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Challenge of the Gamesters (1981)
Directed by Wong Jing
Overview
A forerunner to the new wave gambling films, this is one of Wong Jing’s first hits—before he would go on to dominate Hong Kong cinema for the next two decades. Although rife with Japanese spies, Shanghai tycoons, beautiful starlets, and enough intrigue to keep 007 happy, Bond himself would be no match for the heroes’ skill at mahjong and other games Hong Kong gamblers play—proving that the cube is often mightier than the baccarat card.
Length 100 minutes
Actors
Yue Wong | Patrick Tse | Chen Kuan-Tai | Melvin Wong | Cecilia Wong | Szu-Chia Chen | Pei Ju-Hua | Chan Shen | Chih-Ching Yang | Shum Lo | Yeung Hung | Cheng Miu | Yat Fan Lau | Wong Jing | Lee Tim-sing | Lam Fai-Wong | Lee Pang-Fei | Tony Lee Wan-Miu | Chow Kin-Ping | Wang Han-Chen | Fung Ging-Man | Ma Hon-Yuen | Ngai Tim-Choi | Lam Wai | Lam Chi-Tai | Chen Liang | Hung San-Nam | Wan Seung-Lam | Tsi-Ang Chin | Tsui Oi-Sam | Chan Siu-Kai | Chien-Po Tsen | To Wai-Wo | Kwok-Kai Ng | Cheung Bing-Chan | Chong Wai | Feng Hung | Cheung Hei | Sai Gwa-Pau | Ting Tung | Ming Fung | Lau Cheun | Lam Tit-Ching | Gam Tin-Chue | Ha Kwok-Wing | Johnny Cheung Wa | Wan Yiu-Cho | Lee Fat-Yuen | Sa Au | Wong Chi-Keung | Man Man | Cho Kin | Samuel Wong Kar-Leung | Yiu Man-Kei | Cheng Wai-Ching