Synopsis: Popular kung-fu star Chan Koon Tai turns in a charismatic lead performance in The Teahouse, a powerful melodrama with tough action and some surprising social commentary. Chan Koon Tai is Big Brother Cheng, a former refugee who runs a local teahouse in Hong Kong. Respected by his peers, Big Brother Cheng runs the teahouse - and unofficially the neighborhood - with a firm righteous hand. However, when the triads come calling, Big Brother Cheng finds out respect and common decency may not be enough. The triads use underage kids to terrorize the teahouse, and since the law won't do anything, Big Brother Cheng may have to step in and take care of it himself!
Reviews:
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LoveHKFilm.com |
IMDb (external reviews)| Quote: |
This Teahouse may not live up to its cover blurb ("a tough and tender landmark of the kung fu genre"), but this is an effective social drama nonetheless. -- Kozo |
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The Tea House has an ‘art house’ aesthetic that offers a surprising rich and smart story set in a semi-real world where fighting is less appealing than love and loyalty... -- Mark Pollard |
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0200526/IMDb Rating: 6.5/10 (35 votes)
Directed by: Kuei Chih-Hung
Cast:
Kuan Tai Chen .... Wang 'Big Brother' Cheng
Karen Yeh .... Mrs. Wang (as Karen Yeh Ling-chi)
Wu Chi Liu .... Hsien Chu
Lin Tung .... Police Officer
Chien-Lung Huang .... Hsi Tieng
Feng Lin .... Tan Yen-yung
Chih-Ching Yang .... Fa-Dat Tso
Shen Chan .... Sheng Fan-ming
Yang Chiang .... Shui Niu-chia
Peng-fei Li .... Chui Dai-fu
Ping Ha .... Auntie Tan
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Title: Sing gei cha low (1974)
AKA The Teahouse
Source: DVD / R3, NTSC / IVL
Size: 1.172.416.610 (1/4 DVDR)
Runtime: 01:35:44
Format: MKV
Video Codec: H264 (x264 rev.1342M, wpredp=0)
Video Bitrate: 1247 kbps
Resolution: 708x272 (displayed at 2.368 AR)
Aspect Ratio: 2.368 (SAR: 10/11)
Frame rate: 25 fps
Audio Codec: AC3 (5.1 channels)
Audio Bitrate: 384 kbps
Sampling Rate: 48 KHz
Language: Cantonese
Subtitles (muxed in): SRT: English
SA: HP @ Level 4.1
Notes: The DVD is NTSC, but it had to be restored
to its original framerate of 25fps to avoid
jerkiness and ghosting. |
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