Cheng Mang-Ha

Cheng Mang-Ha

Born: January 1, 1913
Died: November 28, 2000
in British Hong Kong

Movies for Cheng Mang-Ha...

You Bet Your Life
Title: You Bet Your Life
Character: Grand aunt
Released: September 28, 1991
Type: Movie
Story of a down on their luck married couple who make a deal with a ghost to win at gambling. Only catch is that it must be spent before 7am.
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The Nobles
Title: The Nobles
Character: Dee's granny
Released: July 1, 1989
Type: Movie
Interior designer Dodo and lawyer Michael have been in love for years with no plans of marriage. Because of the intervention by the colleagues, Dodo resigns in anger and leaves for New York with Michael. She is heart-broken to catch Michael in a passionate scene with her close friend at the airport. After that, Dodo gets stuck with her first assignment of her own company. She has no resources but to seek help of Jacky, a worker from former design company, but misunderstanding arises between them due to difference in rank. But as they get on more, they begin to admire each other. Meantime, Michael, who tries to win back Dodo's heart. What would Dodo decide between her two admirers?
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Fractured Follies
Title: Fractured Follies
Character: May's grandmother
Released: July 6, 1988
Type: Movie
Joe, a reckless cab driver, accidentally hits someone with his taxi. The person he hit is May, a sweet girl who walks with a limp due to one of her legs being longer than the other. Joe mistakenly thinks that he's paralyzed May for life; so in order to make it up to her, he works for her family, helping them run their grocery store. Soon, Joe falls in love with May, but she's slow to return his affection.
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Mother Vs Mother
Title: Mother Vs Mother
Character: Auntie 7th
Released: June 29, 1988
Type: Movie
"Romeo and Juliet" in Hong Kong, except the widow Capulet is father Montague's childhood sweetheart. The young lovers try to reconcile their mothers with the help of the father, who is left with a bad taste in his mouth.
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Mr. Mistress
Title: Mr. Mistress
Released: May 17, 1988
Type: Movie
Ivan is a sales manager and enjoying couple life with his charming, sexy wife called Mimi, but the appearance of Alice crushes their relationship. Alice is the Vise President of one of the biggest Aerobics Equipment company, looking for appointed agent in Hong Kong. Coincidently, Alice's manager Peter is Ivan's old schoolmate, he promises Ivan to put him into the group. In order to chase Mimi, Peter sets up tricks to ruin her relationship with Ivan. He makes chance for Ivan and Alice to meet, and they fall in love gradually. Mimi discovered their relationship and decided to leave Hong Kong. A courtship cannot exists three people, Alice chooses to explain to Mimi that all things are set up by Peter, then she leaves and Mimi and Ivan back to their perfect couple life.
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The Eighth Happiness
Title: The Eighth Happiness
Character: Old driver
Released: February 11, 1988
Type: Movie
Three oddball brothers go looking for love but unfortunately, their out-there personalities get in the way!
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The Vampire Raiders
Title: The Vampire Raiders
Character: Elsie's mother
Released: January 1, 1988
Type: Movie
The fate of the entire hotel industry is at stake. A group of evil black ninjas have threatened to insinuate themselves into the industry, take over, and transform the operation into something unspeakable. Thank heaven the white ninjas are on hand to save the day. Agnes Chan heads the cast, so we assume she's the "ninja queen." This one isn't a whole lot better than others of its ilk, but at least there's some novelty in the settings.
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Seven Years Itch
Title: Seven Years Itch
Character: Rubbish collector
Released: March 5, 1987
Type: Movie
An introverted businessman who doesn't get out much, Willie Ng recently celebrated his seventh anniversary, but his marriage seems to be hitting a slump. His wife is a Cantonese opera aficionado who often complains that her husband is boring and doesn't appreciate the arts. Willie himself is also eager for some action to break the monotony. When he goes to Singapore on a business trip, he encounters cute pickpocket Siu Hung at the airport, triggering off a series of events that puts his marriage in jeopardy.
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City on Fire
Title: City on Fire
Character: Chow's Grandmother
Released: February 13, 1987
Type: Movie
Ko Chow is an undercover cop who is under pressure from all sides. His boss, Inspector Lau, wants him to infiltrate a gang of ruthless jewel thieves; his girlfriend wants him to commit to marriage or she will leave Hong Kong with another lover; and he is being pursued by other cops who are unaware that he is a colleague. Chow would rather quit the force, feeling guilty about betraying gang members who have become his friends.
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Title: Superlative Affections
Released: August 25, 1986
Type: TV
The background of the story is Hong Kong and Macau in the 1930s and 1940s. The characters in the play include: the quackery who is eager for quick success and quick gains, and takes risks; greedy for vanity and unwilling to eat the poor; the shameless and ambitious but unwilling to endure hardship; the poor boy who works hard, hardworking and thrifty; the result is all Those who pursued the golden dream fell down on the path of fate, and only the poor boy who had endured hardships and struggled step by step could stand tall and enjoy the fruits of countless blood and sweat.
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Royal Warriors
Title: Royal Warriors
Released: June 26, 1986
Type: Movie
When a tough policewoman learns about a group of violent terrorists, she, along with her partner and a Japanese detective, does everything it takes to take them down.
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Heart of Dragon
Title: Heart of Dragon
Character: Auntie Seven
Released: September 14, 1985
Type: Movie
A policeman forsakes his dream of world travel to care for a mentally impaired brother, who is later kidnapped by gangsters.
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Love with the Perfect Stranger
Title: Love with the Perfect Stranger
Character: Dr So
Released: April 18, 1985
Type: Movie
shaw production
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Title: 101 Citizen Arrest (III)
Character: 薜文忠妻
Released: November 5, 1984
Type: TV
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Title: Police Cadet
Released: October 29, 1984
Type: TV
Police Cadet '84 was a TV series which included such stars in TVB as Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, and notably, Carina Lau. The story centered on a couple of young "cadets" in the Police Cadet School. Tragedy, romance, conflicts, and intrigues were featured. The series was immediately followed by a sequels titled "New Police Cadet '85" and "New Police Cadet '88". Both sequels stars Tony Leung.
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Behind the Yellow Line
Title: Behind the Yellow Line
Character: Paul's mother
Released: October 3, 1984
Type: Movie
Married boss Paul falls for his employee named Monica after running into her in a subway station and it makes all things uneasy for her.
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Mr. Virgin
Title: Mr. Virgin
Character: Cindy's grandmother
Released: July 8, 1984
Type: Movie
When a young man ignores a feng shui master’s warning and decides to marry before turning 30, a series of mishaps begins to curse his life.
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Title: Rainbow Round My Shoulder
Released: July 2, 1984
Type: TV
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Esprit D'amour
Title: Esprit D'amour
Character: Granny
Released: December 15, 1983
Type: Movie
A young woman has a tragic accident, slipping on a skateboard and falling off the roof of a tall building. Koo Chi Ming, an insurance investigator, is sent to determine whether the girl's death is an accident or a suicide and he recognizes the young woman from an earlier chance encounter.
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Obsessed
Title: Obsessed
Released: December 1, 1983
Type: Movie
Hong Kong horror film.
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Let's Make Laugh
Title: Let's Make Laugh
Character: Yeung's Mother
Released: September 2, 1983
Type: Movie
The cheating husband goes bankrupt, and his house is soon to be taken by the government. A security guard is assigned to guard it while the husband goes missing. However, only the mistress stays alone in the house. Will the lonely, handsome guard and the sexy, heartbroken mistress hook up?
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Title: The Super Power
Released: August 1, 1983
Type: TV
The Super Power is a TVB television series, premiered in Hong Kong in 1983.
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Winners & Sinners
Title: Winners & Sinners
Character: Woman at Rally
Released: July 7, 1983
Type: Movie
Five friends are released from prison and do their best to stay out trouble. While trying to mind their own business (and run their 5-Star Cleaning Service), they are caught up in a war between rival Triad gangs fighting for control of the counterfeit currency market.
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Title: Beyond the Rose Garden
Released: May 16, 1983
Type: TV
Orphan Ma Tianyou was raised by nuns in a Macau monastery, and grew up with Sister Connie, who knows the truth about his parents but kept it secret. At 19, Tianyou goes to HK to find his birth parents and ends up living with retired Dr. Fung. He meets the Wong family and falls in love with Ah Heung, but their relationship is complicated by their sibling-like bond. Back in Macau, Sister Connie reveals the painful truth that Tianyou's father is Fung's son, Fung Yue-lai, who had a complicated past with her and her friend who died giving birth to Tianyou. After struggling to accept his philandering father, Tianyou gradually reconciles with him.
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Salt and Pepper
Title: Salt and Pepper
Released: May 12, 1983
Type: Movie
A humorous contemporary comedy about Chen, a miserly and scheming restaurant owner and his employee Zhong who compete to win a girl's attention.
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Title: 101 Citizen Arrest
Released: February 28, 1983
Type: TV
Sergeant Xu Dahu broke several major cases, but his independent style led to conflicts with his supervisor, Li Pengfei, and he was transferred. Dahu resigned in frustration but was encouraged by his girlfriend, Ho Yuk-kam, to start a private detective agency. While taking the police officer's exam, Ho Zi-wai became friends with Li Chang-zi, who was frequently praised and promoted. Zi-wai felt unfairly treated and eventually left his job to join Dahu's detective agency. While investigating a kidnapping case, they discovered more secrets and illegal activities involving Pengfei. They used a citizen's arrest empowered under Article 101 of the Criminal Procedure Ordinance to bring the culprit to justice.
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Duel to the Death
Title: Duel to the Death
Character: Puppeteer's Wife
Released: January 13, 1983
Type: Movie
In 16th century, during the Ming dynasty era, every ten years the greatest swordsman from Japan faces the greatest swordsman from China in a duel to the death for their nation's honor. As a duel approaches, Chinese champion Ching Wan and Japanese champion Hashimoto uncover a plot to rig the fight.
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Nomad
Title: Nomad
Character: Pong's Mother
Released: November 25, 1982
Type: Movie
Four carefree lovers in Hong Kong enjoy their youth while danger looms on the edges.
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Crimson Street
Title: Crimson Street
Released: November 18, 1982
Type: Movie
Sally (Sally Yeh) is a club singer, caught in a love rectangle between three men: Stone (Kenny Bee), a bank robber newly released from prison, club owner Paul King (Michael Chan Wai-Man) and Pow (Melvin Wong), a policeman.
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Dragon Lord
Title: Dragon Lord
Character: Wong Chin's Music Teacher
Released: January 21, 1982
Type: Movie
Dragon and his madcap pal Cowboy spend their days getting into mischief, frustrating the elders, chasing girls, and competing in the village sport. When Dragon overhears a fiendish plot by smugglers to sell China's national treasures overseas, the pair leap into action. Also, Cowboy's wealthy father is kidnapped by the villainous and lethal Big Boss, and the scene is set for a furious martial arts showdown.
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Life After Life
Title: Life After Life
Released: December 22, 1981
Type: Movie
When a man is hired to enhance a fashion show, he decides to go to a puppeteer and use Chinese puppets as accents to the models and the clothes. His interest in the show becomes a personal one when he meets one of the models and romance blossoms. An old woman loans him her antique puppets on the condition that he not keep them in the house with him, or grave misfortunes will result. As one might expect, he ignores the warning and then starts to experience a few accidents and unusual occurrences - including being knocked out by what he thought was a puppet, and seeing flashes of a murder while he was unconscious.
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Chasing Girls
Title: Chasing Girls
Character: Robert's mother
Released: August 7, 1981
Type: Movie
Afro-haired Robert demonstrates over and over to his gawking cousin how easy it is to pick up girls. Robert eventually narrows the field down to two girls. One is a TV model, the other a rich girl with a red sports car working as a waitress. Robert finds the part after the pickup to be a bit more difficult.
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Title: My Little Darling
Released: June 8, 1981
Type: TV
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Title: HK 80's
Released: June 8, 1981
Type: TV
This sitcom series premiered in 1981 and changed its name every year, from "Hong Kong 81" to "Hong Kong 86." It was eventually replaced by a new sitcom called "City Stories." A total of 1330 episodes were produced, making it the second-longest-running series in Hong Kong, after "Come Home Love: Lo and Behold". Each episode of this series is inspired by current social issues, with early storylines often satirizing society's flaws. The characters, such as "Chen Ji," "Mrs. Shun," "Uncle Mao," "Jue Wu Yin," "Miss Su," "A Wei," and "Ah Kang," mostly hail from the grassroots, leaving a lasting impression on the audience. For example, "Mrs. Shun," portrayed by Lydia Shum, later became a term to describe uneducated women who follow trends blindly. "Chen Ji," played by Lawrence Ng, is a stockbroker who loves to show off his wealth, and his behavior typified that of many Hong Kongers, becoming a byword for the city's nouveau riche.
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Title: I.Q. 100
Released: June 8, 1981
Type: TV
St. Lawrence College, an all-girls school, breaks tradition by admitting three male students, including Wen Shu-sen. They become classmates with Wong Yuk-chu and Tong Ka-tai, initially experiencing teasing but eventually fitting in. The young people enjoy spending time together, playing pranks on their teachers and principal for fun, but a small incident tests their friendships and romances.
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Title: I Accuse
Character: 苏桂英
Released: January 19, 1981
Type: TV
Detectives Chung and Li suspect their superior, Siu To, of colluding with triads. Li discovers that his girlfriend was assaulted by a john associated with Siu To and seeks revenge. Later, when Siu To is implicated in a rape case, their subordinate, Ma, obtains evidence but is murdered, and witnesses are intimidated to leave the city. Chung is committed to making a big prosecution in the name of justice.
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Title: Five Easy Pieces
Released: August 4, 1980
Type: TV
Five Easy Pieces is a TVB television series, premiered on 4 August 1980. Theme song "Five Easy Pieces" composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong Jim, sung by Adam Cheng.
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The Spooky Bunch
Title: The Spooky Bunch
Character: Maria
Released: May 22, 1980
Type: Movie
A Cantonese opera company is attacked by an army of ghosts, thanks to a feud between the dead grandfathers of one of the company's actresses and a young man.
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Title: Girl With a Suitcase
Released: July 17, 1979
Type: TV
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Title: 十二生肖
Released: January 1, 1978
Type: TV
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Title: A House Is Not a Home
Released: August 1, 1977
Type: TV
A House Is Not a Home is a TVB television series, premiered on 1 August 1977. It is a very successful classic series boasting the likes of stars Liza Wang, Simon Yam, Ha Yu and also veteran actors like Bak Man-biu, Tang Pik-wan and Lee Heung-kam. The show became a 1970s drama classic, well-known also for its theme song, "A House Is Not a Home"; 家變, which was composed and arranged by Joseph Koo, with lyrics by the late Wong Jim and sung by Roman Tam.
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A Sweet Girl's Fancies
Title: A Sweet Girl's Fancies
Released: December 24, 1952
Type: Movie
Drama from Hong Kong directed by Lee Tit.
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Blood-Stained Azaleas
Title: Blood-Stained Azaleas
Character: Maid
Released: March 8, 1951
Type: Movie
Yung (Ng Cho-fan) is an upper-class kid who has fallen from grace. He forms a warped relationship with a rich widow (Pak Yin), only to meet again his wife (Siu Yin Fei) with whom he’s lost touch during the war. The fateful affair eventually opens up a Pandora’s box, turning jealousy, betrayal and selfishness into fatal outcomes.
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Lovers Mystery
Title: Lovers Mystery
Released: June 28, 1950
Type: Movie
HK horror film.
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The Story of Xiaowan Dong
Title: The Story of Xiaowan Dong
Released: June 23, 1950
Type: Movie
A biographical film