Blood Stained Tradewinds

Blood Stained Tradewinds
Blood Stained Tradewinds
	Film poster
Traditional Chinese	血在風上
Simplified Chinese	血在风上
Hanyu Pinyin	Xuè Zài Fēng Shàng
Jyutping	Hyut3 Zoi6 Fung1 Seong6
Directed by	Chor Yuen
Screenplay by	Philip Cheng
Produced by	Chen Kuan-tai; Leung Man-yee
Starring	Waise Lee; Idy Chan; Alex Fong; Carrie Ng
Cinematography	Lee San-yip
Edited by	Yu Siu-fung
Music by	Richard Lo
Production; company	J&J Films
Distributed by	Golden Princess Amusement
Release date	7 December 1990;
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$1,815,249

Blood Stained Tradewinds is a 1990 Hong Kong action film directed by Chor Yuen and starring Waise Lee, Idy Chan, Alex Fong and Carrie Ng.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

Sing (Alex Fong) and Hung (Waise Lee) grew up in a triad gang where they developed a great relationship with Uncle Lung's (Pau Fong) daughter Sophia (Idy Chan). Due to his old age and sickness, Lung decides to choose Sing as his successor. However, Sing refuses the offer and is kicked out of the gang. In his place, Lung chooses Hung as his successor and also arranges his marriage to Sophia.

Although Hung is now gang leader, he is unable to convince others to follow him due to his aggressiveness. At the same time, the Japanese yakuza attacks him. Meanwhile, Sing, who is now employed by a firecracker factory, has married Fong (Carrie Ng) and settled down to a peaceful life with her. However, a rival gang forces Sing to return to the underworld. The gang kills Lung and kidnaps Sophia triggering a massive gang war.

Cast

Waise Lee as Hung
Idy Chan as Sophia Chow
Alex Fong as Chan Chi-sing
Carrie Ng as Fong
Ng Man-tat as Uncle Tat
Lo Lieh as Brother Ming
Chen Kuan-tai as Arms buyer
Stanley Fung as Drunk
Pau Fong as Uncle Lung
Ng Yuen-jun as Gutsy Chao
Ricky Wong as Wai
Lam Wai as Sung Poon
Andrew Chan
Tang Cheung as Chung Yee Gang Lieutenant
Chan Chi-hung as Chung Yee Gang Lieutenant
Tam Wai-man as Ming's thug
Kuk Hin-chiu as Ming's thug
Yee Tin-hung as Ming's thug
Lam Chi-tai as Ming's thug
Lee Fat-yuen as Ming's thug
Cheung Kwok-wah as Ming's thug
Choi Kwok-keung
Fei Kin
Jack Wong
Chung Wing
Chang Sing-kwong
Lam Foo-wai
Wong Chi-ming
Lee Yiu-king
Lau Shung-fung
Kong Chuen
Ho Wing-cheung
Yiu Man-kei
Ho Hon-chau
Choi Kwok-ping
Chan Wai-to
Ma Yuk-sing

Box office

The film grossed HK$1,815,249 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 7 to 14 December 1990 in Hong Kong, and was released on DVD 16 January 2007.^[4]

Reception

DVD Talk offered that while this is a Chor Yuen film, it is not one to watch in order to best know the work of Yuen, as the film would not give a viewer a look into the director's vision, just as watching Jack does not allow insights into the brilliance of Francis Ford Coppola. After leaving the Shaw Bros., Yuen was working under constraints different from his earlier films. "Despite a decent cast and an okay script, Chor Yuen doesnt seem to muster much inventiveness of energy into the picture, so the result is a pretty paint by numbers entry into the gangsters and guns genre. [sic]"^[5]

References

^ Hammond, Stefan (1996). Sex and Zen & A Bullet in the Head: The Essential Guide to Hong Kong's Mind-bending Films (illustrated ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 197, 198. ISBN 0684803410. Retrieved 8 July 2014. Blood Stained Tradewinds (film).
^ Teo, Stephen (1997). Hong Kong cinema: the extra dimensions (illustrated, reprint ed.). British Film Institute. p. 263. ISBN 0851704964. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
^ Hong Kong. Urban Council (1996). Restless breed : Cantonese stars of the sixties (in Chinese). 市政局. pp. 149, 155. ISBN 9789627040507.
^ staff. "Blood Stained Tradewind (1990)". rottentomatoes.com. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
^ Wallis, J. Doyle (14 February 2007). "review: Blood Stained Tradewinds". DVD Talk. Retrieved 8 July 2014.

External links

[Book_1-1] Hammond, Stefan (1996). Sex and Zen & A Bullet in the Head: The Essential Guide to Hong Kong's Mind-bending Films (illustrated ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 197, 198. ISBN 0684803410. Retrieved 8 July 2014. Blood Stained Tradewinds (film).

[Book_2-2] Teo, Stephen (1997). Hong Kong cinema: the extra dimensions (illustrated, reprint ed.). British Film Institute. p. 263. ISBN 0851704964. Retrieved 8 July 2014.

[Book_3-3] Hong Kong. Urban Council (1996). Restless breed : Cantonese stars of the sixties (in Chinese). 市政局. pp. 149, 155. ISBN 9789627040507.

[4] staff. "Blood Stained Tradewind (1990)". rottentomatoes.com. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 8 July 2014.

[DVD_Talk-5] Wallis, J. Doyle (14 February 2007). "review: Blood Stained Tradewinds". DVD Talk. Retrieved 8 July 2014.

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