Half Japanese Hong Kong girl Mari Hirakawa who succeeds dojo after tragic death of her Karate master and father encounters ex-karate student, ex-yakuza Chan Keung who also succeeds the half of her father's karate dojo.
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| Stephy Tang | ... | Mari Hirakawa | |
| Chapman To | ... | Chan Kent | |
| Yasuaki Kurata | ... | Akira Hirakawa | |
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Stephen Au | ... | Mute Dog |
| Dada Chan | ... | Peggy | |
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Shan Sajid Ali | ... | Ha Chi Shun (Little Cha) |
| JuJu Chan | ... | Final Opponent | |
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Tanya Chan | ... | Lawyer |
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Mei-Yi Cheung | ... | Mari (Stand-in) |
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Ka-Yin Choi | ... | Preliminary Opponent |
| Chi Fai Chow | ... | Boss | |
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Pak-Wing Heung | ... | Preliminary Referee (as Bomber Heung) |
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Mandy Pui-Man Ho | ... | Mari (Stunt Double) |
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Wing-Lam Ho | ... | Mari Hirakawa (15 Years Old) |
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Charlene Houghton | ... | Charlene |
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Half Japanese Hong Kong girl Mari Hirakawa who succeeds karate school after tragic death of her Karate master and father encounters ex-karate student, ex-yakuza Chan Keung who also succeeds the half of her father's karate dojo. Then, Chan Keung retrains Mari for being a true heritage owner of the karate school. Written by Ryota Nakanishi
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5 January 2018 (Taiwan) See more »Also Known As:
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I've never liked art house all that much. For me its akin to taking more interest in the wrapping at the expense of whats actually in the box.
Personal introspective with a art house meets martial arts make over The Empty Hands reaffirms that reservation. Its a visually interesting film helped in in no small part, by a decent cast and story.
What muddies the waters is the obsessive use of visuals as the film draws to its conclusion. The result is a diffuse experience that leaves the viewer feeling like they have been handed a road map whilst standing in the middle of a desert.
Suffice to say, sometimes a picture is "not" worth a thousand words. 5/10 from me.