The Tea House
1974 · 96 MIN · IMDB 6.0 · 107 VOTES · DIR. Kuei Chih-Hung
Overview
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!
Dialogue Timeline — 1,589 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:30 Roast pork dumpling!
00:04:32 Follow me
00:08:06 you must do penance
00:11:04 One move and you're dead
00:15:05 Tien, find a table for Mr. Chou
00:18:34 I know this teahouse isn't the usual kind
00:24:13 Right?
00:29:00 I wonder if a computer could work it out
00:32:03 Mr. Hsien
00:35:23 Carve two roast duckling and wrap them up
00:38:10 Boss Cheng
00:42:01 That's right, okay now, do not argue
00:44:15 What? The police protect thieves?
00:47:37 No
00:50:24 And Lo-san has to come home alone
00:55:34 And he said
01:00:31 Don't thank me.
01:04:48 Prince Chi
01:07:50 The trouble started with the farm
01:12:20 Boss Cheng, you're a brave man
01:15:40 That doesn't scare us
01:19:17 Sooner or later I'll get you
01:24:23 Let's go
01:30:40 we'll be brothers
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,589
Dialogue density16.6 lines / min
First line00:00:30
Final line01:30:40
Production Record
DirectorKuei Chih-Hung
LanguageChinese
IMDb votes107