King Drummer
1967 · Movie · 103 min. · Hong Kong
A talented but reckless young longshoreman Sun Chi-Chiang from the wrong side of the docks gets a chance to achieve showbiz stardom as the Krupka-esque 'Thunder King Drummer' with a tip from his mild mannered but equally talented composer brother Yi-Chuan, both to the dismay of his bitter working class mother who disapproves of her sons leading their lives as struggling musicians.
Direction Umetsugu Inoue
Cast Won Ling · Lily Ho · Fan Yang · Chen Hung-Lieh · Angela Yu · Chang Pei-Shan · Kao Pao-Shu · Paul Wei · Hong Liu
Soundtrack Ryôichi Hattori
Screenplay Umetsugu Inoue
Cinematography Nai Pei Hua
Original title Qing chun gu wang
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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