Directed by:
Chapman ToScreenplay:
Erica LiCinematography:
Wai-kai TamCast:
Chapman To, Yasuaki Kurata, Dada Chan, Stephy Tang, Stephen Au, Chi-fai Chow, Sam Ho, David Tat-chi Yu, Jumbo Tsang, Wing-hin Au, Johnson Lo, Wiyona Yeung (more)VOD (1)
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Quiet and reserved with particular charm, The Empty Hands is less about martial arts than it is about a woman struggling to accept herself. Mari Hirakawa (Stephy Tang) lives an idle life. When her father (Yasuaki Kurata) passes away, Mari delightfully plans to cash in on his karate dojo and renovate it into an apartment. However, complications arise when Mari learns that part of the dojo has been given to her father's former student, Chan Kent (Chapman To). Chan offers to release the dojo to Marie if she can prove her mettle in a fighting ring. Embittered, Mari rekindles her fighting spirit but soon learns that there is more to life than just selfish desires. Filled with bright, vibrant colors, this film is a nice balance between quirky characters and unique camerawork that moves steadily back - and - forth within scenes without sudden cuts. (Seattle International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Chapman To
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Infernal Affairs (2002)
A Simple Life (2011)
A World Without Thieves (2004)
Yasuaki Kurata
Japan
Best movies:
Challenge of the Ninja (1978)
Fist of Legend (1994)
Ninja in the Deadly Trap (1981)
Dada Chan
Best movies:
Aberdeen (2014)
Lazy Hazy Crazy (2015)
Stephy Tang
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Paradox (2017)
Just Another Pandora's Box (2010)
In Love with the Dead (2007)
Stephen Au
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Forbidden City Cop (1996)
Unbeatable (2013)
Overheard (2009)
Chi-fai Chow
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Out of the Dark (1995)
Sam Ho
Best movies:
Operation Scorpio (1992)
Hail the Judge (1994)
Bullet in the Head (1990)
David Tat-chi Yu
Best movies:
Ten Years (2015)
Revenge: A Love Story (2010)
Trivisa (2016)
Jumbo Tsang
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Firestorm (2013)
Wing-hin Au
Best movies:
Lust, Caution (2007)
The Beast Stalker (2008)
Firestorm (2013)
Johnson Lo
Best movies:
Shock Wave 2 (2020)
Wiyona Yeung
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Guilt by Design (2019)
Ryan Chun-Kong Lau
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Cold War II (2016)
Aberdeen (2014)
Himmy Wong
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Still Human (2018)
Michelle Mik-Suet Lo
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Unbeatable (2013)
All's Well, Ends Well 2011 (2011)
Badges of Fury (2013)
Kam-Chu Yu
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Still Human (2018)
Limbo (2021)
Patrick Leung
Hong Kong
Bill Lui
Best movies:
Tiger on the Beat (1988)
Skinny Tiger and Fatty Dragon (1990)
The Bare-Footed Kid (1993)
Emil Chan
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Raging Fire (2021)
Shock Wave 2 (2020)
Shock Wave (2017)
Gloria Wing-Yu Cheung
Best movies:
The White Storm (2013)
Shock Wave 2 (2020)
The Brink (2017)