Forbidden Tales of Two Cities (1975)

5.6/10 • 108 min • Comedy

Overview

Li Han-hsiang, one of the most experienced and respected filmmakers in Hong Kong, wrote and directed this charming and fascinating comedy of amorous complications and modern morals in the very middle of his forty year career. The two cities are Macau, where a love quartet is the source for sexy merriment, and Hong Kong, where a gambler tells a charming woman why there are four shackles hanging from his apartment ceiling!

Cast

Shek Sau

Cheng Kang-Yeh

Danny Lau Dan

Tanny Tien-Ni

Terry Lau Wai-Yue

Hu Chin

Ku Feng

Chen Ping

Wang Hsieh

Shum Lo

Head of telegraph office

Helen Hsia Hau-Lan

Fong Yuen

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