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The Eighth Happiness(Movie, 1988)

Original title: "八星報喜" (Chinese (Cantonese)/CN)
1h 31min | Genre: Comedy
The Eighth HappinessRating: 3.2/5 (with 44 votes)
The Eighth Happiness (八星報喜) is a 1988 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Johnnie To and starring an ensemble cast of Chow Yun-fat, Raymond Wong, Jacky Cheung, Carol Cheng, Cherie Chung, Fung Bo Bo and Fennie Yuen. It was the highest-grossing film in Hong Kong at the time. The film centers around three brothers Fong Kim-long (Chow Yun-fat), Fong Kim-fai (Raymond Wong Pak-ming) and Fong Kim-sang (Jacky Cheung). One day, their telephone line failed, they meet their future wife because of this incident. ()
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About The Eighth Happiness

Three oddball brothers go looking for love but unfortunately, their out-there personalities get in the way!

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Additional Information

Production country: Hong Kong
Plays in: Hong Kong
Original language: Chinese (Cantonese) (CN)
Spoken languages: Chinese (Cantonese) (CN)
Translated into 6 languages: English (EN), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 02/11/1988
Director: Johnnie To
Producer: Raymond Wong
Screenwriter: Philip Cheng Chung-Tai, Raymond Wong, Man Fai Ng
Film Editor: David Wu
Director of Photography: Joe Chan Kwong-Hung
Composer: Tony Lo Dung-Lei
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Ba xing bao xi"
"Baat seng bou hei"
"Baat sing biu choi"
"Bát Tinh Báo Hỉ"

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