Karmic Mahjong
{{Infobox film
| name = Karmic Mahjong
| image = KarmicMahjong.jpg
| caption =
| director = Wang Guangli
| producer = {{ubl|Cory Vietor|Zhu Lei}}
| writer = {{ubl|Wang Guangli|Huang Jinguang}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Francis Ng|Cherrie Ying}}
| music = John Thompson
| cinematography = Lu Yuqing
| editing = {{ubl|Adam Kerby|Ching-Song Liao}}
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|2006|04|20|China|2006|05|25|Hong Kong}}
| runtime = 98 min
| country = China
| language = {{ubl|Mandarin|Sichuanese}}
| budget =
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Karmic Mahjong ({{lang-zh|s=血战到底|t=血戰到底|p=xùe zhàn dào dǐ}}) is a 2006 Chinese comedy film directed by Wang Guangli. It stars Francis Ng as a mechanic from Chengdu plagued by bad luck and Cherrie Ying as a young woman who appears to share the same affliction. The film also features cameos by the prominent Chinese directors Wang Xiaoshuai and Jia Zhangke.
The film, a mainland production of the Shanghai Dachong Cultural Information Company and the Zhangzhou Xinchuang Cultural Information Company, nevertheless is director Wang Guangli's homage to the Hong Kong tradition of action-comedies.{{cite web|url=http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/150/53/|title= Karmic Mahjong |author=Koehler, Robert|publisher=Variety| date=2006-10-08|accessdate=2007-10-11}}
Cast
- Francis Ng - Wu Yu-Chuan, a down-on-his luck mechanic living in Sichuan.
- Cherrie Ying - Jia, a mother who seems to share Wu's bad luck.
- Na Wai - Yin, a mobster and Wu's childhood friend.
- Paul Chun - Qin, Yin's mobster boss.
- Liu Yiwei - Master Liu as a blind fortune teller.
- Liang Jing - Lai, Wu's wife.
- Jia Zhangke - a mobster.
- Wang Xiaoshuai - a cop.
Notes
External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0821473|title=Karmic Mahjong}}
- [http://www.dianying.com/en/title/xzd2006 Karmic Mahjong] at the Chinese Movie Database
Category:2000s comedy thriller films
Category:2000s Mandarin-language films
Category:Sichuanese-language films
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