The Lion Roars

The Lion Roars
Film poster
Traditional Chinese	我家有一隻河東獅
Simplified Chinese	我家有一只河东狮
Hanyu Pinyin	Wǒ Jiā Yǒu Yī Zhǐ Hé Dōng Shī
Jyutping	Ngo2 Gaa1 Jau2 Jat1 Zek3 Ho4 Dung1 Si1
Directed by	Joe Ma
Written by	Joe Ma Sunny Chan Felix Chong Ivy Kong Frankie Chung Suen Ho-ho
Produced by	Joe Ma Ivy Kong Thomas Leong
Starring	Louis Koo Cecilia Cheung
Cinematography	Cheung Man-po
Edited by	Angie Lam
Music by	Lincoln Lo
Production companies	China Star Entertainment Group One Hundred Years of Film China Film Co-Production Corporation Youth Film Studio Singing Horse Production
Distributed by	China Star Entertainment Group
Release date	28 September 2002 (2002-09-28) (Hong Kong)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$11.9 million

The Lion Roars is a 2002 Hong Kong comedy film produced and directed by Joe Ma. The film starred Louis Koo and Cecilia Cheung

Plot

During the Soong Dynasty, a beautiful woman named Moth Liu is searching for a husband, but is unable to find one until she hears the avant-garde poetry of Seasonal Chan. Soon the two are married and Chan discovers that his new bride is violently temperamental and insanely jealous, who limits his activities and lifestyle. When a princess falls in love with the poet and the Emperor decrees that Chan must take the princess in as a second-wife. The love between Liu and Chan is put to the test.

Cast

• Louis Koo as Seasonal Chan
• Cecilia Cheung as Moth Liu
• Benz Hui as So Tung-po
• Wyman Wong as Super Double Baldes Liu
• Fan Bingbing as Princess Ping'an
• Raymond Wong Ho-yin as Long
• Mou Jian as Emperor
• Emotion Cheung as Wong Choy
• Joe Lee as Yau

External links

• The Lion Roars at IMDb
• HK Cinemagic entry
• The Lion Roars at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
• lovehkfilm.com