6.8 /10 1 Votes
Traditional 等待黎明 Mandarin Děng Dài Lí Míng Directed by Po-Chih Leong Initial release 1984 Producer John Shum | 6.8/10 IMDb Simplified 等待黎明 Cantonese Dang Doi Lai Ming Produced by John Shum Director Po-Chih Leong Cinematography Brian Lai, Chung Chi-Man | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominations Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor Cast Chow Yun‑fat, Alex Man, Cecilia Yip, Angela Yu Chien, Stuart Ong Similar Chow Yun-fat movies, Dramas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hong Kong 1941 (Chinese: 等待黎明) is a 1984 Hong Kong war drama film, directed by Po-Chih Leong and written by Sammo Hung, and starring Chow Yun-fat, Cecilia Yip and Alex Man. For his performance in this film, Chow was awarded his first Golden Horse Award for Best Actor.
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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