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なつかし香港映画:"The Private Eyes"(1976:Hui Brothers)

「なつかしの香港映画ブログ」A comical boss of a private detective agency is helped by his assistants to solve various cases. Hui Brothers & Angie Chiu.

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Cast
1. Wong Yeuk-sze (Michael Hui)
Boss of the "Mannix Private Detective Agency". A clumsy and stingy man. He has a pattern of boasting to his customers "a photo of his shaking hands with the governor".
(The man who made the Hong Kong film world alive after Bruce Lee's death. His comedy film series is popular. He co-starred with Jackie Chan in "The Cannonball Run" (1981) and "Rob-B-Hood" (2006). )

2. Lee Kwok-kit (Samuel Hui)
Wong's assistant. His specialty is kung fu only. He has had the experience of getting fired from "the job of pulling a straw out of an empty bottle."
(Originally a singer. He became a big star in the comedy series in which he starred with his brothers, "Aces Go Places" (1982), etc.)

3. Puffy (Ricky Hui)
Wong's assistant. He is a dull man, but can also be smart.
(He co-starred with Jackie Chan in "Project A II" (1987) and "Canton God Father" (1989). Hui Brothers comedy series, "To Hell With The Devil" (1982), "Aces Go Places 3" (1984), "Mr. Vampire" (1985), etc.)

4. Jacky (Angie Chiu)
Wong's assistant. She's cute and kind, but (a little) tired of stingy Wong.

5. Police sergeant (Richard Ng)
An earnest police officer who focuses on detecting illegal businesses. But he has an another face.
(Comedian. He played a policeman in "Canton God Father" (1989) and John Shum's buddy in "Pom Pom" (1984). "Winners and Sinners" (1983) "My Lucky Stars" "(1985)" Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars "(1985)" Mr.Vampire III "(1987), etc.)

6. Gow-suk (Shih Kien)
The boss of the robbery group. A scary man who threatens people while smiling. But his minions are very stupid.
(He co-starred with Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Chow Yun-Fat. "Enter the Dragon" (1973), "The Young Master" (1980), etc.)

7. Suspicious man (Chan Kim-Wan)
A man chased by Wong on "suspicion of stealing Wong's wallet". He resists Wong's sausage nunchaku with "Jaws".

8. Scammer (Ray Cordeiro)
A man who doesn't pay for the TV and refrigerator. He is followed by Wong and escapes to the kung fu dojo.
(Regular of Hui Brothers comedy series)

9. Giant (Siu Gam)
Man protecting the scammer at kung fu dojo
(Hong Kong version "Giant Baba". He has also appeared in "G-Men '75".)

10. Shoplifters (Cheng Siu-Ping & Huang Ha)
A couple shoplifting at a supermarket run by Mrs. Mok. The husband is the master of "Five Fist Kung Fu". He confronts Wong & Lee.
(Cheng Siu-Ping: Regular of Hui Brothers comedy series. She played a greedy woman in "The Contract" (1978). Huang Ha: Kung fu actor. He played the role of being beaten by Jackie Chan in "Drunken Master" (1978).)

Scenes
・How clumsy Wong is
・Flirtation investigation (with torn shoes)
・Pickpocket (?) vs. Wong 
・Wong's old car
・Camera with a special mechanism
・Loan collection
Puffy's examining the bomb which was set in the movie theater
・Kung fu shoplifter vs. Lee
・Confrontation with bomber & armed robbers at the cinema
・Theme song sung by Samuel

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