A flawed but entertaining film about a Chinese love triangle interrupted by the Japanese invasion. Lead actor Chow Yun-Fat won his first major international recognition when he was voted best actor at Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards and the Asia Pacific Film Festival. This well-regarded
1984 production was officially released in the US on home video in 1998.
Young vagabond Yip Kim Fay (Chow Yun-Fat), ever anxious to leave Hong Kong, befriends laborer Wong Hak Keung (Alex Man). After trouble breaks out at their workplace, they plan to skip town with Keung's girlfriend, Nam (Cecilia Yip). But the war changes everything, and only Fay makes the boat;
seeing his friend...
Released:
1984
Rated:
NR
Length:
100 mins