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The Big Boss

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The Big Boss​

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Cheng is a city boy who moves with his cousins to work at a ice factory. He does this with a family promise never to get involved in any fight. However, when members of his family begin disappearing after meeting the management of the factor, the resulting mystery and pressures forces him to break that vow and take on the villainy of the Big Boss. [Written By: Kenneth Chisholm, IMDbPro]

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Original Production Country: Hong Kong

Original Release Year: 1971

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Production Company: Golden Harvest Company

Executive Producer:

Producer: Raymond Chow

Director: Wei Lo

Writer: Wei Lo

Cinematography: Ching-Chu Chen

Editor: Ming Sung

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Music/Score: Fu-Ling Wang; Peter Thomas- (composer for Eurpean version)

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Other Credits: CAST: Bruce Lee, Maria Yi, James Tien; Associate Producer Liang Hua Liu; PRODUCTION DESIGNER Chu Liu; MAKEUP DEPARTMENT Kuo Hsiung Chen; PRODUCTION MANAGER Liang Hua Liu; WARDROBE MANAGER Chu Liu

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Duration: 100 mins

Restoration Details

Status: Released

Country Where Restored: Italy

Restoration Release Date: 2016

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Lab Image Restored By: L’Immagine Ritrovata

Lab Audio Restored By: L’Immagine Ritrovata

Archive Partner(s) In Restoration: 

Restoration Funded By: Fortune Star Media Limited

Restoration Premiere: Far East Film Festival, Udine, 1 April 2016

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Dragon Inn

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Dragon Inn

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Original Production Country: Taiwan

Original Release Year: 1967

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Director: King Hu

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Restoration Release Date: 2013

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Restoration Sponsors: L’Immagine Ritrovata

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Restoration Premiere: AFA, 2016

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Charulata

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Charulata

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Original Production Country: India

Original Release Year: 1964

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Restoration Premiere: AFA, 2016

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Tosuni: The Birth of Happiness

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Dosuni [Tosuni: The Birth of Happiness]

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Tosun falls out with her family and decides to move out to live on her own. Although she develops a relationship with a gentleman, Tosun learns to fend for herself through her entrepreneurial abilities and enjoys her new found sense of independence.

Adapted from a popular 1960s Korean radio soap opera, the film defied traditional gender roles and Tosun became the realistic representative of the confident onscreen Korean woman.

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Alternate Titles: Tosuni: The Birth of Happiness

Language: Korean

Original Production Country: South Korea

Original Release Year: 1963

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Production Company: Sejong Films

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Director: Sang-ho Park

Writer: Hie-chang Kim

Cinematography: Jae-hyeong Yu

Editor: Jae-won Yu

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Colour System: B/W

Duration: 92 mins

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Status: Released

Country Where Restored: South Korea

Restoration Release Date: 1 January 2012

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Restoration Funded By: Korean Film Archive (KOFA)

Restoration Premiere: Capitol Theatre, Singapore as part of Asian Restored Classics 2016

Screening Rights Held By: Korean Film Archive (KOFA)

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Mahanagar [The Big City]

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Mahanagar [The Big City]

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Original Production Country: India

Original Release Year: 1963

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Production Company: R.D.Banshal & Co

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Chuchu Datok Merah [Grandchildren of Datuk Merah]

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Chuchu Datok Merah [Grandchildren of Datuk Merah]

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Awang Janggut, a man of noble ancestry, considers working beneath him despite desperately needing the money. After convincing from his wife and his unexpected rescue of the Sheikh’s daughter, Siti, he becomes the head of security for the Sheikh’s household. Soon, he finds himself falling in love with Siti, putting his marriage at risk and setting in motion a chain of tragic events.

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Alternate Titles: Cucu Datuk Merah / Grandchildren of Datuk Merah

Language: Malay (inc. Malaysian and Indonesian)

Original Production Country: Singapore / Malaya

Original Release Year: 1963

Original Elements Held By: Asian Film Archive

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Production Company:Cathay Keris

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Director: M.Amin

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Status: Released

Country Where Restored: Singapore

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Country Restoration First Screened: Singapore

Lab Image Restored By: L’Immagine Ritrovata

Lab Audio Restored By: L’Immagine Ritrovata

Restoration Sponsors: Asian Film Archive, Singapore

Archive Partner In Restoration: Asian Film Archive

Restored Elements Held By: Asian Film Archive

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Restoration Premiere: SG50 Spotlight on Singapore Cinema/Singapore

Restoration General Release Date: 21 August 2015

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Since 2012, Restoration Asia has been a showcase for the work of archives, technical service providers and distributors in their efforts to preserve the audio-visual heritage of Asia.

Restoration Asia is coordinated by OWL Studio, and is designed for archivists, scholars, students and professionals as well as those with a shared passion for the preservation and restoration of Asian Cinema & Asia’s cinematographic history.

レストレーションアジアは、アジア内外のアーカイブ、技術サービスプロバイダー、そして配給業者の仕事を紹介すると共に、アジアの映像遺産を保存する取り組みに焦点を当てます。

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