| Hong Kong 1941 | |||||||||||
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| Director: | Po-Chih Leong | ||||||||||
| Producer: | John Shum | ||||||||||
| Starring: | Chow Yun-fat Cecilia Yip Alex Man | ||||||||||
| Music: | Violet Lam | ||||||||||
| Cinematography: | Brian Lai | ||||||||||
| Editing: | Peter Cheung | ||||||||||
| Studio: | D&B Films Bo Ho Films | ||||||||||
| Distributor: | Golden Harvest | ||||||||||
| Runtime: | 100 minutes | ||||||||||
| Country: | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Language: | Cantonese | ||||||||||
| Gross: | HK$7.22 million. | ||||||||||
Hong Kong 1941 is a 1984 Hong Kong war drama film directed by Po-Chih Leong, produced by John Shum and written by Sammo Hung. The film stars Chow Yun-fat, Cecilia Yip and Alex Man. For his performance in this film, Chow was awarded his first Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor.[1]
The film takes places shortly before and during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during World War II. The story of three young friends focuses on their sufferings as Hong Kong falls under oppressive occupation.
Years later, a woman narrates her personal story of the Japanese takeover of Hong Kong in 1941. She's Nam, young, attractive, daughter of a wealthy rice merchant, and prey to painful, disabling seizures. Her boyhood friend is Coolie Keung, whose family used to have wealth; he's now impoverished, a tough kid, a leader, in love with her. Into the mix steps Fei, cool and resourceful, an actor from the north, intent on getting to Gold Mountain in the US or Australia. They form a trio, but the day they are to leave Hong Kong, the invasion stops them. Fei must rescue Keung from collaborators, Nam falls in love with Fei, and danger awaits their next attempt to escape
Yu Yuen a large residential building built in 1927 in Tung Tau Wai, Wang Chau, is featured in the film.[2]
| Awards | ||||
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| Ceremony | Category | Name | Outcome | |
| 22nd Golden Horse Awards | ||||
| Best Actor | Chow Yun-fat | |||
| Alex Man | ||||
| 4th Hong Kong Film Awards | ||||
| Best Film | Hong Kong 1941 | |||
| Best Director | Po-Chih Leong | |||
| Best Screenplay | John Chan | |||
| Best Actor | Chow Yun-fat | |||
| Best Actress | Cecilia Yip | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Angela Yu Chien | |||
| Best Cinematography | Brian Lai | |||
| Best Film Editing | Peter Cheung | |||