Karmic Mahjong

2006 Chinese film
  • Wang Guangli
  • Huang Jinguang
Produced by
  • Cory Vietor
  • Zhu Lei
Starring
  • Francis Ng
  • Cherrie Ying
CinematographyLu YuqingEdited by
  • Adam Kerby
  • Ching-Song Liao
Music byJohn Thompson
Release dates
  • April 20, 2006 (2006-04-20) (China)
  • May 25, 2006 (2006-05-25) (Hong Kong)
Running time
98 minCountryChinaLanguages
  • Mandarin
  • Sichuanese

Karmic Mahjong (simplified Chinese: 血战到底; traditional Chinese: 血戰到底; pinyin: xùe zhàn dào dǐ) is a 2006 Chinese comedy film directed by Wang Guangli. It stars Francis Ng as a mechanic from Chengdu plagued by bad luck and Cherrie Ying as a young woman who appears to share the same affliction. The film also features cameos by the prominent Chinese directors Wang Xiaoshuai and Jia Zhangke.

The film, a mainland production of the Shanghai Dachong Cultural Information Company and the Zhangzhou Xinchuang Cultural Information Company, nevertheless is director Wang Guangli's homage to the Hong Kong tradition of action-comedies.[1]

Cast

  • Francis Ng - Wu Yu-Chuan, a down-on-his luck mechanic living in Sichuan.
  • Cherrie Ying - Jia, a mother who seems to share Wu's bad luck.
  • Na Wai - Yin, a mobster and Wu's childhood friend.
  • Paul Chun - Qin, Yin's mobster boss.
  • Liu Yiwei - Master Liu as a blind fortune teller.
  • Liang Jing - Lai, Wu's wife.
  • Jia Zhangke - a mobster.
  • Wang Xiaoshuai - a cop.

Notes

  1. ^ Koehler, Robert (2006-10-08). "Karmic Mahjong". Variety. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
  • Karmic Mahjong at IMDb
  • Karmic Mahjong at AllMovie
  • Karmic Mahjong at the Chinese Movie Database


  • v
  • t
  • e
Stub icon

This film article about a 2000s comedy film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e