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Chinese Odyssey 2002 is a 2002 Hong Kong mo lei tau musical film written and directed by Jeffrey Lau and produced by Wong Kar-wai. It stars Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Faye Wong, Zhao Wei and Chang Chen. It is a parody of the 1959 Huangmei opera film The Kingdom and the Beauty, with virtually the same characters.
Feb 6, 2002 · Chinese Odyssey 2002: Directed by Jeffrey Lau. With Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Faye Wong, Wei Zhao, Chang Chen. In Ming Dynasty China, two pairs of siblings are destined for each other. But fate throws countless obstacles in the path of their happiness.
Release Date: February 6, 2002. Runtime: 97 min. Distributor: Mei Ah Entertainment. Language: Cantonese. Country: Hong Kong. Plot. The emperor and the princess are bored of palace life, they sneak out of the palace themselves. One day, the princess bumps into a brother and a sister, and falls in love with the brother at first sight.
Chinese Odyssey 2002 The emperor and the princess are bored of palace life, so they sneak out of the palace themselves. One day, the princess bumps into a brother and a sister and falls in love with the brother at first sight.
Synopsis A ne'er-do-well (Tony Leung) sets out to find a husband for his sister (Wei Zhao) and befriends a princess who is posing as a man.
- History, Drama, Action, Comedy
In Ming Dynasty China, two pairs of siblings are destined for each other. But fate throws countless obstacles in the path of their happiness. One pair is high-born: the young Emperor and his sister Wushuang, both confined to the Imperial Palace and very much under the thumb of their mother.
Directed by Jeffrey Lau • 2002 • China. Starring Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Faye Wong, Wei Zhao. Produced by Wong Kar Wai—and featuring some of his most beloved stars—this irresistibly entertaining comic adventure giddily spoofs everything from classic Chinese musicals to wuxia epics to Wong’s own films.
