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The Tea House (1974) [N/A]

Featuring:
Kuan Tai Chen, Karen Yeh, Wu Chi Liu

Written by:
Chih-Nan Chiang
On Szeto

Directed by:
Chih-Hung Kuei


Release Date:
October 19, 1974

Original Title:
成記茶樓

Alternate Titles:
Sing gei cha low
The Teahouse

Genres:
Action | Crime | Drama

Production Companies:
Shaw Brothers

Production Countries:
Hong Kong

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 96

Overview from TheMovieDB

Chen Kuan-Tai is Big Brother Cheng, a former refugee who runs a local teahouse in Hong Kong. Respected by his peers, Big Brother Cheng runs the teahouse - and unofficially the neighborhood - with a firm righteous hand. However, when the triads come calling, Big Brother Cheng finds out respect and common decency may not be enough. The triads use underage kids to terrorize the teahouse, and since the law won't do anything, Big Brother Cheng may have to step in and take care of it himself!

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Overview from Open Movies

A restaurant owner is a decent and honorable man. He takes care of his employees as if they are family. Each day he has to deal with young punks and thugs. This is a society where juvenile criminals are coddled by the justice system and the victims of crimes are left to suffer. He fights back as a vigilante against those who have hurt his people.

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Rankings and Honors

The Tea House (1974) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.1/10

Performers

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Production

Director:
Kuei Chih-Hung

Director of Photography:
Yau Kei

Editor:
Chiang Hsing-Lung
Henry Cheung Siu-Hei

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