9 Movies Starring Anita Mui

Rouge

Rouge

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1988-01-07

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

93 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (1239 Reviews)

Director:

Stanley Kwan

Cast:

Writer:

Kang Chien Chiu

Pik Wah Lee (novel)

Pik Wah Lee (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Fleur is the blue angel in one of Hong Kong's "flower houses" - bordellos and night clubs of the 1930's. A detached and beautiful performer, she falls in love with Twelfth Master Chan, heir to a chain of pharmacies. They agree to a suicide pact. Jump ahead 50 years to modern Hong Kong: Fleur's ghost appears in Yuen's newspaper office, wanting to place an ad to find Chan, who never arrived in the afterlife. Yuen, and his equally bewildered girl friend, An Chor, are captivated by Fleur and her story.

Miracles - Mr. Canton and Lady Rose

Miracles - Mr. Canton and Lady Rose

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1989-06-15

Languages:

Cantonese, English

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

139 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (3074 Reviews)

Director:

Jackie Chan

Cast:

Writer:

Golden Way Creative Group

Hal Kanter

Robert Riskin

Damon Runyon

Edward Tang

Harry Tugend

Fullplot:

Jackie Chan's Hong Kong variation of Frank Capra's "A Pocketful of Miracles" set in the 1930s. Jackie plays a country boy who rescues a gang boss. Jackie becomes the head of a gang through the purchase of some lucky roses from an old lady. Jackie and a singer at the gang's nightclub try to do a good deed for the old rose-seller when her daughter comes to visit, all this while battling a rival gang.

A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon

A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1989-10-20

Languages:

Cantonese, English, Vietnamese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (2170 Reviews)

Director:

Hark Tsui

Genres:

ActionWar

Cast:

Writer:

Yiu Ming Leung (screenplay)

Foo Ho Tai (screenplay)

Hark Tsui

Fullplot:

At the end of the Vietnam war, Cheung goes to Saigon, intent on bringing his uncle and cousin back to Hong Kong. In Saigon, Cheung meets beautiful gangleader Chow, and relies on her help for their safe return. A love triangle develops between the cousins and Chow Further complicating matters, Chow's lover Ho, a gang leader, appears Ho deports the cousins, and kills their uncle. Cheung and his cousin return to Vietnam seeking revenge, while Chow and Ho also become entangled with a local vietnamese warlord. Chow tries to stop the battle, but the warlord kills Chow and Ho. Just before her death Chow gives the cousins the last two air tickets with which to leave Vietnam

Justice, My Foot!

Justice, My Foot!

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-07-02

Languages:

Cantonese, Mandarin

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

102 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (1180 Reviews)

Director:

Johnnie To

Genres:

Comedy

Fullplot:

Stephen Chow's special brand of very modern, very Hong Kong screwball comedy entered a new phase with Justice, My Foot!, a costume farce set in imperial China. Chow is a shyster with an equally eccentric kung-fu ace of a wife, hilariously played by Anita Mui Yim-fong. Accompanied by Chow's number one screen sidekick, Ng Man-tat, he manages to bring justice to the court and laughter to the viewer.

The Legend of Drunken Master

The Legend of Drunken Master

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-10-20

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (32160 Reviews)

Director:

Chia-Liang Liu

Genres:

ActionComedy

Cast:

Writer:

Edward Tang (screenplay)

Man-Ming Tong (screenplay)

Gai Chi Yuen (screenplay)

Rod Dean (english adaptation)

Fullplot:

The Enforcer

The Enforcer

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-03-02

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (3799 Reviews)

Director:

Corey Yuen

Genres:

Action

Cast:

Writer:

Jack Maeby (english adaptation)

Sandy Shaw

Jing Wong

Fullplot:

Kung Wei (Jet Li), a undercover Chinese cop sent to track down a notorious criminal Po Kwong (Yu Rongguang) in Hong Kong. There, he ultimately teams with his son Johnny Kung (Xie Miao) and a another cop Anna Fong (Anita Mui), the both together are an incredible Kung Fu master-in-the-making. Together, they lay down the law in the final fight on Po.

Rumble in the Bronx

Rumble in the Bronx

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-02-23

Languages:

Cantonese, English

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

87 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (26663 Reviews)

Director:

Stanley Tong

Fullplot:

Keong comes from Hong Kong to visit New York for his uncle's wedding. His uncle runs a market in the Bronx and Keong offers to help out while Uncle is on his honeymoon. During his stay in the Bronx, Keong befriends a neighbor kid and beats up some neighborhood thugs who cause problems at the market. Meanwhile, one of those petty thugs in the local gang stumbles into a criminal situation way over his head. Blinded by greed, his involvement draws his gang, the kid, Keong, and the whole neighborhood into a deadly crossfire. When the lazy cops fail to successfully resolve matters, Keong takes things into his own hands. Needless to say, much spectacular kung-fu and outrageous action sequences follow....

Wu Yen

Wu Yen

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-01-18

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

123 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (440 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Ka-Fai Wai

Nai-Hoi Yau

Ben Wong

Fullplot:

July Rhapsody

July Rhapsody

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-03-14

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

103 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (610 Reviews)

Director:

Ann Hui

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Yiu-Kwok is a high school teacher, having a perfect family. Good times don't last long, when a student, Choy-Nam, falls in love with him. For dealing with a relationship with Mr. Seng, a beloved teacher of the couple, his wife Man-Ching requests a leave for a month. A midlife crisis mixing with pressure sends him into an emotional tailspin. Everything seems to lead him towards Choy-Nam, the forbidden fruit. History seems to repeat itself.

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