Dang doi lai ming hong kong 1941 waiting for dawn 1984. With taishen cheng, bingyan yan, yao chai, xiaoxue chen. The film relishes in the many atrocities that the japanese perpetrated on the chinese people. The japanese are virtually non existent throughout the film and yet still manage to occupy hong kong without a shot being fired. Massacre and atrocities in hong kong during wwii don tows. Check out what these wellknown local residents have to say about what they. Crowds on the streets of hong kong after japanese occupation. This classic motorcycle was seen at motor muster, 2011. First strike in the pacific war by benjamin lai canadians in hong kong veterans affairs canada. For me this is a lame attempt at portraying the fall of hong kong to the japanese in 1941 both as a medium of entertainment and as an educational tool.
Passage from hong kong 1941 cast and crew moviefone. After the war, esther eng decided to set up her chinese language filmmaking operations in the u. Dec 11, 2019 that produced the full map of what we know as modern hong kong. Her boyhood friend is coolie keung, whose family used to have wealth. We let you watch movies online without having to register or paying, with over 0 movies and tvseries. The movie opens with a woman remembering her darkest days, which occurred in 1941 in hong kong. Massacre and atrocities in hong kong during wwii don tow. This film is part of the valour and the horror series, three controversial films on canadian involvement in world war ii. On the same morning as the attack on pearl harbor, forces of the empire of japan attacked the british crown colony of hong kong. Dvd hong kong region 0 ntsc universe laser widescreen cantonese and mandarin language tracks dolby digital 5. Citizen kane 1941 full movie online myflixer myflixer is a free movies streaming site with zero ads. Chingmy yau and veronica yip star as two siblings who struggle to survive during the japanese occupation. There are no english trailers added to 1941 hong kong on fire.
If japan goes to war there is not the slightest chance of holding hong kong or relieving it. In 1949, mao zedong imposed his communist revolution on china. From 8 to 25 december 1941, almost 2,000 troops from winnipeg and quebec city sent to hong kong expecting little more than guard duty fought bravely against the overwhelming power of an invading japanese force. The british are represented by a handful of extras wearing ill. On christmas day, 1941, the british colony of hong kong officially. Criticalpast offers immediate downloads of fullresolution hd and sd masters and fullresolution timecoded screeners, 24 hours a day. Hong kong 1941 is set against the backdrop of the japanese occupation of. Trailer for movie hong kong 1941 starring chow yoonfat. Hong kong was a british colony before and after wwii, but from 1225 1941 to 8151945 when japan surrendered, hong kong was under the control of japan. Prisoners of war in hong kong and japan 19411945 free. Out of this, about a half century later, came one of the great economic miracles of modern asia.
Into the mix steps fay, cool and resourceful, an actor. The films director is a hong kong resident that holds a hong kong identity card at least one of the films production companies are legally registered in hong kong sar. At least one person involved in the films production from any six separate award categories who are hong kong resident holding a hong kong identity card. Already a household name from his television work, he exhibits the same cool charm that would. With yunfat chow, cecilia yip, alex man, kien shih. In a city full of war refugees, profiteers and spies, a soldiers christmas promise is broken during the sudden japanese attack on the british colony. Twisting the tail of the dragon the story of life in the japanese pow camp on the stanley peninsula, hong kong from 1941 to 1944. In 1941, hong kong was the casablanca of the east, a city full of war refugees, profiteers and spies.
Predominantly a dramatic and sometimes romantic essay on themes. Helmed by american director craig mccourry, this battle of hong kong feature film used some of the actual world war ii battle sites in the. Some of the people who lived through the invasion recall how they suddenly found themselves in. The battle of hong kong through the eyes of people who. Hong kong was a lost cause but the soldiers fought anyway. Similar to films like casablanca, hong kong 1941 is a good example of how hong kong cinema has made much use of this period and the theme of love in a desperate time. With the sudden attack by japanese troops, a canadian soldiers christmas promise is broken during the. Hong kong 1941 1984 ful movie streaming download youtube. The battle of hong kong 825 december 1941, also known as the defence of hong kong and the fall of hong kong, was one of the first battles of the pacific war in world war ii.
Breakthrough 1979 richard burton, robert mitchum full movie. On the day that president roosevelt would call a date which will live in infamy, the japanese also hit guam, wake island, the philippines, malaya and hong kong. May 19, 2015 1941 harley this 1941 harley davidson has a big engine. Jul 27, 2014 in the autumn of 1941, nearly 2,000 mostly inexperienced canadian soldiers were sent to hong kong at the request of the british government which mistakenly thought that a symbolic show of strength.
Hong kong on fire 1941 1995 was a depressive film that depicts the japanese invasion of hong kong. In the autumn of 1941, nearly 2,000 inexperienced canadian soldiers were sent to hong kong at the request of the british government as a symbolic show of strength that would deter a japanese attack on the colony. At the same time, in order to achieve cultural control of the chinese nation, the japanese special agencies in hong kong searched and. The hong kong film archive has compiled and published four books so far under the title hong kong filmography being an attempt to list systematically and chronologically the complete film output of. Jun 27, 2015 1941 harley this 1941 harley davidson has a big engine. Chingmy yau mv chingmy yau sukzing born 16 may 1968 is a retired hong kong actress. Jan 01, 2001 other representative works that fall into this genre of nostalgic reminiscence of old or prewar hong kong include hong kong 1941 1984, welcome 1984, rouge 1988, and painted faces 1988.
The robert refitted at esquimalt during the summer of 1941 and on october 27th, sailed as escort for the awatea carrying canadian troops to hong kong. In the autumn of 1941, nearly 2000 mostly inexperienced canadian soldiers. Passage from hong kong 1941 cast and crew to woo a woman lucille fairbanks, a crime writer keith douglas concocts a story involving himself in a murder. This article recounts the massacre and atrocities committed by the japanese troops during those three years and eight months of occupation of hong kong. Canada and the battle of hong kong the canadian encyclopedia. Read the hong kong 1941 movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Years later, a woman narrates her personal story of the japanese takeover of hong kong in 1941. When japanese forces launched a surprise invasion of the territory on december 8, 1941, just six hours after they bombed pearl harbor, british leaders already knew hong kong was indefensible.
Hong kong 1941 1984 stream and watch online moviefone. One reason for this upsurge in nostalgia for old hong kong may be due to the common perception that a vital part of the territorys historical. She entered the hong kong film industry after competing in the 1987 miss hong kong beauty pageant. Battle of hong kong a savage christmas 1941 youtube.
Read the hong kong 1941 movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. A family suffers at the hands of the japanese during the occupation of hong kong. With the sudden attack by japanese troops, a canadian soldiers christmas promise is broken during the battle of hong kong. Regardless of whether its killer style, tantalising bites, the great outdoors or family fun you are after, hong kong has it all. The woman occasionally offers some narration during the movie. When japanese forces launched a surprise invasion of the territory on december 8, 1941, just six hours after they bombed pearl harbor. The movie hong kong rescue recounts the outbreak of the pacific war on december 8, 1941. Full details can be found in the valor and the horror revisited by historians. However, the film also depicts the brutality that occurred during the occupation, and the portrayal of the japanese invasion force in this film reflects a deep resentment that. Aug 26, 2017 hong kong 1941 was releasedtwo years before a better tomorrow turned chow into a major movie star.
With lucile fairbanks, douglas kennedy, paul cavanagh, richard ainley. Hong kongs struggle against tyranny, and why it matters. Various shots of a canadian troopship arriving in hong kong for duty in the. Hong kong 1941 was an oblique comment on the 1984 deal between britain and china about hong kong s future. A strange movie that opens slowly and, for the most part, continues to be slow. Passage from hong kong 1941 full movie download full hd.
Initially winston churchill regarded the territory as a outpost and would not reinforce it against impending attack and reduced the british. Movie trailer trailer hong kong 1941 1984 trailer int. Hong kong 1941 is an interesting, competently made film whose obvious good intentions are undercut by constraints of budget and genre. As a former british colony, hong kong had a greater degree of political and economic freedom than mainland china and taiwan, and developed into a filmmaking hub. The movie picks up, a little, when the japanese invasion starts and the hong kong citizens riot and. Dec 16, 2016 there was little festive cheer 75 years ago, as the battle of hong kong raged to a bloody conclusion. Hong kong was occupied by the japanese army and expelled millions of hong kong refugees. Hong kong 1941 1984 ful movie streaming download related search. Jan 01, 2007 trailer for movie hong kong 1941 starring chow yoonfat.
Set in hong kong on the eve of the japanese invasion and a version of the second floor mystery 1930, jeff hunter douglas kennedy, a writer of pulp thrillers, tries to woo a reluctant maria calhoun lucille fairbanks by inventing a murder story in which he claims he was implicated. Hong kong at the end of world war ii was a shattered city with a population of less than 600,000. Hong kong was the first place canadians fought a land battle in the second world war. After banana cop, leong turned to history for inspiration and made the awardwinning movie hong kong 1941 1984, starring chow yun fat, set in hong kong during the early days of the japanese invasion.