Summary
In 1980s Hong Kong, troubled youth Chan Lok-kwun, a mainland refugee, struggles to survive in the Kowloon Walled City by joining underground fights. Betrayed by crime boss Mr. Big while trying to buy a fake ID, he steals drugs from him and seeks refuge in the Walled City, where he encounters Cyclone, a compassionate yet authoritative crime lord.
Cast
Raymond Lam Fung
Chan Lok-kwun (Lok)
Louis Koo
Cyclone
Terrance Lau
Shin
Tony Wu
Twelfth Master
German Cheung Man-Kit
AV
Philip Ng
King
Richie Jen
Chau
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Mr. Big
Kenny Wong Tak-Ban
Tiger
Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing
Jim
Fish Liew
Fanny
Tommy Chu Pak-Hong
Woman Beater
Cecilia Choi
Jim's Wife
Deon Cheung Chung-Chi
Chief
Jozev Lau
Double Blade
Law Wing-Cheong
Uncle Ling
Kam Loi-Kwan
Watermelon
Liu Chun-Hung
Uncle Grouper
Lee Tse-Hei
Woman Beater's Girlfriend
Wong Wan-Ching
Fishball Girl
Pang Hoi-Kwan
Third Auntie
Cheung Chung-Hang
Cyclone's Man
Lai Tsz-Chun
Cyclone's Man
John Ho
Cyclone's Man
Leung Sze-Ching
Cyclone's Man
Alex Lee Yip-Kin
Cyclone's Man
Derek Lam Ling-Yuen
Cyclone's Man
Mak Lok-San
Corner Store Owner
Yee-Yee Yeung
Mary
Jacqueline Zhu Zhi-Ying
Mama-san
Bernard Fung Bun-Yu
Underground Boxer
Li Ching-Sum
Chau's Wife
Sin Tsz-Ching
Chau's Child
Leung Cheuk-Hin
Chau's Child
Man Noi-Tik
Chau's Child
Gallan So Chi-Chiu
Cocaine Dealer
Willy Yeung Wai
Cocaine Dealer
Lau Shet-Ming
Potential Renter
So Wai-Nam
Chau's Bodyguard
Chu Kwok-Tung
Chau's Bodyguard
Vincent Tam Yu-Hong
Food Stall Staff
Cheung Yik-Wo
Food stall staff
Ivy Pang
Kite Kid's Mother
Sean Wong Tsz-Lok
Kite Kid
Ma Yuen-Ching
King's Man
Raymond Li Man-Young
King's Man
Lam Ting-Hin
King's Man
Wilson Tam Wai-Keung
King's Man
Che Chun-Hoi
King's Man
Kelvin Wong Ting-Kong
King's Man
Samson Tsang Chung-Yuen
Tiger's Man
Law Chi-Sing
Tiger's Man
Tong Sik-Ming
Tiger's Man
Man Kwok-Hei
Tiger's Man
Rodney Wong
Tiger's Man
Albert Leung
Tiger's Man
Juliana Wong Pui-Chun
Double Blade's Wife
Lai Wai-Sum
Bonesetter
Jason Yip Wan-Keung
Bus Driver
Chan Fu-Shing
BBQ Meat Restaurant Staff
Toby Wong Chun-Lam
BBQ Meat Restaurant Staff
Suen Tsz-Wai
BBQ Meat Restaurant Staff
Natalie Yu Ka-Nam
Soda Pop Girl
Jason Li
Cocaine Joint Minion
Chan Chi-Sing
Cocaine Joint Minion
Tsang Tsz-Kit
Cocaine Joint Minion
Mak Ka-Ho
Cocaine Joint Minion
Chung Wai-Kit
Cocaine Joint Minion
Andrew Chan
Spirit Power Ceremony Assistant
Cheung Lok-Man
Spirit Power Ceremony Assistant
Yu Tat Chi
Hair Salon Staff
Cheuk Yan
Hair Salon Staff
Frank Liu Zong-Ji
Immigration Department Staff
Fung King-Chung
Immigration Department Staff
Chau Huat-Tian
Chiu Chow Musician
Wong Chi-Fei
Chiu Chow Musician
Lo Sau-Chun
Chiu Chow Musician
Tang Siu-Cheung
Chiu Chow Musician
Ma Yuk-Lam
Chiu Chow Musician
Zhang Wanfen
Temple Lady
Emil Chan Cheuk-Wah
Tiger's Man
Poon Hing-Yan
Tiger's Man
Fung Chi-Ngong
Prison Staff
Stanly Ma
Prison Staff
Jimmy Wong Wa-Wo
Walled City Landlord
Clifford Tsang Man-Wai
Walled City Landlord
Lam Wai-Nin
Walled City Landlord
Benjamin Wong Chi-Kong
TV Program Expert
Johnny Lam Ming-Yiu
TV Program Expert
Martin Wong
TV Program Host
Zhang Da
Armed Robber
Tommy Leung Pok-Yan
Armed Robber
Chan Kwan-Fung
Armed Robber
Shun Yamashita
Armed Robber
Chung Shiu-Wah
Chau's Maid
Tang Lu
Chau's Maid
Wong Sze-Yan
Chinese Medicine Physician
Lai Chai-ming
Western Doctor
Benjamin Sze-Ma Shing-Hei
Jim's Son
Giselle Lam
News Anchor
Yeung Ching-Man
Private Nurse
Lam Chun-Kit
Food Stall Staff
May Leong
Temple Old Lady
Crew
Director
Soi Cheang
Screenplay
Au Kin-Yee
Screenplay
Chan Tai-Lee
Screenplay
Shum Kwan-sin
Screenplay
Lai Chun
Reviews
Geronimo1967
May 29, 2024
7
I didn't make it to Hong Kong til 1994 so this famous Kowloon walled city had already gone but it's legend hadn't. It was the equivalent of a large block of properties, within properties - a mass of alleys, corridors and tunnels in which the law was enforced in a very different way from the outside. This story starts with a battle that sees control pass from "Jim" to "Cyclone" (Louis Koo). There's now a truce of sorts that exists between the bosses and the outside world, but that's about to be thrown into turmoil by the arrival of "Lok" (Raymond Lam). He works hard to get an official ID card but is fleeced by "Mr. Big" (Sammo Hung) and escapes with a bag of his cocaine into the walled city. That's where he encounters it's ruler and his sidekick "Shin" (Terrence Lau) and where his willingness to work and his fortitude ingratiates him with the boss. On the outside, "Cyclone" has a business relationship with "Chau" (Richie Jen) who has really only one purpose left in life. That's to avenge the murder of his family by the now dead "Jim". The focus of his revenge is that man's own son - but nobody nows what happened to him. Well, swiftly you can add two and two and get "Lok". Loyalties are now tested, friendships challenged and forged whilst the fragile peace is soon in tatters. With battle lines drawn and ambitions clear, it's all out war and the action mounts up. This is a sold end-to-end martial arts film with plenty of nimble and lithe combat; acrobatics and bodies that must be made of skin-clad tungsten steel. It's got a little bit of mysticism and embodies human nature, whether benign or not, quite entertainingly and by not just throwing itself about, but by at least trying to create and develop the characters. The denouement takes it's time and does become a bit repetitive, but as a quickly paced drama it really does fly by for two hours. Honour amongst thieves - but always sleep with your back to the wall.
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