Karmic Mahjong
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| Directed by | Wang Guangli |
| Produced by | Cory Vietor Zhu Lei |
| Written by | Wang Guangli Huang Jinguang |
| Starring | Francis Ng Cherrie Ying |
| Music by | John Thompson |
| Cinematography | Lu Yuqing |
| Editing by | Adam Kerby Ching-Song Liao |
| Release date(s) | April 20, 2006 |
| Running time | 98 min |
| Country |  China |
| Language | Mandarin |
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Karmic Mahjong (simplified Chinese: 血战到底; traditional Chinese: 血戰到底; pinyin: xùe zhàn dào dǐ) is a 2006 Chinese comedy film directed by Wang Guangli. It stars Francis Ng as a Chengdu mechanic plagued by bad luck and Cherrie Ying as a young woman who appears to share the same affliction. The film also features cameos by the prominent Chinese directors Wang Xiaoshuai and Jia Zhangke.
The film, a mainland production of the Shanghai Dachong Cultural Information Company and the Zhangzhou Xinchuang Cultural Information Company, nevertheless is director Wang Guangli's homage to the Hong Kong tradition of action-comedies.[1]
[edit] Cast
- Francis Ng - Wu Yu-Chuan, a down-on-his luck mechanic living in Sichuan.
- Cherrie Ying - Jia, a mother who seems to share Wu's bad luck.
- Na Wai - Yin, a mobster and Wu's childhood friend.
- Paul Chun - Qin, Yin's mobster boss.
- Liu Yi Wei - Master Liu as a blind fortune teller.
- Liang Jing - Lai, Wu's wife.
- Jia Zhangke - a mobster.
- Wang Xiaoshuai - a cop.
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[edit] External links
- Karmic Mahjong at the Internet Movie Database
- Karmic Mahjong at Allmovie
- Karmic Mahjong at the Chinese Movie Database
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