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The Empty Hands

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Mari must defeat her late father's student in karate if she wants to succeed the dojo.

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Elizabeth Kerr The Hollywood Reporter Nov 1, 2017
A willfully oddball martial arts drama that rises above its modest station thanks to star Stephy Tang's lead performance. Go to Full Review
James Mudge easternKicks.com Oct 24, 2020
4.5/5
Although perhaps not a film for those expecting a traditional martial arts genre film, The Empty Hands is an excellent second directorial outing for Chapman To Go to Full Review
Nathanael Hood Unseen Films Dec 27, 2018
6/10
While there are meaningful moments, it still feels to unfocused to work as a full-length feature. There's plenty of meat here, but much too much fat. Go to Full Review
Leilani Polk The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Jun 5, 2018
Highly entertaining, with a few actual laugh-out-loud moments. Go to Full Review
Edmund Lee South China Morning Post Nov 1, 2017
3.5/5
Singer-actress Stephy Tang has never commanded the screen to quite the extent she does in this karate-themed character drama. Go to Full Review
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Apr 21, 2018 Stephy Tang's acting is so harsh, a quite encouraging film haven't seen for some time. Got some insight of "Kickboxer" by JCVD, and the "Rocky I" See more
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Chapman To

Director

Stephy Tang

Mari Hirakawa

Chapman To

Chan Kent

Yasuaki Kurata

Akira Hirakawa

Dada Chan

Peggy

JuJu Chan Szeto

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The Empty Hands

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Movie Info

Synopsis Mari must defeat her late father's student in karate if she wants to succeed the dojo.
Director
Chapman To
Producer
Wai-But Tang
Screenwriter
Chapman To, Erica Li
Production Co
HK Film Production
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 30, 2019
Runtime
2h 30m
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