The 82 Tenants (八十二家房客) 41 years old

The 82 Tenants

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.

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The 82 Tenants Cast

Name Character
Natalis Chan He was 31, now 73 years old as Ah Bing
Charlie Cho He was 32, now 74 years old as Zhen Da Chao
Lo Meng He was 26, now 67 years old as Johnny
Gordon Liu Chia-Hui He was 26, now 68 years old as Ah Hui
Walter Tso Tat-Wah He was 66, 91 years old when he died as Mr. Zha
Ku Feng He was 52, now 93 years old as Dr. Long
Margaret Lee She was 39, now 80 years old as Da Lian
Chan Shen He was 42, 44 years old when he died as Sgt. Chiang
Chun Wong He was 34, now 76 years old as Fish Ball Shen
Betty Ting Pei as Mrs. Chang
Róbert Mak He was 8, now 33 years old as Ah Shi
Mama Hung She was 73, 98 years old when she died as Tenant
Wong Yung as Master Luo Shi Hai
Yau Chui-Ling as Xiao Hong
Kara Wai She was 22, now 64 years old as Lisa

The 82 Tenants Crew

Name Department
Mona Fong as Producer. She was 48 (83) years old when She died Production
Chan Kiu-Ying as Writer. Writing
Lee Pooi-Kuen as Director. Directing
The 82 Tenants poster
The 82 Tenants (41 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, August 10, 1982
  • Runtime: 85 minutes