Hsiao Hou Tao

Hsiao Hou Tao

Acting

December 29, 1947 — February 2, 2020
34 movies

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🎬 Hsiao Hou Tao's Filmography

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The Time You Need a Friend
6.5

John Woo's melodramatic tragicomedy The Time You Need a Friend (1985) stands at the crucial crossroads in the director's career. Woo had been churning out innocuous comedies for more than a few years, and after establishing the "heroic bloodshed" genre, he'd never look back. But this tale of two comedians - estranged former pals who bury the hatchet for one last show together - blends the pathos and male-bonding of Woo's later dramas with the silliness and pratfalls that marked his early works. At their peak, Ku Ren and Shem Bien were an unstoppable screen comedy team, the undisputed stars of the silent era. But a major falling out has kept the duo offstage for decades. Despite the urgings of family and friends, Ku and Shem refuse to reconcile. As both men approach their twilight years, one last chance for a reunion presents itself in the form of a televised charity benefit. Ku Ren and Shem Bien struggle to come to terms with years of bitterness, and bring the house down once again.

The Time You Need a Friend

1984
The Three Famous Constables
6.0

The plot it involves getting rid of the Devil Clan, a gang of very efficient robbers who have never been caught. The depredations must have gotten more blatant because two constables, played by Pearl Cheung Ling and Tin Hok are both tasked with eliminating them. Pearl Cheung recruits Lam Gwong-Wing who is either the third constable of the title or an informant. Lam is a bit of a goof—he would rather lounge in luxury with beautiful young women peeling grapes for him than go after the Devil Clan—which seems to make a lot of sense—but he reluctantly goes along with her after she threatens him. Lam is literally grabbed away from her by the constable played by Tin Hok for his war for his parallel operation. There is a third figure, neither a constable nor a Devil Clanner. He is Wolf Warrior who simply shows up and kills people—lots of people.

The Three Famous Constables

1983
Bottom of the 6th

Su Zhengde, a middle-aged policeman who has no hope of promotion, eavesdropped on insider news of professional baseball signing and gambling in his duty. He wanted to raise money to send his daughter to study abroad, and he struggled between love and morality. Ada, a fat little brother who lives opposite Zhengde's house, plays baseball in order to become the real man in his mother's mind, but his real dream is to be a dancer. In order to realize his dream, Ada goes hungry and saves money to participate in dance competitions, hiding from her fierce and strict mother. On this day, Zhengde hesitated whether to give up morality and go all out? Ada is still waiting for her mother to understand how he wants to dance! The dreams of two generations, the middle-aged Zhengde and the young Ada, are waiting for the opportunity on the sunny autumn afternoon...

Bottom of the 6th

2011
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