Chen Kuan-Tai is Big Brother Cheng, a former refugee who runs a local teahouse in Hong Kong. Respected by his peers, Big Brother Cheng runs the teahouse - and unofficially the neighborhood - with a firm righteous hand. However, when the triads come calling, Big Brother Cheng finds out respect and common decency may not be enough. The triads use underage kids to terrorize the teahouse, and since the law won't do anything, Big Brother Cheng may have to step in and take care of it himself!
Chen Kuan-Tai
Boss Wang Cheng
Wong Yu
Darkie Wen / Blackie
Lam Wai-Tiu
Little Ma Chiu
Cheng Kang
Judge
Chung Chan-Chi
Prince Chi
Karen Yip Leng-Chi
Md Wu, Cheng's wife
Lee Pang-Fei
Hsu Ta-Fu
Yang Chi-Ching
Fa Ta-Chu
Lam Siu
Feng Ren Jing / Uncle Ching
Lee Sau-Kei
Uncle Han
The Tea House is a drama, action, crime film released in 1974. Directed by Kuei Chih-Hung, it stars Chen Kuan-Tai, Wong Yu, Lam Wai-Tiu. Chen Kuan-Tai is Big Brother Cheng, a former refugee who runs a local teahouse in Hong Kong. Respected by his peers, Big Brother Cheng runs the teahouse - and unofficially the neighborhood - with a firm righteous hand. However, when the triads come calling, Big Brother Cheng finds out respect and common decency may not be enough. The triads use underage kids to terrorize the teahouse, and since the law won't do anything, Big Brother Cheng may have to step in and take care of it himself!
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