Those Were the Days (1997)

6.9/10 • 103 min • Comedy Fantasy

Overview

"Those Were the days" speculates on what would happen if a hot international art house director were transported back in time to the 1960s Hong Kong film industry. Highlights include: WKW meets Wong Jing as a child and profoundly influences career; WKW attempts to make his kind of films with the resources, talent, and expectations of 1960s HK filmmakers, and a lot of other Hong Kong /Wong Jing style zaniness.

Cast

Dayo Wong Chi-wah

Wong Ching-Wai

Natalis Chan Pak-cheung

Ngau Tat-Wah

Francis Ng Chun-yu

Patrick Tse Yuen

Gallen Lo Ka-Leung

Li Kei

Maggie Cheung Ho-Yee

Ching Po-Chu

Shu Qi

Siu Fong Fong

Joyce Chan Yin-hang

Ka-Yin

Monica Chan Fat-yung

Chau

Lee Kin-yan

Fatty

Chor Yuen

Cho Wood Yau

Lawrence Cheng Tan-Shui

Ko

Jason Chu Wing-Tong

Cheung Tat-Ming

Cheung

Vincent Kok Tak-chiu

Wang Tin-Lam

Alvina Kong Yan-yin

Cheung's Wife

Wayne Lai Yiu-cheung

Law

Teresa Mak Ka-Kei

Woman in Bathtub

Kingdom Yuen King-tan

Po-Chu's Mother

Teresa Ha Ping

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