Movie: A Tale from the East

Top 10 Billed Cast

Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting
張堅庭

Director

David Wu
吳大維

Kiang

Manfred Wong Man-Chun
文雋

Uncle

Amy Yip Chi-Mei
葉子楣

Herself

Joey Wong
王祖賢

Kot-Yee

Ni Kuang
倪匡

Wesley

Eric Kot Man-Fai
葛民輝

Electrician Number 2

Jan Lam Hoi-Fung
Jan Lam Hoi-Fung

Electrician Number 1

Chan Cheuk-Yan
陳卓欣

Little Princess

Money Lo Man-Yee
Money Lo

Herself

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    The Little Princess and her bodyguard Jiang travel 200 years from the past to the present day. They are relentlessly pursued by the evil General Shea Hai, a vicious and seemingly indestructible puffy-faced Blood Devil demon who wants to get his hands on a magical pearl the Little Princess possesses. Sweet Kot-Yee, her fat, greedy brother Chu Tai-Lit, and two goofy electricians come to the aid of the Little Princess and Jiang.

  • Release Date

    1990-06-28

  • Average

    6.1

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
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  • Languages:

    广州话 / 廣州話
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