Chow yun fat, cecilia yip and alex man star in this romantic drama played against the backdrop of the 1941 japanese invasion of hong kong. Hong kong was occupied by the japanese from 1941 to 1944 during world war ii but remained in british hands. Le film hong kong 1941 1984 vostfr admin 20170402t01. Trailer for movie hong kong 1941 starring chow yoonfat.
Battleship movie clip hong kong attack official 2012 hd. One of the opening battles of the conflict in the pacific, japanese troops commenced their attack on the british colony the same morning as their attack on the us pacific fleet at pearl harbor. Hong kong 1941 chow yun fat 1984 asian movie pulse. Outdoor spaces, street concerts, galleries and markets abound in this packed metropolis, many open freeofcharge.
Hong kong film archive hong kong filmography vol i 1914. Learn more about chows life and career, including his notable movies. I personally think this is a good intertextual film with ann huis our time will come not only their titles but also how such representation has changed in pre and post1997. The shaw brothers collection of films on dvd distributed by. Full ebook i survived the bombing of pearl harbor, 1941 complete. The way this film examines the strength of the friendship between chow, man and yip is excellent and the tension created by the impending danger of the japanese is well realised. In 1908 he first appeared on broadway in the hit play what every woman knows starring maude adams. A brief history of hong kong cinema, from 1909 to the present day. A complete guide to all the new original series and films. This film is part of the valour and the horror series, three controversial films on canadian. Hong kong is a unique melding of eastern and western influences, whose history has made it a meeting point for china and the outside world. Japanese soldiers take the british colony of hong kong.
The best free things to do in hong kong telegraph travel. So far, the series has reached the end of the fifties, but the first volume only covers up until 1941, the prewar years. Hong kong movies are considered some of the best in the world and its not all about kungfu. This was my first viewing of hong kong 1941, starring the brilliant chow yun fat in a great movie about friendship, loyalty. Road to utopia and road to bali are the best ones, though the road to hong kong ranks a respectable third, followed by morocco not as good as i remembered it, rio, then zanzibar, and singapore. Chow yunfat, hong kongborn chinese actor who emerged in the 1980s as one of asian cinemas most popular leading men, especially known for his roles in action films, and who later forged a successful career in the united states. Farewell hong kong 1941 christopher briggs mbe, hesperian press 2001 of interest as this appears to be the only book covering the departure from hong kong on the evening of december 8th 1941 of the destroyers thanet and scout. Set in hong kong on the eve of the japanese invasion and a version of the second floor mystery 1930, jeff hunter douglas kennedy, a writer of pulp thrillers, tries to woo a reluctant maria calhoun lucille fairbanks by inventing a murder story in which he claims he was implicated.
Hong kongs wartime history has left its fair share of both physical and metaphorical scars. Chinas shadow falls across hong kongs films the new. For a city that regular ranks as one of the worlds most expensive places to live, hong kong has a phenomenal amount of free things to see and do. Views over hong kong japanese aircraft flying over hong kong japanese soldiers parading through streets behind officers riding horses japanese soldiers lining street and holding japanese flag soldiers on horseback parading along street background. To sort the wheat from the chaff, li cheukto of the hong kong international film festival society has handpicked the top 10 hong kong movies. Hong kong legends was initially part of medusa communications, who, along with soulblade bought up the uk distribution rights for film titles previously owned by eastern heroes label. On the same morning as the attack on pearl harbor, forces of the empire of japan attacked the british crown colony of hong kong. Born in 27 april 1875 pimlico, middlesex england, he appeared in more than thirtyfive broadway productions in new york city between 1900 and 1942. Rent hong kong 1941 1984 starring yunfat chow and alex man on dvd and bluray.
Battle of hong kong a savage christmas 1941 by canmildoc. The battle of hong kong 825 december 1941, also known as the defence of hong kong and the fall of hong kong, was one of the first battles of the pacific war in world war ii. Dec 16, 2019 britain agrees to return hong kong to china. Dec 16, 2019 japanese troops land in hong kong on december 18, 1941, and slaughter ensues. Two friends fall in love with the same woman, who is. Rent hong kong 1941 1984 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The color photography nicely captures the hustle and business of hong kong. Mar 15, 2019 hong kongs wartime history has left its fair share of both physical and metaphorical scars. Fathers fault, bad boy, boys on the street, country of origin china. Set in 1941, this wartime drama is a great representation of the british and the japanese colonial periods of hong kong. With the exception of a few issues for the period leading up to the fall of hong kong in december 1941, holdings of the latter newspaper are complete from 1903 to 1977. From the materials in the book, it is possible for us to find out when hong kong began to produce films, how many films it produced in any particular year, and what types of films it produced. A family suffers at the hands of the japanese during the occupation of hong kong.
The chinese edition is 352 pages in length, including 24 colour pages, and a complete film list and three indices. Born in vietnam to a family from the south of china, he moved to hong kong in 1966 as a teenager, studied film in the united states, directed a series of successful films and now runs his own. Hong kong harbour, line of junks and other sailing vessels. Bruce lee game of death 2 hong kong legends hkl special. The most beautiful buildings in hong kong time out hong kong. Prisoners of war in hong kong and japan 19411945 free. A story told with breathtaking cinemaography and compelling characters, the riveting action and stiking moral understones of hong kong 1941 celebrate the resilience of the human spirit.
Hong kong legends was a united kingdom dvd distribution company, based in hertfordshire and operating from the uk and australia between 1999 and 2007. The hong kong film archive has compiled and published four books so far under the title hong kong filmography being an attempt to list systematically and chronologically the complete film output of hong kong. Jan 02, 2020 for a city that regular ranks as one of the worlds most expensive places to live, hong kong has a phenomenal amount of free things to see and do, from manic madlyphotogenic markets to niche. Hong kong august 1997 library of congress information. With the popularity of talkies in the early 1930s, the problem of chinas various spoken dialects had to be grappled with. May, 1990 born in vietnam to a family from the south of china, he moved to hong kong in 1966 as a teenager, studied film in the united states, directed a series of successful films and now runs his own. Sep 12, 2019 as has been said, hong kong 1941 deals with friendship against the backdrop of the japanese invasion of that year. When japanese forces launched a surprise invasion of the territory on december 8, 1941, just six hours after they bombed pearl harbor, british leaders already knew hong kong was indefensible. In a city full of war refugees, profiteers and spies, a soldiers christmas promise is broken during the sudden japanese attack on the british colony. The happy couple pay regular visits to the boy at an orphanage as the film ends. On christmas day, 1941, the british colony of hong kong officially surrendered to japan.
In this environment, hong kong s chinese population, more than 95 percent of the former colonys residents, has developed a distinctive culture. Olive films new bluray of the road to hong kong looks great, far superior to mgms longago dvd version. As one of the worlds great cities, hong kong has many faces. Hong kong is agog over beauty pageant the new york times. The volume contains information on over 600 fiction films and documentaries produced in hong kong from 1914 to 1941. Regarder film hong kong 1941 gratuitement, voir film hong kong 1941 en streaming vf, telecharger film hong kong 1941 en entier, regarder film hong kong 1941 en francais. Oct 06, 2019 a 1942 film promoting war bonds for vengeance against japan for bombing pearl harbor. Dang doi lai ming hong kong 1941 waiting for dawn 1984. With lucile fairbanks, douglas kennedy, paul cavanagh, richard ainley. Passage from hong kong 1941 approved 1h 1min comedy, crime, mystery september 1941 usa set in hong kong on the eve of the japanese invasion and a version of the second floor mystery 1930, jeff hunter douglas kennedy, a writer of pulp thrillers, tries to woo a reluctant. The defenders awaited assault in complete isolation.
All the films below are widely available and can be purchased with english subtitles. On christmas day, 1941, the british colony of hong kong officially. Full details can be found in the valor and the horror revisited by historians. Taking two to three hours to complete, the wong nai chung gap battlefield trail is littered with. Aerial view of hong kong harbour and along narrow back street. Britain agrees to return hong kong to china history. Over the next three and a half years, many of them would come to envy the dead. The battle of hong kong was fought december 8 to 25, 1941, during world war ii 19391945. Hong kong filmography is an essential resource to the understanding and study of hong kong cinema. And yet 14,564 troops spent the next two weeks trying to hold back twice as many japanese soldiers, first at the gin drinkers line, then at devils peak, then at quarry bay, and then finally at stanley. Hong kong university press mail the author tony banham. Not the slightest chance the defence of hong kong 1941 is currently available from hong kong university press, and from in the us, uk, canada and, interestingly, japan. Occupying japanese soldiers torture and rape members of a hong kong shopkeepers family.
Set in hong kong on the eve of the japanese invasion and a version of the second floor. Hong kong 1941 1984 stream and watch online moviefone. Juan nadie meet john doe, 1941, full movie, spanish, cinetel. Hong kong is not a cheap place, but with a bit of planning and creativity, you can spend an enjoyable day in the city on very little money. It really sucks, and i love foreign movies based on this period of history, but this one is far from the. The effortlessly charismatic chow yunfat stars in this excellent historical drama about the japanese occupation of hong kong during world war ii. Hong kong film archive hong kong filmography volume i 19. The library also keeps seven chineselanguage local newspapers. The shaw brothers collection of films on dvd distributed by celestial pictures thanks to a generous donation from celestial pictures over 500 dvds of hong kong films originally produced and released in theaters by the shaw brothers between 1956 and 1997 are now available for viewing onsite at ucla by appointment. Hong kong was a major center for cantonese, one of the most widely spoken, and political factors on the mainland provided other opportunities. Hong kong filmography vol i 19141941 revised edition in. Joan blondell 1941 full length comedy film by tom c. Dec 22, 2019 in the first episode, we retraced the history of chinese cinema through the productions and directors who have characterized this cinema the most in this article, however, we will deal with the history of hong kong cinema, one of the most original, creative and complete film schools. Jul 10, 1976 hong kong is agog over beauty pageant.