East Meets West
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Tens of millennia ago, eight gods who ceaselessly fought each other were exiled to earth. For generations, they have been reincarnated as mere mortals, and they won't be allowed back to heaven until they've learned to coexist in harmony. Then in today's Hong Kong, a mortuary beautician and her has-been singer dad are chased for a huge sum of money they don't owe. Turns out her materialistic stepmom has taken a tycoon's advance payment on the false promise of organizing a concert that she can't deliver. The family is therefore forced to go on the run, and along the way they meet an assortment of quirky people, including a mute baker, a kung fu cab driver, an aspiring musician and her crafty sidekick. Through a series of comic misadventures, the seven of them come to realize that they used to be gods and have a mission in this life, but...who is the eighth god that has yet to rejoin them?
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Cast
26 people
Karen Mok Man-wai
Sammi
Known for
Shaolin Soccer
Around the World in 80 Days
Ekin Cheng
Kenny Bee
Kenny Bee
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Initial D
Millionaires' Express
Jaycee Chan
Bing
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Mulan: Rise of a Warrior
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
Eason Chan Yik-Shun
Charles
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Dream Home
Our Shining Days
Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin
Daxiong
Known for
Golden Job
Young and Dangerous
Sitar Tan
Jade
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Love Education
The Thrifty Angel
Eason Chan
Huang Yi
Scarlet
Known for
The Legend Is Born: Ip Man
Drug War
Huang Yixin
Ghost Houe visitor
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Memories Beyond Horizon
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Alan Tam
The Wynner
Known for
Armour of God
Anthony Chan Yau
The Wynner
Known for
Rigor Mortis
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Jeffrey Lau Director · Anthony Wong Yiu-Ming Composer Wong Po-Man Cinematographer
First release November 24, 2011 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Languages Cantonese, Chinese
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Dung sing sai tsau 2011
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · November 24, 2011
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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