Kung Fu Mahjong |
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Directed by | Billy Chung Wong Jing |
Producted by | Wong Jing |
Written by | Wong Jing |
Starring | Yuen Wah Yuen Qui Roger Kwok Theresa Fu Wong Jing Wong Yat Tung Jade Leung Tin Kai Man Lam Chi Chung |
Music by | Marco Wan |
Cinematography | Edmond Fung |
Editing by | Matthew Hui |
Distributed by | ![]() |
Release date(s) | June 2, 2005 |
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Running time | 137 min |
Language | Cantonese |
Kung Fu Mahjong (traditional Chinese: 雀聖) is a 2005 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Wong Jing and Billy Chung. It is about an obsessive gambler Chi Mo Sai (Yuen Wah) and Auntie Fei (Yuen Qiu). It falls into the Hong Kong cinema genre of Mahjong films. The film was followed by two sequels, Kung Fu Mahjong 2 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 (Yuen Wah) meets Wong (Roger Kwok) in Auntie Fei's (Yuen Qiu) cafe and learns that Wong has a photographic memory. He decides to exploit this skill by teaching Wong gambling, but Fei, Wong's boss, strongly objects to it. Despite Fei's objections, Wong learns Mahjong from compulsive gambler Chi Mo Sai. He impresses triad boss Tin Kau Ko (Wong Jing). Wong falls in love with Tin's mistress (Theresa Fu) and is beaten by Tin's men. Wong then becomes crazy. Luckily, Fei cured him using Mahjong. Fei wanted Wong to beat Tin in the "King of Mahjong" competition and be the King of Mahjong. The film ends with a climactic "King of Mahjong" Competition. It is the only film made in 2005 to boast of having a sequel made in 2005.
Characters
Auntie Fei
Owner of Fei's cafe. Previously the Queen of Mahjong. Retired because someone stabbed her fiancee.
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.
Reception
Box office
Kung Fu Mahjong opened on June 2, 2005 in Hong Kong at the top of the box office, grossing US $337,363 (HK $2,625,258) in its first week.