Yamaha Fish Stall

Jan 2, 1984

1h 33m

★ 6.0

Overview

In early 1980s Hong Kong, three unemployed friends—Ah Long, Hai Zi, and Zhu Zhu—launch a fish stall on Longzhu Street but soon see their booming business collapse under Hai Zi’s small-time profiteering and poor ethics. When they fall apart and drift into hardship, Ah Long finds a second chance under street-vendors’ leader Kui Mei, learns the true value of hard work and integrity, and reunites with Hai Zi and Zhu Zhu to merge their stalls into a principled partnership.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Pearl River Film Studio

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Cast

阿龙

Zhang Tianxi

珠珠

Yang Liyi

葵妹

Xu Ruiping

珠珠母

Huang Jinchang

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