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Last Eunuch In China is a Hongkongais film of genre Drama directed by Jacob Cheung(張之亮) with Max Mok
Last Eunuch In China (1987)
Chung Gwok jui hau yat goh tai gam
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Add to a movie listLai Shi, China's Last Eunuch, also known as Last Eunuch in China, is a 1988 Hong Kong historical drama film directed by Jacob Cheung in his directorial debut and starring Max Mok in the title role of Liu Lai-shi. The film is based on Ni Kuang's novel about eunuch Sun Yaoting.
Synopsis
Chaos during the late Qing Dynasty, Liu Lai-shi (Max Mok) envies the glory of his fellow townsman and eunuch Siu-tak-cheung and asks his parents for purification. Soon, the Qing dynasty collapses, Liu failed to become an imperial eunuch and was sent to Beijing to study opera. Subsequently he meets his childhood friend Chiu Tai (Irene Wan). Liu intends to lead a normal family life, but unable to do so after his identity of a eunuch was exposed. The opera troupe leader (Sammo Hung) sympathizes Liu's life experiences and tried to arrange him to the palace to be China's last eunuch. In 1924, Xuantong Emperor was expelled from the Forbidden City and Liu also began his wandering career.Actors
Max Mok
(刘来喜 / Liu Lai-Shi)
Irene Wan
(Tsouti)
Sammo Hung
(Shi's Teacher)
Andy Lau
(Han Ming)
Wu Ma
(Lord Ting)
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