The Prodigal Son
Baai ga jai
1981, Film, 100 min, Action, Comedy, Cantonese, Hong Kong SAR China, MoviePedia score 68
The fighting men in Chinese opera house.
A rich man's son believes himself to be the best kung fu fighter in Canton. Unfortunately, his father, anxious for his son's safety, bribes all his opponents to lose. After a humiliating defeat at the hands of an actor in a traveling theatre company, the son resolves to find a better teacher.
Directed by Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
Cast
- Biao Yuen as Leung Chang
- Ching-Ying Lam as Leung Yee-tai
- Sammo Kam-Bo Hung as Wong Wah-bo
- Frankie Chan as Ngai Fei
- Lung Chan as Yee Tong-choi
- Yau-Hau Chan as Chang's father
- Ching Po Chang as Opera troupe manager
- Hsi Chang as Doctor
- Wellson Chin as Master Mun
- Yuet-Sang Chin as Chang's Kungfu teacher
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