- JAPAN PREMIERE
Special Programs < Special Focus on Hong Kong 2018 >｜Competition
The Empty Hands
空手道
Director: Chapman TO (杜汶澤)
2017｜Hong Kong｜87min｜Language: Cantonese, Japanese｜Subtitles: Japanese, English, Traditional Chinese
| Date | Time | Venue | Guest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/14 (Wed) | 13:30 | ABC Hall | |
| 3/17 (Sat) | 10:40 | ABC Hall |
- Cast
- Stephy TANG (鄧麗欣)
Chapman TO (杜汶澤)
KURATA Yasuaki (倉田保昭)
Stephen AU (歐錦棠) - Synopsis
Half-Chinese and half-Japanese Mari Hirakawa is a Hong Kong woman whose mother disappeared when she was a child. She was left with dad, a Japanese karate master. The result? She was a brown belt prodigy early in life as a result of being forced to practice for hours on end. She hated every minute and a competition loss was her excuse to quit the sport and embrace a slacker lifestyle. Her only wish is to sell the dojo after her father passes away. Following his death, Mari starts fantasizing about her life of freedom; however, she finds out from her lawyer that her father has only left her 49% ownership of the property, the other 51% was left to one of his worst pupils, Chan Kent, a man with a dubious past. The two clash, and Chan has a proposition – if Mari is able to win a match in a legitimate martial arts competition, he will unconditionally give her his share of the property. Mari is trapped in a dilemma, and will have to make a choice that will change her life...