''Those Were the Days'' () is a 1997 Hong Kong
comedy film
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directed by Dick Cho. The film is an adaptation of the TV series ''
Old Time Buddy
''Old Time Buddy'' () is a 1997 Hong Kong period comedy television drama created and produced by TVB. The Chinese title translates to "brothers in hardship."
''Old Time Buddy'' is set primarily in the 1960s and tells the story of two struggling ...
'', which was produced by
TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and ...
,
starring returning cast members from the series
Gallen Lo
Gallen Lo Ka-leung () is a Hong Kong actor and singer who primarily acts in television series. He is sometimes credited as King Gallen or Law Ka-Leung.
Career
Lo started his television career in 1984 at ATV. He received short-term success in a ...
,
Maggie Cheung
Maggie Cheung Man-yuk (; born 20 September 1964) is a Hong Kong former actress. Raised in Hong Kong and Britain, she started her career after placing second in 1983's Miss Hong Kong Pageant. She achieved critical success in the late 1980s and in ...
and
Francis Ng
Francis Ng Chun-yu (; born 21 December 1961) is a Hong Kong actor and director. He is known for his roles in the TVB series ''Triumph in the Skies'' and in films such as ''Young and Dangerous'', '' Once Upon a Time in Triad Society'', '' A ...
, alongside new cast members
Natalis Chan
Natalis "Nat" Chan (born 3 December 1950 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong television host, film actor, singer and producer.
Besides his duties as a variety show host, he has also been a horse racing commentator and horse trainer. In total, his hor ...
,
Monica Chan
Monica Chan Fat-yung (Chinese: 陳法蓉; born 28 October 1966) is a Hong Kong actress and model. She won the Miss Hong Kong 1989 pageant.
Before her acting days, Chan graduated from high school in Canada and attended University of Hawaii. Befor ...
,
Shu Qi
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Dayo Wong and Joyce Chan.
Cast
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Natalis Chan
Natalis "Nat" Chan (born 3 December 1950 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong television host, film actor, singer and producer.
Besides his duties as a variety show host, he has also been a horse racing commentator and horse trainer. In total, his hor ...
as
Walter Ngau Tat-wah
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Monica Chan
Monica Chan Fat-yung (Chinese: 陳法蓉; born 28 October 1966) is a Hong Kong actress and model. She won the Miss Hong Kong 1989 pageant.
Before her acting days, Chan graduated from high school in Canada and attended University of Hawaii. Befor ...
as
Chau
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Gallen Lo
Gallen Lo Ka-leung () is a Hong Kong actor and singer who primarily acts in television series. He is sometimes credited as King Gallen or Law Ka-Leung.
Career
Lo started his television career in 1984 at ATV. He received short-term success in a ...
as Lee Kei
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Maggie Cheung Ho-yee
Maggie Cheung Ho-yee (; born 20 March 1969) is a Hong Kong actress.
Career
Maggie Cheung Ho-yee competed in TVB's 1994 Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant, reaching the final five but not placing. However she did gain a special award for best "po ...
as
Ching Po-chu
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Francis Ng
Francis Ng Chun-yu (; born 21 December 1961) is a Hong Kong actor and director. He is known for his roles in the TVB series ''Triumph in the Skies'' and in films such as ''Young and Dangerous'', '' Once Upon a Time in Triad Society'', '' A ...
as
Patrick Tse Yuen
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Shu Qi
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Shiu Fong-fong
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Dayo Wong as
Wong Ching-wai
* Joyce Chan as
Ka-yin
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Lawrence Cheng
Lawrence Cheng Tan-shui (born 28 December 1954) is a Hong Kong film actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and master of ceremonies. He was a Hong Kong DJ and radio channel executive.
Cheng became famous after he created the radio drama ser ...
as
Ko
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Cheung Tat-ming
Cheung Tat-ming () (born 2 July 1964) is a Hong Kong actor, comedian, director and writer.
Personal life
Cheung married Ho Nim-chi, a psychiatrist, in September 2001, subsequently announcing their divorce in 2016. They had one son and one daught ...
as
Cheung Cheung is a Cantonese language, Cantonese romanization of Chinese, romanization of several Chinese surnames, including the one written as in Traditional characters and in Simplified characters (jyutping, Jyutping: Zoeng1; pinyin, Pinyin: ''Zhang ( ...
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Chor Yuen
Chor Yuen (), born Cheung Po-kin (; 8 October 1934 – 21 February 2022), was a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, and actor. Chor is credited with over 120 films as director, over 70 films as a writer and over 40 films as an actor.
Early ...
as Movie
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Ha Ping
Teresa Ha () (October 6, 1937 – August 5, 2019) was a former Chinese television and film actress from Hong Kong. Ha is credited with over 260 films.
Career
In 1956, Ha started her acting career in Hong Kong films. Ha first appeared in The Soul ...
as Fong-fong's Mother
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Vincent Kok
Vincent Kok Tak-chiu (; born 15 August 1965) is a Hong Kong actor, scriptwriter and film director.
Vincent's ancestral hometown is Shandong province.
Kok is best known for his frequent collaborations with Stephen Chow, acting and co-writing wi ...
as
Wang Tin-lam
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Louis Yuen
Louis Yuen Siu-cheung (born on May 23, 1967) is a Hong Kong TVB actor. He co-hosted the Super Trio series, ''Super Trio Supreme'', in season 8 with Eric Tsang, Chin Kar-lok, and Wong Cho-lam. He also co-hosted the Fun with Liza and Gods se ...
as
Wong Shing
Wong Shing, alias Wong Pin Po (1827 – 5 August 1902), was a Hong Kong and Chinese journalist, publisher, businessman and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
Early life and education
Wong was born in a poor family in the Heungshan ...
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Alvina Kong
Elvina Kong Yan-yin (; born 6 July 1967) is a Hong Kong television actress and presenter currently under contract to TVB.
Background
Kong was born in British Hong Kong on 6 July 1967. She was a finalist in the New Talent Singing Contest 1985 ...
as Cheung's Wife
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Lee Kin-yan
Lee Kin-yan (; born 12 May 1961) is a Hong Kong actor, who frequently makes comic cameo appearances in Stephen Chow's films, as a cross-dressing man with a finger up his nose known as Yu Fa (Chinese: 如花; Cantonese: yu fa; Mandarin: ru2 hua1 ...
as
Fat fat
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Wayne Lai
Wayne Lai Yiu-cheung (; born 4 May 1964) is a Hong Kong actor. He became one of Hong Kong's most successful television actors after starring in TVB hit drama series ''Rosy Business''. Lai won three TVB Anniversary Awards for Best Actor, maki ...
as
Law
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Law Kar-ying
Dr Law Kar-ying BBS MH (born September 22, 1946) is a Hong Kong Cantonese opera singer and actor.
Background
Born Law Hang-tong on September 22 (August 27 Lunar), 1946 in Shunde, Guangdong as the eldest son of actor Law Kar-kuen (羅家權) an ...
as
Wong Fei-hung
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Lee Siu-kei as The Director
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Teresa Mak
Teresa Mak Ka-kei (麥家琪) is a Hong Kong actress signed to ATV. She competed in the 1993 Miss Hong Kong Pageant.
Filmography
*''Mind Our Own Business'' (1993)
*'' Mermaid Got Married'' as Kiki (1994)
*'' Easy Money'' as Dee (1994)
*'' ...
as
Derra
* Yee Fan-wei as Kwan Mak-kei
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Kingdom Yuen
Kingdom Yuen King-dan (苑瓊丹; born 11 September 1963) is a Hong Kong actress with a long history working with TVB.
Life and career
Kingdom was born in Hong Kong, her father was an ivory carver. She started her acting career with HK ATV during ...
as Po-chu's Mother
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Michael Tse
Michael Tse Tin-wah (born 15 July 1967) is a Hong Kong actor and singer.
Background
Michael Tse graduated from TVB's Dance Training Class and worked with TVB as a dancer for five years. He then left TVB and formed a boy band group called 風 ...
as Man with lighter in Ku Wak Chai movie
References
External links
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1997 films
Hong Kong comedy films
1997 comedy films
1990s parody films
1990s Cantonese-language films
Films about actors
Films about time travel
Films set in Hong Kong
Films shot in Hong Kong
Films set in the 1960s
Films based on television series
1990s Hong Kong films
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