His Name Is Nobody

His Name Is Nobody

DVD cover
Traditional 無名小卒
Simplified 无名小卒
Mandarin Wú Míng Xiǎo Zú
Cantonese Mou4 Ming4 Siu2 Zeot1
Directed by Karl Maka
Produced by Guy Lai
Screenplay by Karl Maka
Starring Lau Kar-wing
Dean Shek
Bryan Leung
Cinematography Manny Ho
Edited by Tony Chow
Production
company
Sharp Films Company
Release dates
16 August 1979 (1979-08-16)
Running time
96 minutes
Country Hong Kong
Language Cantonese

His Name Is Nobody is a 1979 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film written and directed by Karl Maka and starring Lau Kar-wing, Dean Shek and Bryan Leung.

Plot

The Nobody Kid (Lau Kar-wing) is a street urchin whom was abandoned as a child and did not have a name. One day, he meets master con artist, Sting (Dean Shek), who takes Nobody as his disciple and teaches him swindling and martial arts skills. The duo is later enlisted by Sting's brother, Baldy (Karl Maka), to murder Ping the Dreg (Chung Fat), a professional assassin. Sting and Nobody plan to take advantage of Ping's lust for woman and uses Baldy's wife to seduce Ping. However, their plan fails and Ping kills Baldy's wife, while Sting and Nobody are separated as well. While alone, Nobody meets an elderly martial arts master, Koo the Iron Heart (Bryan Leung), who also takes Nobody as his disciple and teach him his skills. However, Koo was later killed by Ping. Nobody eventually reunites with Sting, and together, they confront Ping for vengeance.

Cast

Critical reception

Andrew Saroch of Far East Films gave the film a score of three out of five stars and describes the film as "a diverting production that manages to challenge a few clichés of the genre" and praises Dean Shek's performance as "endearing".[1]

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