Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema

Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema

2018 en 84 minutes

Rating: 5.9

Plot

An insightful look at the history of Hong Kong's exploitation cinema, from the early days of the Shaw Brothers and such shockers as "Killer Snakes" through to the advent of the Category III rating in 1988 and then the June 4th massacre in Beijing. The latter led to a panic in Hong Kong, before the Handover of the former UK colony to Mainland China, and a number of motion pictures proceeded to take freedom of speech (and sometimes political symbolism) to the extreme. This is the story of one of the most curious and invigorating periods in exploitation filmmaking.

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Cast

Anthony Wong

Anthony Wong

Self

Josie Ho

Josie Ho

Self

Godfrey Ho

Godfrey Ho

Self

Bey Logan

Bey Logan

Self

Daniel Chan Yee-Heng

Daniel Chan Yee-Heng

Self

Sean Tierney

Sean Tierney

Self

Mike Hostench

Mike Hostench

Self

James Mudge

James Mudge

Self

Calum Waddell

Calum Waddell

Self

Amy Yip Chi-Mei

Amy Yip Chi-Mei

Self (archive footage)

Shu Qi

Shu Qi

Self (archive footage)

Simon Yam

Simon Yam

Self (archive footage)

Zulian Kam Kwok-Leung

Zulian Kam Kwok-Leung

Self

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