Jan 09, 1975
108 min
Full-HD

Forbidden Tales of Two Cities (1975)

Li Han-hsiang, one of the most experienced and respected filmmakers in Hong Kong, wrote and directed this charming and fascinating comedy of amorous complications and modern morals in the very middle of his forty year career. The two cities are Macau, where a love quartet is the source for sexy merriment, and Hong Kong, where a gambler tells a charming woman why there are four shackles hanging from his apartment ceiling!

Category

Comedy

Country

Hong Kong

Companies

Shaw Brothers

Shek Sau

He Da

Cheng Kang-Yeh

Kang Li

Danny Lau Dan

Wei Hao

Tanny Tien-Ni

Carrie Ho

Terry Lau Wai-Yue

Gambler

Hu Chin

Ah Lan

Ku Feng

Jiao Yi

Chen Ping

Ah Gui

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