Dirty Ho 爛頭何 Lan tou He [Directed By Lau Kar Leung] [Subtitled & Dubbed English] [1979]

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Dirty Ho (爛頭何 Lan tou He ) is a 1979 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film directed by Lau Kar-leung and starring Gordon Liu and Wong Yue . Produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio . Plot Master Wang is the 11th prince of Manchuria in disguise. Living as a sophisticated jewellery dealer and connoisseur of fine art and wine. Master Wang has no interest in being emperor and enjoys his rather peaceful lifestyle, yet he ends up trying to determine which of the other 14 heirs to the throne is trying to have him assassinated. Wang is a martial arts expert, but in order to conceal his identity, he systematically hides his skills, even if he needs to use them. An infamous jewel thief, Ho Ching, a.k.a. Dirty Ho, runs afoul of the prince, who eventually drafts Ho to help him flush out his enemies. In the opening sequence of the film proper (after a title sequence which already features two highly abstract fight sequences by the principals) Wang encounters Ho Ching at a brothel . They come into conflict by vying with one another for the attentions of the courtesans , Wang using his legitimate jewellery, and Ho Ching using stolen jewellery. Ho Ching, who is not too bright, can't figure out why his ef…

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Dirty Ho 1979

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