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.
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His Name Is Nobody | |
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Traditional | 無名小卒 |
Simplified | 无名小卒 |
Mandarin | Wú Míng Xiǎo Zú |
Cantonese | Mou4 Ming4 Siu2 Zeot1 |
Directed by | Karl Maka |
Screenplay by | Karl Maka |
Produced by | Guy Lai |
Starring | Lau Kar-wing Dean Shek Bryan Leung |
Cinematography | Manny Ho |
Edited by | Tony Chow |
Production company | Sharp Films Company |
Release date | 16 August 1979 (1979-08-16) |
Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Language | Cantonese |
The Nobody Kid (Lau Kar-wing) is a street urchin who was abandoned as a child and does not have a name. One day, he meets Sting (Dean Shek), a master con artist, 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 use 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 Koo the Iron Heart (Bryan Leung), an elderly martial arts master and Ping's rival, who also takes Nobody as his disciple and teaches him his skills. However, Koo is later killed by Ping. Nobody eventually reunites with Sting, and together, they confront Ping for vengeance.
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]