Painted Faces
7.2
“The critically-acclaimed story of three young men growing from a traditional Chinese theatrical school to stardom in Hong Kong's thriving film industry.”
This is a story about the Peking Opera School that Jackie Chan, Samo Hung and Yuen Biao attended as young men. The story is about their teacher Master Yu and his school.
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Cast
37 people
Sammo Hung Kam-bo
Master Yu Jim-Yuen
Known for
Ip Man 2
Project A
Jackie Chan
Himself
Known for
Rush Hour
The Karate Kid
Lam Ching-ying
Uncle Hua
Known for
Mr. Vampire
Heroes Shed No Tears
Cheng Pei-pei
Master Cheng
Known for
Mulan
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Lee Din-Hing
Cheng Lung's Mother
Also in
Snuff Bottle
Passing Flickers
Yeung Yam-Yin
Child Sammo
No other roles listed
Chung Gam-Yam
Teenage Sammo
No other roles listed
Yuen Biao
Himself
Siu Ming-Fui
Child Ah-Lung (Big Nose/Jackie Chan)
Also in
Shaolin Chastity Kung Fu
Cheung Man-Lung
Teenage Ah-Lung (Big Nose/Jackie Chan)
No other roles listed
Goo Fai
Child Yuen Biao
Also in
Eight Taels of Gold
Wong Kim-Wai
Teenage Yuen Biao
Also in
Fallen Angels
Iron Monkey
Alex Law Kai-yui Director · Mabel Cheung Yuen-ting Screenplay Lowell Lo Koon-ting Composer
Worldwide gross $15M · First release September 16, 1988 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China
Box office
Worldwide gross
$14,730,964
Production
Shaw Brothers
Production
Orange Sky Golden Harvest
Production
Paragon Films
Production
Golden Harvest Company Ltd.
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
七小福
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese
Release dates
Canada · September 16, 1988
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China · November 10, 1988
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Japan
February 22, 1992 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 12, 1990 · Theatrical
Taiwan
November 19, 1988 · Theatrical
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