When Tat Fu Was Young

In 1913, 17-year-old Dafu travels from China to Japan to study. Japan is on the rise, a nation of proud people. China, on the other hand, is in turmoil. Dafu takes his demanding courses and racial discrimination in stride, but he finds his nascent manhood difficult to handle. In a hot-springs spa, he meets Lung Erh, his dream girl, but she soon disappears.

Director: Eddie Fong Ling-Ching

Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Terrence Fok Tat-Wah, Wong Kwok Ling, Mutsumi Itakura, Sachiko Nakamura, Kam Hing-Yin, Tang Yiu Ming, Katsumi Muramatsu

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