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!
00:04:49 Stop
00:08:18 You'll get used to it
00:12:04 Is it a real hold up?
00:15:41 Why are you running like a wild cat?
00:18:56 Yes
00:24:50 That means
00:29:50 and Kang?
00:32:35 How about $20 more?
00:36:06 But if the law fails to do it...
00:39:18 They say red means good luck
00:42:43 No!
00:45:43 Why is a policeman's job difficult?
00:48:43 But don't worry
00:53:36 Boss, is there such a rank as Cheng
00:56:46 Boss Cheng, I'll go with you
01:02:04 And, Boss Cheng...
01:06:17 Be friends?
01:09:29 Chu, thank you
01:14:25 The cost of living is soaring and the poor...
01:18:02 Right.
01:23:09 Alright, let me tell you straight
01:29:21 No one will help us this time
01:35:03 Do you think I like it this way?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,589
Dialogue density16.6 lines / min
First line00:00:30
Final line01:35:03
Production Record
DirectorKuei Chih-Hung
LanguageChinese
IMDb votes107