
Bullet in the Head(1990)
Three childhood friends from the slums of Hong Kong flee to war-time Saigon after accidentally murdering a gang leader, but their troubles only escalate.


Years later, a woman narrates her personal story of the Japanese takeover of Hong Kong in 1941. She's Nam, young, attractive, daughter of a wealthy rice merchant, and prey to painful, disabling seizures. Her boyhood friend is Coolie Keung, whose family used to have wealth; he's now impoverished, a tough kid, a leader, in love with her. Into the mix steps Fay, cool and resourceful, an actor from the north, intent on getting to Gold Mountain in the US or Australia. They form a threesome, but the day they are to leave Hong Kong, the invasion stops them. Fay must rescue Keung from collaborators, Nam falls in love with Fay, and danger awaits their next attempt to escape.

Chow Yun-Fat
Yip Kim-Fay

Alex Man Chi-Leung
Wong Hak-Keung

Cecilia Yip Tung
Ha Yuk-Nam

Ku Feng
Shiu

Sek Kin
Ha Chung-Sang

Paul Chun Pui
Sergeant Wing

Wu Ma
Chairman Liu

Stuart Yung Sai-Kit
General Kanezawa

Angela Yu Chien
Fei's Aunt

Hon Yee-Sang
Fei's Uncle
Hong Kong 1941 is a action, war film released in 1984 exploring themes of love triangle, friends, slice of life, japanese occupation, hong kong, life during wartime. Directed by Leong Po-Chih, it stars Chow Yun-Fat, Alex Man Chi-Leung, Cecilia Yip Tung. Years later, a woman narrates her personal story of the Japanese takeover of Hong Kong in 1941. She's Nam, young, attractive, daughter of a wealthy rice merchant, and prey to painful, disabling seizures. Her boyhood friend is Coolie Keung, whose family used to have wealth; he's now impoverished, a tough kid, a leader, in love with her. Into the mix steps Fay, cool and resourceful, an actor from the north, intent on getting to Gold Mountain in the US or Australia. They form a threesome, but the day they are to leave Hong Kong, the invasion stops them. Fay must rescue Keung from collaborators, Nam falls in love with Fay, and danger awaits their next attempt to escape.
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