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The Eighth Happiness poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 58.4 / 100
1988·Comedy / Romance·1h 31m

THE EIGHTH HAPPINESS

Three oddball brothers go looking for love but unfortunately, their out-there personalities get in the way!

Above the Line
Johnnie To·DirectorPhilip Cheng Chung-Tai·WriterRaymond Wong Pak-Ming·WriterJoe Chan Kwong-Hung·Director of PhotographyTony Lo Dung-Lei·Original Music ComposerDavid Wu·Editor
Cast
Raymond Wong Pak-Ming·Fang Chien HuiChow Yun-Fat·Fang Chien Lang / Fong Kim LongJacky Cheung Hok-Yau·Fang Chien Sheng / SanPetrina Fung Bo-Bo·Ms. Wu Hsiu FangCarol Cheng·DoDoCherie Chung Cho-Hung·BeautifulFennie Yuen Kit-Ying·Ying YingWong Kwan-Yuen·Ming Ming [intro]Lee Heung-Kam·Auntie ChinMichael Chow Man-Kin·Roy
Full Crew
(12 credits)
Directing· 2
Johnnie To·DirectorLo Kim-Wah·Assistant Director
Writing· 4
Philip Cheng Chung-Tai·WriterRaymond Wong Pak-Ming·WriterEdward Li Gui-Ming·WriterNg Man-Fai·Writer
Camera· 2
Joe Chan Kwong-Hung·Director of PhotographyPaul Chan·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
David Wu·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Tony Lo Dung-Lei·Original Music Composer
Production· 1
Raymond Wong Pak-Ming·Producer
Other Departments· 1
Tony Ching Siu-Tung·Choreographer
By the Numbers
58.4
OF 100
Master Score
6.3
OF 10
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