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''Hong Kong Nocturne'' (香江花月夜) is a 1967 Hong Kong
Shaw Brothers Shaw Brothers (HK) Ltd. () was the largest film production company in Hong Kong, and operated from 1925 to 2011. In 1925, three Shaw brothers— Runje, Runme, and Runde—founded Tianyi Film Company (also called "Unique") in Shangh ...
musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...
directed by
Umetsugu Inoue was a Japanese people, Japanese film director and screenwriter, scriptwriter. He directed 115 movies, wrote 101 screenplays, and is credited with the original story for five films. In addition, he worked with all six major Japanese film producti ...
.


Plot

The Chia sisters (
Cheng Pei-pei Cheng Pei-pei (born 6 January 1946) is a Chinese actress, who is considered cinema's first female action hero. She is known for her performance in the 1966 King Hu ''wuxia'' film ''Come Drink with Me'', as well as her portrayal of Jade Fox in t ...
, Lily Ho and Chin Ping) perform as the backup troupe with their magician father (Chiang Kuang-Chao). The selfish old man has little regard for his daughters and squanders their hard earned money on a young floozy who plays him for a fool. After winning a go-go dance contest, the girls ditch their father and pursue their dreams.


Cast

* * Chan Hei * Chao Hsin Yen * Cheng Kang-Yeh - Wang Ying *
Cheng Pei-pei Cheng Pei-pei (born 6 January 1946) is a Chinese actress, who is considered cinema's first female action hero. She is known for her performance in the 1966 King Hu ''wuxia'' film ''Come Drink with Me'', as well as her portrayal of Jade Fox in t ...
- Chia Chuen-Chuen *
Chiang Kuang Chao Chiang may mean: * a Chinese surname (蔣), alternatively spelt Jiang ** Chiang Kai-shek, former leader of the Republic of China * Chi'ang, variant spelling of the ancient Qiang (historical people) (羌) * Chi'ang, variant spelling of the modern ...
- Chia Szu-Chen * - Chia Ting-Ting * Tina Fei Chin - Hsiao Hua * Fan Dan - Promoter * Lily Ho - Chia Tsui-Tsui * - Chen Tze-Ching * Ku Feng - Janitor at ballet school * Li Hao * Ling Yun - Fang Yun-Tai * Li Yunzhong - Japanese film director (as Yun-Chung Li) * Lui Ming * Ouyang Sha-fei - Chen Tze-Ching's mother * Tien Feng - Yen Fang * Tien Shun - Mr. Chen *
Wu Chun-li Wu Chun-li (; born 1962) is a Taiwanese politician from Taitung county. He was elected Taitung County Magistrate in 2005 but was barred from taking office due to a corruption conviction. Career Taitung Council Wu Chun-li entered politics in 19 ...
* Wu Wei * Yueh Hua


See also

* ''
Hong Kong Rhapsody ''Hong Kong Rhapsody'' (花月良宵) is a 1968 Hong Kong Shaw Brothers musical film directed by Umetsugu Inoue. Cast *Peter Chen Ho as Chen Tzu-Hsin *Lee Ching as Chang Hsiao-Ping *Allison Chang Yen as Lin Yu-Lan *Chan Hung-lit *Chin Ping * Li ...
'' (1968)


References


External links

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Hong Kong Cinemagic entry

Hong Kong Nocturne at hkmdb.com
1967 films Hong Kong films 1960s Mandarin-language films Shaw Brothers Studio films 1967 musical films {{musical-film-stub