The Story of a Gangster
MovieTitle | 刀瘟 |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Dec 16, 1989 |
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Director | Hung-Wei Yeh |
Production country | TW |
Production companies | Scholar Films Company |
Run time | 100 min. |
Old man Wan enjoys boasting about his adventurous days as a gangster to anyone who would listen in the teahouse. His son Hue, a strong-willed boy, is in love with Chew Hung, the daugther of Wan's blood brother, Chuen. But things turn sour when Chuen promises her to the son of a powerful politician. To force the lovers to separate, Chuen gives a loan to Wan with a condition attached. The young people decided to elope to Taipei, but soon Chuen and his gang of hoodlum have tracked them down... —L.H. Wong