The Tea House
成記茶樓
CINEMA1974-10-19
RegionHK
Runtime101 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“Teahouses, street gangs and working-class life bring Shaw Brothers crime cinema firmly into the urban present.”
“Teahouses, street gangs and working-class life bring Shaw Brothers crime cinema firmly into the urban present.”
Storyline
Chen Kuan-Tai is Big Brother Cheng, a former refugee who runs a local teahouse in Hong Kong. Respected by his peers, Big Brother Cheng runs the teahouse - and unofficially the neighborhood - with a firm righteous hand. However, when the triads come calling, Big Brother Cheng finds out respect and common decency may not be enough. The triads use und...
DIRECTOR / Director
Kuei Chih-Hung
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