Story of movie Karmic Mahjong : Karmic Mahjong (simplified Chinese: ????; traditional Chinese: ????; pinyin: xùe zhàn dào d?) is a 2006 Chinese comedy film directed by Wang Guangli. It stars Francis Ng as a mechanic from Chengdu plagued by bad luck and Cherrie Ying as a young woman who appears to share the same affliction. The film also features cameos by the prominent Chinese directors Wang Xiaoshuai and Jia Zhangke.
| Karmic Mahjong | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Wang Guangli |
| Produced by | Cory Vietor Zhu Lei |
| Written by | Wang Guangli Huang Jinguang |
| Starring | Francis Ng Cherrie Ying |
| Music by | John Thompson |
| Cinematography | Lu Yuqing |
| Edited by | Adam Kerby Ching-Song Liao |
Release date | China: April 20, 2006 Hong Kong: May 25, 2006 |
Running time | 98 min |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin Sichuanese |
The film, a mainland production of the Shanghai Dachong Cultural Information Company and the Zhangzhou Xinchuang Cultural Information Company, nevertheless is director Wang Guangli's homage to the Hong Kong tradition of action-comedies.
- Francis Ng - Wu Yu-Chuan, a down-on-his luck mechanic living in Sichuan.
- Cherrie Ying - Jia, a mother who seems to share Wu's bad luck.
- Na Wai - Yin, a mobster and Wu's childhood friend.
- Paul Chun - Qin, Yin's mobster boss.
- Liu Yiwei - Master Liu as a blind fortune teller.
- Liang Jing - Lai, Wu's wife.
- Jia Zhangke - a mobster.
- Wang Xiaoshuai - a cop.
- ^ Koehler, Robert (2006-10-08). "Karmic Mahjong". Variety. Retrieved 2007-10-11.