China White (film)
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| China White | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Traditional Chinese | 轟天龍虎會 |
| Simplified Chinese | 轰天龙虎会 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Hōng Tiān Lóng Hǔ Huì |
| Jyutping | Gwang1 Tin1 Lung4 Fu2 Weoi2 |
| Directed by | Ronny Yu |
| Screenplay by | F.W. Sileroy Victor Hon |
| Produced by | Jim Choi |
| Starring | Andy Lau Alex Man Carina Lau Russell Wong Ku Feng |
| Cinematography | Andrew Lau |
| Edited by | Peter Jones |
| Music by | Les Gock |
Production company | Fu Ngai Film Production |
| Distributed by | Fu Ngai Film Production |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$11.4 million |
China White is a 1989 Hong Kong action crime film directed by Ronny Yu and starring Andy Lau, Carina Lau, Alex Man, Russell Wong and Ku Feng. Set in Amsterdam, the film deals with the rivalry between a Chinese and an Italian gang.
Chung Chi (Ku Feng) leads Roast Chicken (Andy Lau) and Tai Lan Choi (Alex Man) as the largest triad organization in the Chinatown of Amsterdam. Singer Yin Hung (Carina Lau), who is performing in Amsterdam, was abducted, but was fortunately rescued Chi and his underlings. However, at the same time, it led to an outbreak of bloody battles. After everything subsides, Chi and Hung got married, while Roast Chicken, who has a crush on Hung, feels dejected. The rival gang took the opportunity to attack and during a shootout, Roast Chicken and Tai Lan Choi were killed while covering Chi to escape, and their driver Chan Chiu was also crippled. However, Yin Hung was able to protect Tai Lai Choi's sons Bobby and Danny. Chi rescued Bobby (Russell Wong) and Danny (Steven Vincent Leigh) while also raising them. After more than a decade, Chi restores his power in Chinatown and united also rival gangs together and sets a peaceful and mutual beneficial treaty. Everyone elected Chi as the Godfather and is referred as Uncle Chi for keeping a peaceful atmosphere in Chinatown. However, the new, mafia boss Scalia (Billy Drago) has always wanted to intervene in Chinatown and secretly uses Turkish drug dealer as a spy and colludes with Chi's rival Chinese-Vietnamese citizen Fan Tai Tung (William Ho) to ambush and kill Chi. Bobby and Danny were able to escape brew another big bloody massacre.
Cast
- Andy Lau as Roast Chicken
- Alex Man as Tai Lan Choi
- Carina Lau as Yin Hung
- Russell Wong as Bobby Chow
- Ku Feng as Chung Chi
- Billy Drago as Scalia
- Steven Vincent Leigh as Danny Chow
- Lisa Schrage as Anne Micheals
- Victor Hon as One Hand
- William Ho as Fan Tai Tung
- Tommy Wong as Mute
- Rocky Lai as Min
- Saskia van Rijswijk as Henchwoman
- Ricky Ho as Kong
- Shing Fui-On as Tuko
- Fung Yuen Chi
- Ronny Yu as Tong leader (cameo)
- Poon Cheung
- Chun Kwai Bo
- Chan Tat Kwong
- Mak Wai Cheung
- Suen Kwok Ming as thug
- John Chan as Ho
- Nirut Sirijanya as General Ching
- Raymond Fung as Uncle Chung
- Lai Sing Kwong as thug
Box office
The film grossed HK$11,421,934 during its theatrical run from 4 to 28 November 1989 in Hong Kong.