Kung Fu Mahjong

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Kung Fu Mahjong
Image:Kung Fu Mahjong Movie Poster.jpg
Promotional Movie Poster for Kung Fu Mahjong
Directed by Siu Hung Cheung
Jing Wong
Written by Jing Wong
Starring Wah Yuen
Qiu Yuen
Roger Kwok
Theresa Fu
Jing Wong
Yat Tung Wong
Jade Leung
Kai Man Tin
Chi Chung Lam
Release date(s) 2005
Running time 137 min
Country Hong Kong
Language Cantonese
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Kung Fu Mahjong (雀聖) is a 2005 Hong Kong film directed by Wong Jing. It is about an obsessive gambler Chi Mo Sai (Yuen Wah) and Auntie Fei (Yuen Qiu). It falls into the Hong Kong cinema genre of Mahjong movie.

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[edit] Plot

Chi Mo Sai (Yuen Wah) meets Wong (Roger Kwok) in Auntie Fei's (Yuen Qiu) cafe and learns that Wong has a photographic memory. He decides to exploit this skill by teaching Wong gambling, but Fei, Wong's boss, strongly objects to it. Despite Fei's objections, Wong learns Mahjong from compulsive gambler Chi Mo Sai. He impresses triad boss Tin Kau Ko (Wong Jing). Wong falls in love with Tin's mistress (Theresa Fu) and is beaten by Tin's men. Wong then becomes crazy. Luckily, Fei cured him using Mahjong. Fei wanted Wong to beat Tin in the "King of Mahjong" competition and be the King of Mahjong. The film ends with a climactic "King of Mahjong" Competition. It is the only film made in 2005 to boast of having a sequel made in 2005.[citation needed]

[edit] Characters

Wong
Wong

[edit] Auntie Fei

Owner of Fei's cafe. Previously the Queen of Mahjong. Retired because someone stabbed her fiancee.

[edit] Chi Mo Sai

An obsessive gambler. Gambling was his job. Kicked out during the mahjong competition due to scolding others.

[edit] Wong

Wong is a young man with photographic memory. He works in Fei's cafe. Chi Mo Sai taught him mahjong. He was the champion of the 2005 "King of Mahjong" Competition.

Tin Kau Ko
Tin Kau Ko

[edit] Tin Kau Ko

A cheat and triad boss. Knows the skill of fat mantis style. Draws six tiles instead of one during a mahjong game.


[edit] Box office

Kung Fu Mahjong opened on June 2, 2005 in Hong Kong at the top of the box office, grossing US $337,363 (HK $2,625,258) in its first week.

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