Parents' Hearts

Parents' Hearts

Release date : April 21, 1955
Runtime : 1h 51m
Countries of origin : Hong Kong /
Original Language : Cantonese /
Director : Chun Kim /
Writers : Chun Kim /
Production companies : The Union Film Enterprise Ltd. /
April 21, 1955 1h 51m Hong Kong Drama Cantonese More
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An opera troupe has to dissolve in view of the poor economy. Comedian star Sang Kwai-lei loses his job and he has no alternative but to play the lion character in the opera troupe of his former junior apprentice Chan Hau and pawn his stage costume. He aims at earning enough money to support the final year's secondary school studies of his elder son Chi-kuen. Kuen however refuses to continue his studies, seeing that his father has to put aside his dignity to earn money and his mother is worried. Lei is enraged and uses the money to support his younger son Chi-wai's studies. Again, Lei loses his job and he resorts to giving street performances, his wife takes up sowing work in her spare time and she dies after a long illness. Kuen works to support himself through school, but Wai is less fortunate, he is forced to enrol in an opera troupe as an apprentice. Years later, the dying father joyfully embraces Chi-kuen's return from his studies.
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Wong Cho-San
Chu-kot Yu
Wong Man-Lei
Lei's wife
Yuen Siu-Fai
Chi-wai
Ma Sze-Tsang
Sang Kwai-lei
Lam Ka-Sing
Chi-kuen
Gam Lau
Yu's wife
Lam Lo-ngok
leader
Lee Pang-Fei
Chan Hau
Lee Siu-fun
Kuen's classmate
Mok Hung
doctor
To Sam-Ku
Neighbour
Lai Man
Mother of schoolmate
Chan Lap-Ban
Opera troup member

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  • title:Parents' Hearts
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1955
  • Runtime:1h 51m
  • Genres: Drama ·
  • Countries of origin: Hong Kong ·
  • Original Language: Cantonese ·
  • Director: Chun Kim /
  • Writers: Chun Kim ·
  • Production companies: The Union Film Enterprise Ltd. ·
  • Overview:An opera troupe has to dissolve in view of the poor economy. Comedian star Sang Kwai-lei loses his job and he has no alternative but to play the lion character in the opera troupe of his former junior apprentice Chan Hau and pawn his stage costume. He aims at earning enough money to support the final year's secondary school studies of his elder son Chi-kuen. Kuen however refuses to continue his studies, seeing that his father has to put aside his dignity to earn money and his mother is worried. Lei is enraged and uses the money to support his younger son Chi-wai's studies. Again, Lei loses his job and he resorts to giving street performances, his wife takes up sowing work in her spare time and she dies after a long illness. Kuen works to support himself through school, but Wai is less fortunate, he is forced to enrol in an opera troupe as an apprentice. Years later, the dying father joyfully embraces Chi-kuen's return from his studies.
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