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Those Were the Days

Those Were the Days

19966.01h 41m

Overview

Those Were the Days is a Hong Kong Drama starring Eric Tsang

Directed by Eric Tsang Chi-Wai
Produced by Eric Tsang Chi-Wai
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Top Cast

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai

Mr. Liu

Jordan Chan Siu-Chun

Jordan Chan Siu-Chun

Super

Loletta Lee Lai-Chun

Loletta Lee Lai-Chun

Minie (adult)

Karen Mok Man-Wai

Karen Mok Man-Wai

Patricia (adult)

Amanda Lee Wai-Man

Amanda Lee Wai-Man

Informant (adult)

Linda Wong Hing-Ping

Linda Wong Hing-Ping

Bamboo (adult)

Leila Tong

Leila Tong

Minie (student)

Annie Man Chung-Han

Annie Man Chung-Han

Patricia (student)

C

Choi Si-Man

Informant (student)

Lillian Ho Ga-Lai

Lillian Ho Ga-Lai

Bamboo (student)

Themes & Keywords

coming of age

About Those Were the Days

Those Were the Days is a comedy, drama film released in 1996 exploring themes of coming of age. Directed by Eric Tsang Chi-Wai, it stars Eric Tsang Chi-Wai, Jordan Chan Siu-Chun, Loletta Lee Lai-Chun. Those Were the Days is a Hong Kong Drama starring Eric Tsang

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