Kung Fu Mahjong
{{Short description|2005 Hong Kong film by Wong Jing}}
{{more citations needed|date=April 2019}}
{{Use Hong Kong English|date=July 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kung Fu Mahjong
| image =
| caption = Promotional Movie Poster for Kung Fu Mahjong
| director = Billy Chung
Wong Jing
| producer = Wong Jing
| writer = Wong Jing
| starring = Yuen Wah
Yuen Qiu
Roger Kwok
Theresa Fu
Wong Jing
Wong Yat Tung
Jade Leung
Tin Kai-Man
Lam Chi Chung
| music = Marco Wan
| cinematography = Edmond Fung
| editing = Matthew Hui
| distributor = China Star Entertainment Group
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2005|6|2}}
| runtime = 137 min
| country = Hong Kong
| language = Cantonese
| budget =
}}
Kung Fu Mahjong ({{zh|t=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
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
- Yuen Wah as Chi Mo Sai
- Yuen Qiu as Auntie Fei, previously the Queen of Mahjong. Retired because someone stabbed her fiancé.
- Roger Kwok as Ah Wong
- Theresa Fu as Cheryl
- Wong Jing as Tin Kau Ko
Reception
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.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0468771}}
{{Wong Jing}}
Category:2000s Hong Kong films
Category:2000s Cantonese-language films
Category:Hong Kong action comedy films
Category:Hong Kong films about gambling
Category:Hong Kong martial arts films
Category:China Star Entertainment Group films
Category:Films directed by Wong Jing
{{2000s-HongKong-film-stub}}