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The Chinese Feast is a Hongkongais film of genre Comedy directed by Tsui Hark with Leslie Cheung
The Chinese Feast (1995)
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Add to a movie listThe Chinese Feast (Chinese: 金玉滿堂) is a 1995 Hong Kong film co-written, produced and directed by Tsui Hark, and starring Leslie Cheung, Anita Yuen, Kenny Bee, and Law Kar-ying.
Synopsis
Kit was a master chef who once raked in many accolades as being the finest Chinese cook. An elite cooking competition had placed him enviably in front of many aspiring colleagues and he seemed to have the world at his feet. However, the competition placed him in a dilemma of conflicting interests of heart - his own craft or the woman whom he loves.Actors
Leslie Cheung
(Chiu Kong Sun)
Anita Yuen
(Au Ka-Wai)
Chiu Man-cheuk
(Master Chef Lung Kwun Bo)
Xiong Xin-xin
(Chef Wong Wing)
Peter Pau
(Chef North West Restaurant)
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