''Kung Fu Mahjong'' () is a 2005 Hong Kong

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directed by

Wong Jing Wong Jing ( born 3 May 1955) is a Hong Kong film director, producer, actor, presenter, and screenwriter. A prolific filmmaker with strong instincts for crowd-pleasing and publicity, Wong Jing played a prominent role in Hong Kong cinema duri ...

and Billy Chung. It is about an obsessive gambler Chi Mo Sai (

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) and Auntie Fei (

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). The film was followed by two sequels, ''

Kung Fu Mahjong 2 ''Kung Fu Mahjong 2'' () is a 2005 Hong Kong film directed by Wong Jing and starring Cherrie Ying, Yuen Wah and Yuen Qiu. It is the first sequel to ''Kung Fu Mahjong''. Synopsis A master Mahjong player named Fanny (Cherrie Ying) gets divorced b ...

'' which was released the same year as the first film, and '' Kung Fu Mahjong 3: The Final Duel'', which was released in 2007.

Plot

Chi Mo Sai (

) meets Wong (

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) in Auntie Fei's (

) cafe and learns that Wong has a

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. He decides to exploit this by teaching him how to play

Mahjong Mahjong or mah-jongg (English pronunciation: ) is a tile-based game that was developed in the 19th century in China and has spread throughout the world since the early 20th century. It is commonly played by four players (with some three-play ...

, but Fei, Wong's boss, strongly objects. Despite Fei's objections, Wong learns Mahjong from

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Chi Mo Sai. He impresses triad boss Tin Kau Ko (

), but falls in love with Tin's mistress (

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) and is beaten by his men. Wong goes crazy. Luckily, Fei cures him using Mahjong. Fei wants Wong to beat Tin in the climatic "King of Mahjong" competition. It is the only 2005 film to boast of having a sequel made in 2005. The budget of the first two films are considerably smaller than ''Kung Fu Hustle''.

Characters

Auntie Fei

Owner of Fei's cafe. Previously the Queen of Mahjong. Retired because someone stabbed her fiancé.

Chi Mo Sai

An obsessive gambler. Gambling was his job. Kicked out during the mahjong competition due to scolding others.

Wong

Wong is a young man with photographic memory. He works in Fei's cafe. Chi Mo Sai taught him mahjong. He was the champion of the 2005 "King of Mahjong" Competition.

Tin Kau Ko

A cheat and triad boss. Knows the skill of fat mantis style. Draws six tiles instead of one during a mahjong game. He's the main antagonist of the film and later, supportive character in the sequel.

Reception

Box office

The film opened on 2 June 2005 in Hong Kong at the top of the box office, grossing US$337,363 (HK $2,625,258) in its first week.

External links

* * 2005 films 2000s Cantonese-language films Hong Kong action comedy films Films about gambling Hong Kong martial arts films China Star Entertainment Group films Films directed by Wong Jing Triad films 2000s Hong Kong films {{2000s-HongKong-film-stub