The 82 Tenants

Story

Synopsis

In “82 Tenants” the widow Zhang and Bing, her new young consort, want to sell an apartment house to a property developer but old man Zhang's will provided that the current tenants can stay there as long as they want or the building survives. So it is clear who the villains are—joining the greedy couple is Chao who has purchased all the land around the building but needs this final piece so he can know everything down and build a money spinning edifice. One the other side are the tenants, a disparate group whose grudgingly and occasionally antagonistically shared communal life, while not ideal, is certainly better than not having a place to live.

Director

Lee Pooi-Kuen

Writers

Leung Lap-Yan, Chan Kiu-Ying

Country

Hong Kong

Release date

10 August 1982

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Kara Wai Ying-Hung

  Lisa

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  Gordon Liu

  Ah Hui

• 

  Charlie Cho Cha-Lee

  Zhen Da Chao

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  Natalis Chan Pak-Cheung

  Ah Bing

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  Betty Ting Pei

  Mrs. Chang

• 

  Lo Meng

  Johnny

• 

  Margaret Lee

  Da Lian

• 

  Robert Mak Tak-Law

  Ah Shi

• Liu Lai-Ling

  Xiao Lian

• 

  Ku Feng

  Dr. Long

• 

  Wang Yong

  Master Luo Shi Hai

• 

  Yau Chui-Ling

  Xiao Hong