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Kung Fu Mahjong

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Kung Fu Mahjong
Directed byBilly Chung
Wong Jing
Written byWong Jing
Produced byWong Jing
StarringYuen Wah
Yuen Qiu
Roger Kwok
Theresa Fu
Wong Jing
Wong Yat Tung
Jade Leung
Tin Kai-Man
Lam Chi Chung
CinematographyEdmond Fung
Edited byMatthew Hui
Music byMarco Wan
Distributed byChina Star Entertainment Group
Release date
  • 2 June 2005 (2005-06-02)
Running time
137 min
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese

Kung Fu Mahjong (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). 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

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Chi Mo Sai meets Ah Wong in Auntie Fei's cafe and learns that Wong has a photographic memory. He decides to exploit this by teaching him how to play Mahjong, but Fei, Wong's boss, strongly objects. Despite Fei's objections, Wong learns mahjong from compulsive gambler Chi Mo Sai. He impresses triad boss Tin Kau Ko, but falls in love with Tin's mistress Cheryl and is beaten up by his men. Wong goes crazy. Luckily, Fei cures him using Mahjong. Fei wants Wong to beat Tin in the climatic "King of Mahjong" competition.

Cast

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Reception

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The film opened on 2 June 2005 in Hong Kong at the top of the box office, grossing US$337,363 (HK $2,625,258) in its first week.

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