The Five Year Itch

The Five Year Itch (Cantonese: 五年之癢 Jyutping: ng5 nin4 zi1 joeng5) is a 1958 Hong Kong romantic comedy film written by Lo Ling and directed by Fung Chi-Kong, and stars Law Kim-Long,, , , Au Fung-Ming and Hui Ying-Sau. The film is notable for future voice actors Richard Newman and Jim Cummings' child appearances.

Plot
The wealthy old overseas Chinese, Leung Ka Yee, intends to continue. The third aunt forced her daughter Ng Heung To to marry, but Ng refused to force the marriage. Ng and Leung Ho Yuen have been in love for many years, and they have reached the point of discussing marriage. Leung was disliked by his three aunts because of poverty, and the two failed to unite. Unexpectedly, Leung was Leung Ho Ming's long-lost nephew. After Ho Ming woke up, he brought together both Leungs, and gave up the idea of forcibly marrying a young girl.

Cast

 * Law Kim-Long as Leung Ho Yuen
 * as Leung Ka Yee
 * as Leung Ho Ming
 * as Ng Pui Chi
 * Au Fung-Ming as Ng Heung To
 * Hui Ying-Sau as Lee Man Hei, a wealthy businessman
 * as Cheng Chau Yin, a former Cantonese Opera performer
 * Ho Siu-Hung as Chan Chi Hang
 * Chow Chin-Hung as Tsang Yuen Fong
 * as Tsang Hing Fung, Yuen Fong's infant son
 * Lai Kwan-Lin as Yau Man Tung, a singer
 * Lau Chun as Siu Pok Chi
 * Woo Ping as Tam Kwun Wa
 * Tang Cheung as Yu Yim Lung
 * as Pun Wai Yuk
 * as Wheatley, an American boy
 * as Eddie, an American boy

Release
The film was released in Hong Kong theaters on December 3, 1958. It grossed HK$505 million over a HK$440 million in box office.

The film was released on DVD and Blu-Ray as part of "Hemu-Hemu, Peruru & Puar's Classic Collection" on March 30, 2016.