On

Orig Story: Gu Long's novel of the same title
Prod Co: Shaw Brothers
Cast: Ti Lun, Lo Lieh, Ching Li, Tanny Tien Ni, Kuk Fung
1976 Colour Mandarin

~ 67 ~

58

59

The Private Eyes

1976

Dir / Scr: Michael Hui

Prod Co: Golden Harvest, Hui Brothers
Cast: Michael Hui, Sam Hui, Ricky Hui, Angie Chiu Nga-chi
1976 Colour Cantonese

~ 69
68 ~

Drunken Master

1978

Dir: Yuen Woo-ping Scrs: Ng See-yuen, Seow Long

Prod Co: Seasonal
Cast: Jackie Chan, Simon Yuen Siu-tin, Wong Ching-lee, Dean Shek
1978 Colour Cantonese

~ 69 ~

60

61

Dirty Ho

1979

Dir: Lau Kar-leung Scr: Ni Kuang

Prod Co: Shaw Brothers
Cast: Wang Yu, Gordon Liu Chia-hui, Lo Lieh
1979 Colour Cantonese

~ 7071 ~

Raining in the Mountain

1979

Dir / Scr: King Hu

Prod Co: Lo and Hu
Cast: Hsu Feng, Tung Lin, Sun Yue, Tien Fung, Paul Chun
1979 Colour Mandarin

~ 71 ~

62

63

The Butterfly Murders

1979

Dir: Tsui Hark Scr: Lam Chi-ming

Prod Co: Seasonal
Cast: LauSiu-ming, Wong Shu-tong, Chang Kuo-chu, Michelle Yim
1979 Colour Cantonese

~ 7273 ~

64

The Secret

1979

Dir: Ann Hui Scr: Joyce Chan

Prod Co: Unique
Cast: Sylvia Chang, Angie Chiu Nga-chi, Tsui Siu-keung,

Alex Man, Lee Hai-suk
1979 Colour Cantonese

~ 73 ~

65
The Spooky Bunch

Melody Bank

1980

Dir: Ann Hui Scr: Joyce Chan

Prod Co: Hi-Pitch
Cast: Josephine Siao Fong-fong, Kenny Bee,

Tina Lau, Lau Hark-suen
1980 Colour Cantonese

~ 7475 ~

Dangerous Encounter 1st Kind

1980

Dir: Tsui Hark Scrs: Szeto Cheuk-hon, Tsui Hark

Prod Co: Fotocine
Cast: Lo Lieh, Lin Chen-chi, Che Bo-law,

Lung Tin-sang, Albert Au
1980 Colour Cantonese

~ 75 ~

66

67

Man on the Brink

1981

Dir / Scr: Alex Cheung

Prod Co: Century
Cast: Eddie Chan, Callan Leung, Kam Hing-yin, Ada Fung
1981 Colour Cantonese

~ 7677 ~

Martial Club

1981

Dir: Lau Kar-leung Scr: Ni Kuang

Prod Co: Shaw Brothers
Cast: Gordon Liu Chia-hui, Kara Hui Ying-hung, Mak Tak-lo
1981 Colour Cantonese

~ 77 ~

68

69

The Prodigal Son

1981

Dir: Sammo Hung Scrs: Sammo Hung, Barry Wong

Prod Co: Golden Harvest
Cast: Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Lam Ching-ying, Chung Fat, Frankie Chan
1981 Colour Cantonese

~ 7978 ~

Boat People

1982

Dir: Ann Hui Scr: Chiu Kang-chien

Prod Co: Bluebird
Cast: George Lam, Season Ma, Andy Lau, Cora Miao
1982 Colour Cantonese

~ 79 ~

70

71

Nomad

1982

Dir: Patrick Tam Scrs: Chiu Kang-chien, Joyce Chan, Eddie Fong,
Kam Ping-hing, John Chan Koon-chung, Patrick Tam
Prod Co: Century
Cast: Leslie Cheung, Ken Tong, Patricia Ha, Cecilia Yip
1982 Colour Cantonese

~ 8081 ~

72

1983

Dir: Li Han-hsiang Scrs: Li Han-hsiang, Yang Cunbin

Prod Co: New Kwun Lun
Cast: Liu Xiaoqing, Zhou Jie, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Xiang Kun, Chen Ye
1983 Colour Mandarin

~ 81 ~

Reign Behind a Curtain

73

Ah Ying

1983

Dir: Allen Fong Scrs: Sze Yeung-ping, Peter Wang

Prod Co: Feng Huang
Cast: Hui So-ying, Peter Wang, Cheng Chi-hung
1983 Colour Cantonese

~ 8382 ~

74

1984

Dir: Johnny Mak Scr: Philip Chan

Prod Co: Bo Ho, Johnny Mak Productions
Cast: Lam Wai, Wong Kin, Kong Lung, Chan King
1984 Colour Cantonese

~ 83 ~

Long Arm of the Law

75
Homecoming

1984

Dir: Yim Ho Scrs: Yim Ho, Kong Liang

Prod Co: Pineast, Bluebird, Taiji
Cast: Josephine Koo, Siqin Gaowa, Tse Wai-hung
1984 Colour Cantonese

~ 84
85 ~

Shanghai Blues

1984

Dir: Tsui Hark Scrs: John Chan Koon-chung, Raymond To

Prod Co: Film Workshop
Cast: Sylvia Chang, Kenny Bee, Sally Yeh, Woo Fung
1984 Colour Cantonese

~ 85 ~

76

77

Mr. Vampire

1985

Dir: Ricky Lau Koon-wai Scr: Szeto Cheuk-hon

Prod Co: Golden Harvest, Bo Ho
Cast: Lam Ching-ying, Ricky Hui, Moon Lee, Chin Siu-ho, Pauline Wong
1985 Colour Cantonese

~ 8687 ~

Police Story

1985

Dir: Jackie Chan Scrs: Jackie Chan, Edward Tang

Prod Co: Golden Harvest
Cast: Jackie Chan, Brigitte Lin, Maggie Cheung, Bill Tung
1985 Colour Cantonese

~ 87 ~

78

79
A Better Tomorrow

1986

Dir: John Woo Scrs: John Woo, Chan Hing-ka, Leung Suk-wah
Prod Co: Cinema City
Cast: Chow Yun-fat, Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung, Waise Lee
1986 Colour Cantonese

~ 89
88 ~

80

Just Like Weather

1986

Dir: Allen Fong Scr: Ng Chong-chow

Prod Co: Sil-Metropole
Cast: Lei Yuk-kuen, Chan Hung-nin, Cheng Chi-hung, Yu Wan-fei
1986 Colour Cantonese

~ 89 ~

81

City on Fire

1987

Dir: Ringo Lam Scr: Tommy Sham

Prod Co: Cinema City
Cast: Chow Yun-fat, Danny Lee, Sun Yue, Carrie Ng
1987 Colour Cantonese

~ 9091 ~

An Autumns Tale

1987
Dir: Mabel Cheung Scr: Alex Law
Prod Co: D & B
Cast: Chow Yun-fat, Cherie Chung, Danny Chan
1987 Colour Cantonese

~ 91 ~

82

83

A Chinese Ghost Story

1987
Dir: Ching Siu-tung Scr: Yuen Kai-chi
Prod Co: Cinema City
Cast: Leslie Cheung, Joey Wang, Wu Ma, Lau Siu-ming
1987 Colour Cantonese

~ 93
92 ~

Wonder Women

1987
Dir / Scr: Kam Kwok-leung
Prod Co: D & B
Cast: Carol Cheng, Cecilia Yip, Michael Fitzgerald Wang
1987 Colour Cantonese

~ 93 ~

84

85

The Romance of
Book & Sword

1987

Dir: Ann Hui Scrs:Jin Yong, Ann Hui

Orig Story: Jin Yong's novel of the same title
Prod Co: Sil-Metropole, Yeung Tse Kong
Cast: Da Shichang, Zhang Duofu, Liu Jia, Guo Bichuan
1987 Colour Mandarin

~ 94
95 ~

86

Rouge

1988
Dir: Stanley Kwan Scrs: Lillian Lee, Chiu Kang-chien
Orig Story: Lillian Lee's novel of the same title
Prod Co: Golden Harvest, Golden Way
Cast: Anita Mui, Leslie Cheung, Alex Man, Emily Chu
1988 Colour Cantonese

~ 95 ~

87
The Killer

1989
Dir / Scr: John Woo
Prod Co: Golden Princess
Cast: Chow Yun-fat, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh, Chu Kong
1989 Colour Cantonese

~ 96
97 ~

88

God of Gamblers

1989
Dir / Scr: Wong Jing
Prod Co: Wins
Cast: Chow Yun-fat, Andy Lau, Charles Heung,

Joey Wang, Cheung Man
1989 Colour Cantonese

~ 97 ~

89

Days of Being Wild

1990
Dir / Scr: Wong Kar-wai
Prod Co: In-Gear
Cast: Leslie Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Carina Lau Kar-ling,

Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu-wai
1990 Colour Cantonese

~ 99
98 ~

Once Upon a Time in China

1991
Dir: Tsui Hark
Scrs: Tsui Hark, Yuen Kai-chi, Leung Yiu-ming, Tang Pik-ying
Prod Co: Golden Harvest
Cast: JetLi, Yuen Biao, Rosamund Kwan, Jacky Cheung
1991 Colour Cantonese

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90

Swordsman

91

II

1992
Dir: Ching Siu-tung Scrs: Tsui Hark, Chan Tin-suen, Tang Pik-yin
Orig Story: Jin Yong's The Smiling, Proud Wanderer
Prod Co: Golden Princess, Long Shong
Cast: JetLi, Brigitte Lin, Rosamund Kwan, Michelle Reis
1992 Colour Cantonese

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101 ~

92

92

92 The Legendary
la Rose Noire

1992
Dir / Scr: Jeff Lau
Prod Co: Hoventin
Cast: Tony Leung Ka-fai, Wong Wan-sze, Fung Bo-bo, Teresa Mo
1992 Colour Cantonese

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Autumn Moon

1992
Dir: Clara Law Scr: Eddie Fong
Prod Co: Tedpoly
Cast: Nagase Masatoshi, Li Pui-wai
1992 Colour Cantonese, Japanese & English

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Fong Sai Yuk

94

Fong Sai Yuk

1993

1993

Dir: Corey Yuen Kwai

Scrs: Jeff Lau, Chan Kin-chung, Tsai Kang-yung
Prod Co: Eastern
Cast: Jei Li, Josephine Siao Fong-fong, Michele Reis, Chiao Wen-jor
1993 Colour Cantonese

Dir: Corey Yuen Kwai Scrs: Jeff Lau, Chan Kin-chung

Prod Co: Eastern
Cast: Jei Li, Josephine Siao Fong-fong, Amy Kwok,

Michele Reis, Adam Cheng
1993 Colour Cantonese

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102 ~

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95

1993
Dir / Scr: Derek Yee
Prod Co: Film Unlimited
Cast: Anita Yuen, Lau Ching-wan, Carina Lau Kar-ling, Fung Bo-bo
1993 Colour Cantonese

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C'est la vie, mon cheri

96

Ashes of Time

Roel. A. Garcia

1994
Dir / Scr: Wong Kar-wai Orig Story: Jin Yong's The Eagle Shooting Hero
Prod Co: Scholar
Cast: Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Brigitte Lin,

Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Carina Lau Kar-ling
1994 Colour Cantonese

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107 ~

Dir / Scr: Jeff Lau

Prod Co: Choi Sing
Cast: Stephen Chow, Law Kar-ying, Ng Mang-tat,

Karen Mok, Athena Chu, Lam Kit-ying
1995 Colour Cantonese

~ 106
107 ~

1995

Part One - Pandora's Box

A Chinese Odyssey

97

A Chinese Odyssey
Part Two Cinderella

1995
Dir / Scr: Jeff Lau
Prod Co: Choi Sing
Cast: Stephen Chow, Ng Mang-tat, Law Kar-ying, Karen Mok, Athena Chu
1995 Colour Cantonese

~ 107 ~

98

Comrades, Almost a Love Story

1996
Dir: Chan Ho-sun Peter Scr: Ivy Ho
Prod Co: Golden Harvest, UFO
Cast: Leon Lai, Maggie Cheung, Eric Tsang, Kristy Yang
1996 Colour Cantonese

Note: Stills are unavailable due to copyright restrictions.

~ 109 ~

99

Made in Hong Kong

1997
Dir / Scr: Fruit Chan
Prod Co: Teamwork
Cast: Sam Lee, Neiky Yim, Amy Tam, Wenbers Li
1997 Colour Cantonese

~ 110
111 ~

100

The Mission

1999
Dir: Johnnie To Scr: Yau Nai-hoi, Milkyway Creative Team
Prod Co: Milkyway Image
Cast: Francis Ng, Anthony Wong, Jackie Lui, Roy Cheung,

Lam Suet, Simon Yam
1999 Colour Cantonese

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 Acknowlegements

100 Must-See Hong Kong MoviesSelection Panel

Law Kar

Lee Cheuk-to

Po Fung

Shu Kei

Wong Ain-ling

Sam Ho

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Film Magic Pictures Limited

Hi-Pitch Co. Ltd

Dolores Wang

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Paul Lee

Perry Ho

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