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Painted Faces
“The critically-acclaimed story of three young men growing from a traditional Chinese theatrical school to stardom in Hong Kong's thriving film industry.”
70%
Movie
1h 48m
AI Analysis
Painted Faces (1988) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Painted Faces (1988) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: This is a story about the Peking Opera School that Jackie Chan, Samo Hung and Yuen Biao attended as young men. The story is about their teacher Master Yu and his school. Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~108 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Painted Faces 70% (31 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
Painted Faces is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
70%
from 31 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
This is a story about the Peking Opera School that Jackie Chan, Samo Hung and Yuen Biao attended as young men. The story is about their teacher Master Yu and his school.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1988-11-10
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- TMDB rating
- 7.0
- TMDB ID
- 154989
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Where can I watch Painted Faces (1988)?
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Is there an official trailer for Painted Faces?
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What is Painted Faces about?
This is a story about the Peking Opera School that Jackie Chan, Samo Hung and Yuen Biao attended as young men. The story is about their teacher Master Yu and his school.
Is there an AI analysis for Painted Faces?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Painted Faces?
The official runtime for Painted Faces is approximately 108 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Master Yu Jim-Yuen

Lam Ching-Ying
Uncle Hua

Cheng Pei-Pei
Master Cheng
- L
Lee Din-Hing
Cheng Lung's Mother
- Y
Yeung Yam-Yin
Child Sammo
- C
Chung Gam-Yam
Teenage Sammo
- S
Siu Ming-Fui
Child Ah-Lung (Big Nose/Jackie Chan)
- C
Cheung Man-Lung
Teenage Ah-Lung (Big Nose/Jackie Chan)
- G
Goo Fai
Child Yuen Biao

Wong Kim-Wai
Teenage Yuen Biao

Winnie Lau Siu-Wai
Hsiao-hsien
- J
Jue Yam-Fai
Child Ming
- R
Ricky Ho Pui-Tung
Teenage Ming
- C
Chow Chan-Nin
- W
Wong Kwong-Wah

John Shum Kin-Fun
Stagehand

Wu Ma
Film Director
- S
Siu Yiu-Kei
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