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The Empty Hands

2017 · 87 min

A quiet, personal martial-arts drama about inheritance and belonging, with restrained fights and a melancholy undertow.

Genres
Drama, Action
Overview
Mari Hirakawa is a woman who inherits her father's karate dojo. However, she finds out that Chan Keung, her father's former student, is also its heir and they fight to determine its sole owner.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Family, identity, grief
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action5
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, action
    Directed by
    Chapman To Man-Chat
    Written by
    Chapman To Man-Chat, Erica Li Man
    Starring
    Stephy Tang Lai-yan, Chapman To Man-Chat, Yasuaki Kurata, Stephen Au Kam-tong, Dada Chan Ching, Ryan Lau Chun-kong, Michelle Lo, Chow Chi-fai
    Music
    Veronica Lee
    Cinematography
    Tam Wai-Kai
    Runtime
    87 min
    Country
    Hong Kong
    Languages
    Cantonese, Japanese, Mandarin

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