The best Chiang Nan’s comedy movies
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Chiang Nan’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about Chiang Nan.
A Mad World of Fools
5.9/10
A whacky 1974 comedy starring David Chiang who was also the director, that's one to see. Well it certainly is whacky, and the film is actually a number of short pieces, varying in length from a couple of minutes to the last story that is 30 minutes or so.
The Last Message
6.4/10
Li (Sam Hui) works at a sanitarium as a male nurse, and Ah Tim (Michael Hui) is a handy man. One day, a bearded old man is sent into the sanitarium with a large bag. Ah Tim manages to steal the bag, and finds antique fragments inside. When the old man dies, the pair learn from his daughter that there is a sunken vessel that is loaded with much more than they already have, so they decide to go after the sunken treasure.
Love Swindler
6.2/10
Vaunted director Li Han-Hsiang reveals the way of the world in this anthology film of four stories that feature far more swindlers and swindling than lovers or love. There's fake acupuncturists, gullible counterfeiters, a jewelry heist in a VD clinic, and a salesgirl's subtle scam in these short cinematic stories of gulls, dopes, marks, and fools and the cons, cheaters, charlatans, and connivers who trick them. It's four times the fraud as the cheats, gyps, and rip-offs come fast and furious!
The Happiest Moment
6.9/10
Michael Hui plays four characters in this three-chapter, Hong Kong erotic comedy anthology set in Northern China during WWII.
The Scandalous Warlord
6.6/10
Shaw production
Emperor Chien Lung
6.5/10
Emperor Chien Lung, bored with imperial traditions, disguises himself as a commoner to experience a different side of life.
Cheat to Cheat
Hong Kong comedy directed by Li Han-Hsiang.
The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung
6.8/10
In the 18th century, Emperor Chien Lung makes a journey into Southern China.
The Adventures of Emperor Chien Lung
7.3/10
Emperor Chien Lung uses disguises to experience life among his subjects.
The Mad Monk
6.3/10
Li's The Mad Monk consists of four stories that see the roaming monk save a mother and daughter from the brink of death and a young man from the hands of unscrupulous debtors. Ji Gong also deals mischievous justice on robbers and corrupt officials.
Smiling Swordsman
Smiling Swordsman is a Hong Kong Martial Arts Comedy starring Sammo Hung
Emperor Chien Lung and the Beauty
6.5/10
The year is 1756 and the Emperor journeys to Soochow, where he encounters a famous courtesan and gets involved with in all sorts of un-emperor-like activities.
The Emperor and the Minister
6.8/10
The story about royal intrigue with the ingenious Lord Liu, whose intelligence was envied by the Emperor himself.
Scandal
6.7/10
shaw production
Passing Flickers
6.7/10
The main characters - the arrogant, harassed director, the sexy starlet, or naïve actors are familiar enough stereotypes. Along the way however, there is some fun to be had as more humorous incidents occur on the sound stage, together with dashes of nudity. Some of the events are presumably inspired by real life experiences, others have a distinct air of wishful fabrication. The over-the-top Kung Fu star, deserted by director and crew as he goes through his pointless extended routine, for instance. Or the action heroes, sweating in furs while they dutifully munch through their meal scene, 'snow' falling outside in studio land.
God Father
5.2/10
A combination of God Of Gamblers and The Sting. Git is a young mechanic working for his uncle in a small garage. Git's cousin is tricked out of a large amount of money by a card sharp, and Git promises revenge. But the card sharp, called "Card Devil", works for the ruthless gang boss Kwok, and Git is also tricked. Having pledged the garage against the debt, Git desperately seeks the assistance of the one man who is up to the task of tricking the crooks, Ghost Eye.
The Monkey in Hong Kong
A Cathay Studios production starring Annette Chang Hui Hsien.
Monkey Comes Again
Sequel to the 1969 Cathay Studios film The Monkey In Hong Kong.
