Blood Stained Tradewinds

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Blood Stained Tradewinds
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Traditional Chinese 血在風上
Simplified Chinese 血在风上
Hanyu Pinyin Xuè Zài Fēng Shàng
Jyutping Hyut3 Zoi6 Fung1 Seong6
Directed by Chor Yuen
Screenplay byPhilip Cheng
Produced by Chen Kuan-tai
Leung Man-yee
Starring Waise Lee
Idy Chan
Alex Fong
Carrie Ng
CinematographyLee San-yip
Edited byYu Siu-fung
Music byRichard Lo
Production
company
J&J Films
Distributed by Golden Princess Amusement
Release date
  • 7 December 1990 (1990-12-07)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryHong Kong
Language Cantonese
Box officeHK$1,815,249

Blood Stained Tradewinds is a 1990 Hong Kong action film directed by Chor Yuen and starring Waise Lee, Idy Chan, Alex Fong and Carrie Ng. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

Sing (Alex Fong) and Hung (Waise Lee) grew up in a triad gang where they developed a great relationship with Uncle Lung's (Pau Fong) daughter Sophia (Idy Chan). Due to his old age and sickness, Lung decides to choose Sing as his successor. However, Sing refuses the offer and is kicked out of the gang. In his place, Lung chooses Hung as his successor and also arranges his marriage to Sophia.

Although Hung is now gang leader, he is unable to convince others to follow him due to his aggressiveness. At the same time, the Japanese yakuza attacks him. Meanwhile, Sing, who is now employed by a firecracker factory, has married Fong (Carrie Ng) and settled down to a peaceful life with her. However, a rival gang forces Sing to return to the underworld. The gang kills Lung and kidnaps Sophia triggering a massive gang war.

Cast

Box office

The film grossed HK$1,815,249 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 7 to 14 December 1990 in Hong Kong, and was released on DVD 16 January 2007. [4]

Reception

DVD Talk offered that while this is a Chor Yuen film, it is not one to watch in order to best know the work of Yuen, as the film would not give a viewer a look into the director's vision, just as watching Jack does not allow insights into the brilliance of Francis Ford Coppola. After leaving the Shaw Bros., Yuen was working under constraints different from his earlier films. "Despite a decent cast and an okay script, Chor Yuen doesnt seem to muster much inventiveness of energy into the picture, so the result is a pretty paint by numbers entry into the gangsters and guns genre. [ sic ]" [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Hammond, Stefan (1996). Sex and Zen & A Bullet in the Head: The Essential Guide to Hong Kong's Mind-bending Films (illustrated ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp.  197, 198. ISBN   0684803410 . Retrieved 8 July 2014. Blood Stained Tradewinds (film).
  2. ↑ Teo, Stephen (1997). Hong Kong cinema: the extra dimensions (illustrated, reprint ed.). British Film Institute. p. 263. ISBN   0851704964 . Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Hong Kong. Urban Council (1996). Restless breed : Cantonese stars of the sixties (in Chinese). 市政局. pp. 149, 155. ISBN   9789627040507.
  4. ↑ staff. "Blood Stained Tradewind (1990)". rottentomatoes.com. Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  5. ↑ Wallis, J. Doyle (14 February 2007). "review: Blood Stained Tradewinds". DVD Talk . Retrieved 8 July 2014.
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