Mahjong at the movies?

Ozball · Post by **Ozball** » Thu Jun 20, 2019 11:17 pm

Barticle wrote: ↑
Thu Jun 20, 2019 1:40 am
The guy puts down a 7p and all three girls try to take it but he declares a win on it.

Wait, so when he puts down the 7p is he declaring tsumo then? All 4 players were waiting on the same tile?

Barticle · Post by **Barticle** » Fri Jun 21, 2019 10:21 am

Yes, he has

The three girls have the following tiles. (It's Chinese / HK mahjong so there are a lot of open sets.)

He puts the 7p down without a declaration. It's in front of his hand but also quite close to the communal discard pool.

The hands are legit (there's no more than four of each tile) but otherwise it's not exactly a serious scene!

Barticle · Post by **Barticle** » Sun Jun 30, 2019 9:06 pm

The "Great Red Dragon" left his mark carved on a tree in season 3 of Hannibal. (2015)

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The mahjong connection is identified in the following episode.

The first book and fourth movie featuring Hannibal Lecter are also called 'Red Dragon', although the name comes not from mahjong but instead a series of 19th-century paintings by William Blake (which also feature prominently in the TV show).

Barticle · Post by **Barticle** » Sat Jul 06, 2019 12:35 am

I found a Hong Kong mahjong film on Netflix, with Chinese dialogue and English captions, listed under its English title Mahjong Heroes. (1981)

It includes a few tricks and several silly moments. Within the first two minutes a payment dispute is taken to mahjong court.

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The whole movie revolves around mahjong, even the opening credits are presented on mahjong tiles.

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Would you believe there's another moment where all four players are waiting on the same tile?

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(He wants it too.) They have the following hands - lots of open sets again.

Barticle · Post by **Barticle** » Mon Sep 16, 2019 11:37 pm

Barticle wrote: ↑
Sun Jun 30, 2019 9:06 pm
The first book and fourth movie featuring Hannibal Lecter are also called 'Red Dragon'

That 2002 movie also has the tree carving and mahjong reference.

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Barticle · Post by **Barticle** » Wed Sep 18, 2019 9:25 pm

Why, Why, Tell Me Why! (1986) is a Hong Kong rom-com.

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It has some very audacious cheating (when the other players are distracted).

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It also has a guy playing four matches at once like a chess grandmaster. (A wheeled chair is an advantage.)

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Barticle · Post by **Barticle** » Wed Sep 18, 2019 10:13 pm

Tohai (2013) is a live-action series based on a manga about a high-school student drawn into an underworld of gambling.

It's available to stream on Rakuten Viki, although it's not accessible from my country.

They have user-generated translated subtitles including some by Kime (formerly of this parish).

https://www.viki.com/tv/25711c-tohai-i
https://www.viki.com/tv/25712c-tohai-ii

or2az · Post by **or2az** » Fri Nov 15, 2019 11:05 pm

Well, this wasn't a movie but it was live on television.
LAW & ORDER SVU, about a week ago.
When I noticed the episode had to do with Chinatown in New York, I was hoping.....and sure enough......
https://youtu.be/BGs4pZ_lz5g

Barticle · Post by **Barticle** » Sat Nov 16, 2019 1:51 pm

Good work, Steve! TV shows are welcome.

That's a nice lot of autodealer tables. I've never watched L&O but evidently it is shot in New York. Curious now whether that's a real parlour or if they borrowed from the auto-table dealer in NYC's Chinatown! The rest of the set dressing is relatively basic, but could be a genuine venue?

Barticle · Post by **Barticle** » Sun Dec 15, 2019 9:48 pm

This is from season 8 of the Hawaii Five-0 reboot.

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("Sure you can borrow my mahjong table for your shootout crime-scene but don't get any blood on it.")

or2az · Post by **or2az** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 8:10 pm

Do you happen to know which episode this was in?

Barticle · Post by **Barticle** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 8:29 pm

It's the third ep in series 8, entitled "Kau pahi, ko'u kua. Kau pu, ko'u po'o"!

I think you only see the table briefly a couple of times in early scenes.

or2az · Post by **or2az** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 3:39 am

Thanks.
Did you happen to notice this in the news last week?
(Probably didn't get reported in England)

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Barticle · Post by **Barticle** » Fri Dec 20, 2019 12:58 am

Didn't see it. I only really check the local and BBC headlines.

I just spotted this black MJ set in season 6 of Mike Judge's Silicon Valley. (2019)

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(Also there is a character named Hanneman! Double N though.)

Barticle · Post by **Barticle** » Sat Dec 21, 2019 2:10 pm

Season 5 of Fresh off the Boat (2019) has an episode entitled Grand Mahjong.

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That's "grandma-jong", geddit?

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Rage quit!

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