Storyline
Professor Lo Yeung-guo (Hou Yao) and his students escape death from the Japanese army, and call on villagers in the countryside to form a guerrillas group. His son Lo Yung (Lau Hark-suen), however, indulges in debauchery. Entrapped by the Japanese, chicken-hearted Yung leaks information about the guerrilla that leads to deaths and injuries in the group. Yeung-guo reprimands his son for being an invisible traitor, inflicting even more harm than an outright traitor. Placing righteousness before family, he decides to execute his own son. As a writer-director-actor in the film, Hou Yao proclaimed his unwavering stance on resistance on the screen, and delivered a scathing attack on the cowardly ‘invisible traitors‘ at that time. Not long after, Hou was sadly arrested and executed by the Japanese army in Singapore.
Cast & Crew
Hou Yao
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LeadNancy Wan-Seung Chan
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Junchao Jiang
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Wong Sau-nin
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Wong Cho-San
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Lau Hak-Suen
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Tan Lo
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San Baak Kui Wing
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What People Are Saying
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hou Yao's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Fortress of Flesh and Blood is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
