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Dances with Dragon

Dances with Dragon

19916.21h 49m

Overview

Aaron, a young, successful Chinese businessman, drifts on to a rural island after a scuba accident. Mistaken for an illegal immigrant, he is forced to take refuge in a small, family-run grocery store. Enjoying the riches to rags transition, he tells nobody his true identity, and falls in love with the grocery store owner's daughter, Yvonne. But while Aaron enjoys his life of anonymity, Yvonne covets the chance to escape her poverty. Meanwhile, in Aaron's absense, a plot has been hatched to take over his company. Are Aaron's and Yvonne's lives too different to find happiness together?

Directed by Wong Jing
Written by Wong Jing
Produced by Jimmy Heung Wah-Sing
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Top Cast

Andy Lau

Andy Lau

Lung Ka-Chun

Sharla Cheung

Sharla Cheung

Moon

Deanie Ip

Deanie Ip

Aunty Eleven

Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting

Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting

Martin Kung

Yvonne Yung Hung

Yvonne Yung Hung

Diana Kung

Richard Ng Man-Tat

Richard Ng Man-Tat

Uncle Fly

Wu Ma

Wu Ma

Uncle Prawn

May Lo Mei-Wei

May Lo Mei-Wei

Charmy

Lee Heung-Kam

Lee Heung-Kam

Mrs Lung

Paul Chu Kong

Paul Chu Kong

Tomato

About Dances with Dragon

Dances with Dragon is a romance, comedy film released in 1991. Directed by Wong Jing, it stars Andy Lau, Sharla Cheung, Deanie Ip. Aaron, a young, successful Chinese businessman, drifts on to a rural island after a scuba accident. Mistaken for an illegal immigrant, he is forced to take refuge in a small, family-run grocery store. Enjoying the riches to rags transition, he tells nobody his true identity, and falls in love with the grocery store owner's daughter, Yvonne. But while Aaron enjoys his life of anonymity, Yvonne covets the chance to escape her poverty. Meanwhile, in Aaron's absense, a plot has been hatched to take over his company. Are Aaron's and Yvonne's lives too different to find happiness together?

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