God of Gamblers

Director: Wong Jing

1989 / 126min / 35mm

Chow Yun-fat is at his most winningly suave in God of Gamblers, starring as the infamous yet enigmatic Ko Chun, a globe-trotting high roller who has no rival in Mahjong, five-card stud, poker, or just about any other game of chance—until, that is, a bout of amnesia following a brawl takes him out of his jet-setting life, and lands the now childlike “God” in the hands of small-time hustler Andy Lau. The knockabout slapstick, spectacular action, and gleefully implausible plot twists come fast and furious in Wong’s franchise-launching blockbuster comedy, the kind of no-holds-barred crowd-pleaser that could only be made in Hong Kong.