Kung Fu Mahjong

Kung Fu Mahjong
Directed by	Billy Chung Wong Jing
Written by	Wong Jing
Produced by	Wong Jing
Starring	Yuen Wah Yuen Qiu Roger Kwok Theresa Fu Wong Jing Wong Yat Tung Jade Leung Tin Kai-Man Lam Chi Chung
Cinematography	Edmond Fung
Edited by	Matthew Hui
Music by	Marco Wan
Distributed by	China Star Entertainment Group
Release date	2 June 2005 (2005-06-02)
Running time	137 min
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese

Kung Fu Mahjong (Chinese: 雀聖) is a 2005 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Wong Jing and Billy Chung. It is about an obsessive gambler Chi Mo Sai (Yuen Wah) and Auntie Fei (Yuen Qiu). The film was followed by two sequels, Kung Fu Mahjong 2, which was released the same year as the first film, and Kung Fu Mahjong 3: The Final Duel, which was released in 2007.

Plot

Chi Mo Sai meets Ah Wong in Auntie Fei's cafe and learns that Wong has a photographic memory. He decides to exploit this by teaching him how to play Mahjong, but Fei, Wong's boss, strongly objects. Despite Fei's objections, Wong learns mahjong from compulsive gambler Chi Mo Sai. He impresses triad boss Tin Kau Ko, but falls in love with Tin's mistress Cheryl and is beaten up by his men. Wong goes crazy. Luckily, Fei cures him using Mahjong. Fei wants Wong to beat Tin in the climatic "King of Mahjong" competition.

Cast

• Yuen Wah as Chi Mo Sai
• Yuen Qiu as Auntie Fei, previously the Queen of Mahjong. Retired because someone stabbed her fiancé.
• Roger Kwok as Ah Wong
• Theresa Fu as Cheryl
• Wong Jing as Tin Kau Ko

Reception

The film opened on 2 June 2005 in Hong Kong at the top of the box office, grossing US$337,363 (HK $2,625,258) in its first week.

External links

• Kung Fu Mahjong at IMDb