Dances with Dragon

Dances with Dragon

Year: 1991

Runtime: 109 mins

Language: Cantonese

Director: Wong Jing

ComedyRomance

Aaron, a young Chinese businessman, crashes on a remote island after a scuba accident. Mistaken for an illegal immigrant, he hides in a family‑run grocery store, keeping his identity secret. He falls for the owner’s daughter Yvonne, who yearns to escape poverty. A plot to seize his company emerges, testing if their worlds can find happiness together.

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1

Collision leads to a new job

Lung Ka-chun nearly runs over Moon during his commute. Despite her tantrum, he is drawn to her and she lands a job at Lung's Enterprise. The chance meeting begins their intertwined relationship and the power dynamics to come.

Morning On the road to Lung's Enterprise
2

Yacht date turns chaotic

Lung's mother arranges a yacht date for Lung and his cousin Diana. Diana's irritation leads her to push Lung into the water, where he is mistaken for an illegal immigrant by authorities. He ends up on Lantau Island with the other immigrants and dodges capture as the situation escalates.

Afternoon Yacht; Lantau Island
3

Roof collapse and Moon's intervention

Lung escapes to Moon's home, hiding on the roof as it collapses and he falls into Moon's bathroom. Moon and her aunt, Eleven, beat him, assuming he is an illegal immigrant. Eleven then takes him in as cheap labor at her store to keep his mother from forcing the marriage.

Evening Moon's house (roof and bathroom); Eleven's store
4

Fly arrives with a plan

Lung confides in his assistant Fly about his predicament. Fly provides a cellphone and a shoe as signals and suggests contacting Uncle Prawn for help. This sets up a tenuous link to the police and to the criminal world.

Evening Eleven's store vicinity
5

Party invitation setup

Moon reconnects with Charmy and classmates; Mary invites them to a birthday party. Moon lies that she has a boyfriend, and Charmy suggests Lung pose as her boyfriend by bringing an oversized suit. The plan sets up Lung's presence at the party.

Next week Mary's birthday party location
6

Party humiliation and grand entrance

At the party, Moon's ex-boyfriend Sze humiliates her and Lung. Fly arrives with a new suit for Lung and helps him flaunt wealth by buying a lottery ticket and arriving by helicopter. The stunt creates a dramatic entrance for the duo.

Evening Mary's party venue
7

Sunset dream of a palace

Moon and Lung watch the sunset and she muses about turning her home into a palace and having a prince dance with her. Lung contemplates the possibility beyond his expected arranged role. They share a romantic moment.

Evening Moon's home terrace
8

Mahjong scheme and arrest

Aunt Eleven orders Lung to cheat in a mahjong game with triad members, which draws threats. Moon asks him to call his 'fellow gang comrades' for help. Lung's ally Fly is arrested for possessing realistic guns, and Fly instructs him to seek Uncle Prawn using the shoe.

Evening Eleven's store / police station
9

Police chase and cricket tragedy

Lung goes to the police station and discovers Uncle Prawn is the officer who caught him earlier. His shoe gets bitten by pigs, and he accidentally kills Prawn's prized cricket. The incident marks a turning point in his relationship with the police and Triads.

Afternoon Police station vicinity
10

Opera signal and triad confession

Fly tells Lung to sing Prawn's favorite Cantonese opera to win his trust. Prawn is impressed and leads his officers, posing as criminals, to pressure the Triads. The interrogation reveals Lung's payment to force Eleven to sell her store and land for a resort.

Evening Prawn's office and surroundings
11

Confrontation at Lung Enterprise

Lung and Eleven go to Lung's Enterprise; Lung tries to hide his identity as Eleven while Moon remains unaware. He discovers Martin's conspiracy with Chow Tai-pang to develop the land and frames Lung for ordering the triad trouble. Security evicts Moon and Eleven from the building.

Daytime Lung's Enterprise office
12

Birthday prophecy and return

Moon waits for Lung at home while Eleven senses Moon's love for him. Fly arrives to promise Lung's return after he makes big money and to remember Moon's birthday.

Evening Moon's home
13

Family agreement on marriage

Lung returns home and persuades his mother not to force him to marry Diana. The family dynamic shifts as he asserts autonomy over his arranged future.

Evening Lung family home
14

Charity auction clash

At the Prestigious Charity Auction, Lung defeats Chow Tai-pang by bidding for two parcels of land on Lantau Island, spending HK$610 million. He persuades Eleven to sell her store and promises a new supermarket when the resort is finished, while transferring Martin to New Guinea as punishment.

Auction night Prestigious Charity Auction
15

Final dance and birthday wish fulfilled

Right before the ball, Lung declares he wants to dance with the most important woman: his mother. Moon leaves in dismay but returns to find Lung has fulfilled her birthday wish. Fly brings a cake; Lung gives Moon roses and a new pair of glasses, and they finally dance together.

Before/during the ball Auction hall then Moon's home

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