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The Empty Hands

Original title: Hung sau dou
  • 2017
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
641
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Stephy Tang in The Empty Hands (2017)
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Half Japanese Hong Kong girl Mari Hirakawa who succeeds dojo after tragic death of her Karate master and father encounters ex-karate student, ex-yakuza Chan Keung who also succeeds the half ... Read allHalf Japanese Hong Kong girl Mari Hirakawa who succeeds dojo after tragic death of her Karate master and father encounters ex-karate student, ex-yakuza Chan Keung who also succeeds the half of her father's karate dojo.Half Japanese Hong Kong girl Mari Hirakawa who succeeds dojo after tragic death of her Karate master and father encounters ex-karate student, ex-yakuza Chan Keung who also succeeds the half of her father's karate dojo.

  • Director
    • Chapman To
  • Writers
    • Erica Li
    • Chapman To
  • Stars
    • Stephy Tang
    • Chapman To
    • Yasuaki Kurata
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    641
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Chapman To
    • Writers
      • Erica Li
      • Chapman To
    • Stars
      • Stephy Tang
      • Chapman To
      • Yasuaki Kurata
    • 5User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Stephy Tang
    Stephy Tang
    • Mari Hirakawa
    Chapman To
    Chapman To
    • Chan Kent
    Yasuaki Kurata
    Yasuaki Kurata
    • Akira Hirakawa
    Stephen Au
    • Mute Dog
    Dada Chan
    Dada Chan
    • Peggy
    Shan Sajid Ali
    • Ha Chi Shun (Little Cha)
    Cheuk Wah Chan
    • Preliminary opponent's coach
    Chun-Hin Chan
    • Wrestling Contestant
    Hok-Sau Chan
    • Old man in audience
    Tanya Chan
    • Lawyer
    Mei-Yi Cheung
    • Mari (Stand-in)
    Wing-Yu Cheung
    • Contestant A
    Ka-Yin Choi
    • Preliminary Opponent
    Chi-Fai Chow
    Chi-Fai Chow
    • Boss
    Yuk-Cheung Fung
    • Coach B
    Pak-Wing Heung
    • Preliminary Referee
    • (as Bomber Heung)
    Mandy Pui-Man Ho
    • Mari (Stunt Double)
    Wing-Lam Ho
    • Mari Hirakawa (15 Years Old)
    • Director
      • Chapman To
    • Writers
      • Erica Li
      • Chapman To
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    Good drama movie, not an action movie.

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    • Release date
      • January 5, 2018 (Taiwan)
    • Country of origin
      • Hong Kong
    • Official site
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    • Languages
      • Cantonese
      • Mandarin
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 空手道
    • Production company
      • HK Film Production
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 27m(87 min)
    • Color
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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