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Hong Kong Godfather (1985 film)

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318:), Lan manipulates Han's cowardly underling Rotten Chi (Shum Wai) to betray and kill his boss. Upon hearing the death, Wai vows to seek vengeance for Han. At this time, Lan also kidnaps Wai's daughter. Wai, alongside his old friends Playboy Lung (Norman Chu) and Sergeant Lam (Richard Cheung), engage in a bloody battle against Lan to avenge their former boss and save Wai's beloved daughter. 31: 533:
gave the film a mixed review and writes "Gratuitous nudity, extreme violence, plentiful bloodletting, cheesy sets, even cheesier fashion, discount special effects, and lousy acting; it's all on display in
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rated the film three and half stars out of five and gave a positive review praising its brutal and realistic action scenes and the performance of the cast.
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keeps it straight and simple, offering bloody thrills with a cast and crew honed on kung fu movies smashing their way into the gangster arena."
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member who has retired from the underworld to raise his daughter after his wife died. When rival triad Jiaxi Lan (Wong Chun), who led a gang in
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The film grossed HK$ 3,213,478 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run 27 October to 8 November 1985 in
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received generally positive reviews. Jean Lukitush of
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Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Hanyu Pinyin
Jyutping
Wang Lung-wei
Mona Fong
Bryan Leung
Norman Chui
Wang Lung-wei
Shaw Brothers Studio
Cantonese
Hong Kong action film
Wang Lung-wei
action director
Bryan Leung
Bryan Leung
triad
Chinatown, Manhattan
Tsim Sha Tsui
Shih Kien
Bryan Leung
Norman Chui
Shih Kien
Wang Lung-wei
Kung Fu Cinema
Archived
Wayback Machine
Paul Taggart
Far East Films

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