8 /10 1 Votes8
Traditional 無名小卒 Mandarin Wú Míng Xiǎo Zú Screenplay Karl Maka Cinematography Ming Ho | 80% Csfd Simplified 无名小卒 Cantonese Mou Ming Siu Zeot Screenplay by Karl Maka Running time 1h 36m Produced by Guy Lai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cast Dean Shek, Lau Kar‑wing, Bryan Leung Similar Odd Couple, Dirty Tiger - Crazy Frog, The Victim, It Takes Two, Crazy Crooks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
His Name Is Nobody is a 1979 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film written and directed by Karl Maka and starring Lau Kar-wing, Dean Shek and Bryan Leung.
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Plot
The Nobody Kid (Lau Kar-wing) is a street urchin whom was abandoned as a child and did not have a name. One day, he meets master con artist, Sting (Dean Shek), who takes Nobody as his disciple and teaches him swindling and martial arts skills. The duo is later enlisted by Sting's brother, Baldy (Karl Maka), to murder Ping the Dreg (Chung Fat), a professional assassin. Sting and Nobody plan to take advantage of Ping's lust for woman and uses Baldy's wife to seduce Ping. However, their plan fails and Ping kills Baldy's wife, while Sting and Nobody are separated as well. While alone, Nobody meets an elderly martial arts master, Koo the Iron Heart (Bryan Leung), who also takes Nobody as his disciple and teach him his skills. However, Koo was later killed by Ping. Nobody eventually reunites with Sting, and together, they confront Ping for vengeance.
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Critical reception
Andrew Saroch of Far East Films gave the film a score of three out of five stars and describes the film as "a diverting production that manages to challenge a few clichés of the genre" and praises Dean Shek's performance as "endearing".