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A Tale from the East
A Tale from the East

A Tale from the East

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The Little Princess and her bodyguard Jiang travel 200 years from the past to the present day. They are relentlessly pursued by the evil General Shea Hai, a vicious and seemingly indestructible puffy-faced Blood Devil demon who wants to get his hands on a magical pearl the Little Princess possesses. Sweet Kot-Yee, her fat, greedy brother Chu Tai-Lit, and two goofy electricians come to the aid of the Little Princess and Jiang.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Runtime

87 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

28 June 1990

Country

Hong Kong

Cast

Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting

Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting

Director

David Wu

David Wu

Kiang

Manfred Wong Man-Chun

Manfred Wong Man-Chun

Uncle

Amy Yip Chi-Mei

Amy Yip Chi-Mei

Herself

Joey Wong

Joey Wong

Kot-Yee

Ni Kuang

Ni Kuang

Wesley

Eric Kot Man-Fai

Eric Kot Man-Fai

Electrician Number 2

Jan Lam Hoi-Fung

Jan Lam Hoi-Fung

Electrician Number 1

Chan Cheuk-Yan

Chan Cheuk-Yan

Little Princess

Money Lo Man-Yee

Money Lo Man-Yee

Herself

Simon Lui Yu-Yeung

Simon Lui Yu-Yeung

Himself [ Cameo ]

Billy Lau Nam-Kwong

Billy Lau Nam-Kwong

Chu Tai-Lit

Lawrence Cheng Tan-Shui

Lawrence Cheng Tan-Shui

Dunn

Andy Hui Chi-On

Andy Hui Chi-On

Prudence Liew Mei-Kwan

Prudence Liew Mei-Kwan

Sin-Man Yu

Sin-Man Yu

Money Lo Man-Yee

Money Lo Man-Yee

Benz Kong To-Hoi

Benz Kong To-Hoi

Winnie Lau Siu-Wai

Winnie Lau Siu-Wai

Angela Fong Hiu-Hung

Angela Fong Hiu-Hung

HK Youth Orchestra Member

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