The Teahouse (1974)

Original title

成記茶樓

Directed by

Kuei Chih-hung

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An immigrant restaurant owner in Hong Kong struggles to keep his family safe from local juvenile gangs. The story follows his efforts to protect what he has built.

tensegrimatmosphericslow-burngrittyprotectivefamilialurban

What happens

The Teahouse is a 1974 Hong Kong crime drama directed by Kuei Chih-Hung. Written by On Szeto, the film is about an immigrant restaurant owner trying to protect his family from juvenile gangs. It was such a hit that the film was followed by a 1975 sequel, Big Brother Cheng, with kung fu star Chen Kuan Tai reprising the eponymous role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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