genre the gambling ghost
Chicken and Duck Talk is an award - winning 1988 ___MASK6___ starring and co - written by Michael Hui . It is directed and co - written by Clifton Ko . The film deals with the conflict that ensues between the proprietor of an old - fashioned roast duck restaurant that is in trouble for ___MASK54___ violations and the new fast ___MASK3___ chicken restaurant that opens across the street . The film was the highest - grossing Hong Kong film released in 1988 . Hui ' s screenplay and performance won him several awards , including a special award given by the American Film Institute in 1989 . Sammo Hung ( born 7 January 1952 ), also known as Hung Kam - bo (  ), is a Hong Kong actor , martial artist , film producer and director , known for his work in many ___MASK37___ films and Hong Kong ___MASK85___ cinema . He has been a fight choreographer for , amongst others , Jackie Chan , King Hu and John Woo . Black ___MASK1___ or dark ___MASK1___ is a ___MASK2___ style that makes light of subjects that are generally considered serious or taboo . Literary critics have associated black ___MASK1___ and black humor with authors as early as the ancient Greeks with Aristophanes . Black ___MASK1___ corresponds to the earlier concept of gallows humor . All ' s Well , Ends Well is a 1992 Hong Kong ___MASK6___ directed by Clifton Ko . The film stars Leslie Cheung , Stephen Chow , Raymond Wong , Maggie Cheung , Sandra Ng , and Teresa Mo . Hong Kong ___MASK85___ cinema is the principal source of the Hong Kong film industry ' s global fame . It combines elements from the ___MASK40___ , as codified by Hollywood , with Chinese storytelling , aesthetic traditions and filmmaking techniques , to create a culturally distinctive form that nevertheless has a wide transcultural appeal . In recent years , the flow has reversed somewhat , with American and European ___MASK85___ films being heavily influenced by Hong Kong genre conventions . Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People ' s Republic of China , is an autonomous territory on the Pearl River Delta of East Asia . Macau lies across the delta to the west , and the Chinese province of Guangdong borders the territory to the north . With a total land area of and a population of over 7 . 3 million of ___MASK8___ nationalities , it ranks as the world ' s fourth most densely populated sovereign state or territory . ___MASK95___ is a style of humor involving exaggerated physical activity which exceeds the boundaries of normal ___MASK61___ . The term arises from a device developed during the broad , ___MASK61___ style known as Commedia dell ' arte in 16th Century Italy . The ' slap stick ' consists of two thin slats of wood made from splitting a single long stick , which make a ' slap ' when striking another actor , with little force needed to make a loud - and comical - sound . ___MASK19___ is a film genre . A subgenre of the action film , martial arts films contain numerous martial arts fights between characters . They are usually the films ' primary appeal and entertainment value , and often are a method of storytelling and character expression and development . Martial arts are frequently featured in training scenes and other sequences in addition to fights . Martial arts films commonly include other types of action , such as hand - to - hand combats , stuntwork , chases , and gunfights . A film , also called a movie , motion picture , theatrical film or photoplay , is a series of still images which , when shown on a screen , creates the illusion of moving images due to the phi phenomenon . This ___MASK90___ causes the audience to perceive continuous motion between separate objects viewed rapidly in succession . The process of filmmaking is both an ___MASK100___ and an industry . A film is created by photographing actual scenes with a motion picture camera ; by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional ___MASK12___ techniques ; by means of CGI and computer ___MASK12___ ; or by a combination of some or all of these techniques and other visual effects . ___MASK1___ is a ___MASK51___ of film in which the main emphasis is on humor . These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement and most often work by exaggerating characteristics for humorous effect . Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception ). One of the oldest genres in film , some of the very first silent movies were comedies , as slapstick comedy often relies on visual depictions , without requiring sound . When sound films became more prevalent during the 1920s , comedy films took another swing , as laughter could result from ___MASK17___ situations but also ___MASK62___ . It ' s a Mad , Mad , Mad World (  ) is a 1987 Hong Kong film , directed by Clifton Ko . It starred Bill Tung and Lydia Sum as parents of the dysfunctional Piu ___MASK89___ . The daughters were played by Elsie Chan , Loletta Lee and Pauline Kwan . John Woo SBS ( Ng Yu - Sum ; born 1 May 1946 ) is a Chinese - born Hong Kong film director , writer , and producer . He is considered a major influence on the ___MASK85___ genre , known for his highly chaotic ___MASK85___ sequences , Mexican standoffs , and frequent use of slow motion . Woo has directed several notable Hong Kong ___MASK85___ films , among them , " A Better Tomorrow " ( 1986 ), " The Killer " ( 1989 ), " Hard Boiled " ( 1992 ), and " Red Cliff " ( 2008 / 2009 ). Chan Kong - sang , SBS , MBE , PMW , ( born 7 April 1954 ), known professionally as Jackie Chan , is a Hong Kong martial artist , actor , film director , producer , stuntman and singer . In his movies , he is known for his acrobatic fighting style , ___MASK2___ timing , use of improvised weapons , and innovative stunts , which he typically performs himself . Chan has trained in Kung Fu and Hapkido . He has been acting since the 1960s and has appeared in over 150 films . The Gambling ___MASK7___ ( Chinese :  ) is a 1991 Hong Kong ___MASK85___ comedy film directed by Clifton Ko . It stars Sammo Hung in three roles as different generations of the same family - son , father and ghostly grandfather . Hung ' s co - star , Man Hoi also worked as the film ' s ___MASK85___ director . The opening scene of the film parodies another Hong Kong film , God of Gamblers . Michael Hui Koon - man ( born ; 3 September 1942 ) ( also known as Mr Boo !) is a critically acclaimed Hong Kong actor , ___MASK87___ , scriptwriter and director . He is the eldest of the four Hui brothers ( together with Ricky , Sam , and Stanley ) who remain three of the most prominent figures in the Hong Kong ___MASK92___ circle during the 1970s and the 1980s . Michael Hui is considered by many critics to be one of the foremost comedians in the Hong Kong film industry . Hu Jinquan ( 29 April 1932  14 January 1997 ), better known as King Hu , was a Chinese film director based in Hong Kong and Taiwan . He is best known for directing ___MASK8___ " ___MASK14___ " films in the 1960s and 1970s , which brought Chinese cinema ( including Hong Kong and Taiwan ) to new technical and artistic heights . His films " Come Drink with Me " ( 1966 ), " ___MASK48___ Gate Inn " ( 1967 ), and " A Touch of Zen " ( 1969  1971 ) inaugurated a new generation of " ___MASK14___ " films in the late 1960s . Apart from being a film director , Hu was also a screenwriter and set designer . Film producers fill a ___MASK60___ of roles depending upon the type of producer . Either employed by a production company or independent , producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production , such as selecting script , coordinating writing , directing and editing , and arranging financing . During the " discovery stage ", the producer has to find and acknowledge promising material . Then , unless the film is supposed to be based on an original script , the producer has to find an appropriate screenwriter . Clifton Ko ( born 1958 ) is a Hong Kong film director , actor , producer and scriptwriter . He graduated from Kwun Tong Maryknoll ___MASK5___ , and entered TV and film industry in late 1970s , firstly worked with director Clifford Choi . In this period he wrote Choi ' s " No U - Turn " ( 1981 ) and " Teenage Dreamers ", and John Woo ' s comedy " Once a Thief ". In 1982 Ko entered Raymond Wong ' s the newly founded Cinema City & Films Co ., and directed his first film " The Happy Ghost " in 1984 . The film series , like all his major works , is a slapstick comedy with moral teaching , ___MASK89___ value , and optimism . Ko , together the company , is prolific in making " Chinese New Year movies ". Important titles include ___MASK89___ comedy series " It ' s a Mad , Mad , Mad World " ( beginning in 1987 ); " Chicken and Duck Talk ", a collaboration with ___MASK87___ / writer Michael Hui ; and ensemble comedy series " All ' s Well , Ends Well " ( beginning in 1992 ); and " It ' s a Wonderful Life " ( 1994 ) ( Stokes ). It ' s a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas ___MASK35___ ___MASK13___ film produced and directed by Frank Capra , based on the ___MASK64___ and booklet " The Greatest Gift ", which Philip Van Doren Stern wrote in 1939 and published privately in 1943 . The film is now among the most popular in American cinema and because of numerous television showings in the 1980s has become traditional viewing during the Christmas season . An actor ( or actress for females ; see terminology ) is a person who portrays a character in a performance . The actor performs " in the flesh " in the traditional medium of the theatre , or in modern mediums such as film , ___MASK65___ , and television . The analogous Greek term is , literally " one who answers ". The actor ' s interpretation of their role pertains to the role played , whether based on a real person or fictional character . Interpretation occurs even when the actor is " playing themselves ", as in some forms of experimental ___MASK52___ , or , more commonly ; to act , is to create , a character in performance . Kwun Tong Maryknoll ___MASK5___ ( KTMC ;) is a Catholic boys ' secondary school in Hong Kong . It was founded in 1971 . It was established by the Maryknoll Fathers , a ___MASK31___ of Catholic priest and brothers which was founded in the United States in 1911 . The college ' s anniversary day is the first Friday in May .