The Eighth Happiness | |||||||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 八星報喜 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 八星报喜 | ||||||||||
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Directed by | Johnnie To | ||||||||||
Written by |
Philip Cheng Raymond Wong | ||||||||||
Produced by | Raymond Wong | ||||||||||
Starring |
Chow Yun-fat Raymond Wong Jacky Cheung Carol Cheng Cherie Chung Fung Bo Bo Fennie Yuen | ||||||||||
Cinematography | Joe Chan Paul Chan | ||||||||||
Edited by | David Wu | ||||||||||
Music by | Tony Lo | ||||||||||
Production company | |||||||||||
Distributed by | Cinema City & Films Co. | ||||||||||
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes | ||||||||||
Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Language | Cantonese | ||||||||||
Box office | HK$37,090,776 |
The Eighth Happiness (八星報喜) is a 1988 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Johnnie To and starring an ensemble cast of Chow Yun-fat, Raymond Wong, Jacky Cheung, Carol Cheng, Cherie Chung, Fung Bo Bo and Fennie Yuen. It was the highest-grossing film in Hong Kong at the time. [1] The film centers around three brothers Fong Kim-long ( Chow Yun-fat), Fong Kim-fai ( Raymond Wong Pak-ming) and Fong Kim-sang ( Jacky Cheung). One day, their telephone line failed, they meet their future wife because of this incident.
The film grossed HK$37,090,776 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 11 February to 30 March 1988 and was the top-grossing film of 1988 in Hong Kong [2] and the highest-grossing film in Hong Kong at the time. [1]
The Eighth Happiness | |||||||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 八星報喜 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 八星报喜 | ||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Directed by | Johnnie To | ||||||||||
Written by |
Philip Cheng Raymond Wong | ||||||||||
Produced by | Raymond Wong | ||||||||||
Starring |
Chow Yun-fat Raymond Wong Jacky Cheung Carol Cheng Cherie Chung Fung Bo Bo Fennie Yuen | ||||||||||
Cinematography | Joe Chan Paul Chan | ||||||||||
Edited by | David Wu | ||||||||||
Music by | Tony Lo | ||||||||||
Production company | |||||||||||
Distributed by | Cinema City & Films Co. | ||||||||||
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes | ||||||||||
Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Language | Cantonese | ||||||||||
Box office | HK$37,090,776 |
The Eighth Happiness (八星報喜) is a 1988 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Johnnie To and starring an ensemble cast of Chow Yun-fat, Raymond Wong, Jacky Cheung, Carol Cheng, Cherie Chung, Fung Bo Bo and Fennie Yuen. It was the highest-grossing film in Hong Kong at the time. [1] The film centers around three brothers Fong Kim-long ( Chow Yun-fat), Fong Kim-fai ( Raymond Wong Pak-ming) and Fong Kim-sang ( Jacky Cheung). One day, their telephone line failed, they meet their future wife because of this incident.
The film grossed HK$37,090,776 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 11 February to 30 March 1988 and was the top-grossing film of 1988 in Hong Kong [2] and the highest-grossing film in Hong Kong at the time. [1]