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When Tat Fu Was Young (1988)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 36M

Director : Eddie Fong
Writer : Eddie Fong

Synopsis

In 1913, 17-year-old Dafu travels from China to Japan to study. Japan is on the rise, a nation of proud people. China, on the other hand, is in turmoil. Dafu takes his demanding courses and racial discrimination in stride, but he finds his nascent manhood difficult to handle. In a hot-springs spa, he meets Lung Erh, his dream girl, but she soon disappears.

Actors

Chow Yun-Fat
Chow Yun-Fat
Terrence Fok
Terrence Fok
Wong Kwok Ling
Wong Kwok Ling
Mutsumi Itakura
Mutsumi Itakura
Sachiko Nakamura
Sachiko Nakamura
Kam Hing-Yin
Kam Hing-Yin
Tang Yiu Ming
Tang Yiu Ming
Katsumi Muramatsu
Katsumi Muramatsu
Kazunori Nobuzane
Kazunori Nobuzane
Lee Chi-Ngai
Lee Chi-Ngai
Yat Sun Chan
Yat Sun Chan
Leung Tak Yam
Leung Tak Yam
Wilson Chan
Wilson Chan
Jim Sam Sing-Tak
Jim Sam Sing-Tak
Eddie Fong
Eddie Fong

Crews

Leonard Ho Koon-Cheung
Leonard Ho Koon-Cheung
Presenter
Stephen Shin
Stephen Shin
Producer
Chua Lam
Chua Lam
Executive Producer
Eddie Fong
Eddie Fong
Screenplay
Eddie Fong
Eddie Fong
Director
Wilson Chan
Wilson Chan
Director of Photography
Jingle Ma Choh-Sing
Jingle Ma Choh-Sing
Lighting Technician
Lee Chi-Ngai
Lee Chi-Ngai
Art Direction
Chiang Hsing-Lung
Chiang Hsing-Lung
Editor
Leung Tak Yam
Leung Tak Yam
Assistant Director
Shan Tam
Shan Tam
Assistant Director

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