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A Symphony of Cooking Utensils(1983)
Status: Released
Date: 1983-01-01
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Time: 1h 33m
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A new young manager in a state-run restaurant finds his non-traditional approach to management is not popular with the older managers. Life has been frustrating for refreshment company worker Niu Hong, whose troubles only seem to double when he factors in his responsibilities as manager of the Chun City Restaurant. With help from his employees, Niu Hong vows to reform the business. But in the process, he ends up writing a whole new chapter into his otherwise humdrum life. Sun Chun and Yin Tingru co-star in foreign-language drama from director Teng Wenji.
Languages: Mandarin.
Countries:
China
ProductionCompanies:
Xi'an Film Studio
Movie: A Symphony of Cooking Utensils
Top 10 Billed Cast
孫淳
牛宏
Yin Tingru
刘俊英
Chen Ye
牛华
Zhai Junjie
游刚
Sun Min
邱二宝
Qiu Yuzhen
孙连香
智一桐
钟警深
Liu Xiaochun
满凤
Wen Xingyu
瘦喜挑儿
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A new young manager in a state-run restaurant finds his non-traditional approach to management is not popular with the older managers. Life has been frustrating for refreshment company worker Niu Hong, whose troubles only seem to double when he factors in his responsibilities as manager of the Chun City Restaurant. With help from his employees, Niu Hong vows to reform the business. But in the process, he ends up writing a whole new chapter into his otherwise humdrum life. Sun Chun and Yin Tingru co-star in foreign-language drama from director Teng Wenji.
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1983-01-01
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