Monday, November 7, 2022

City on Fire - Chow Yun Fat (1987) - Tung Choi Street, Mongkok

Next up is another local movie, City on Fire, and one that launched the career of Quentin Tarantino, who borrowed liberally from the film for his breakout Reservoir Dogs. In the story, Chow (Chow Yun Fat) is an undercover cop who wants out but is pressured to remain undercover by his uncle boss (Sun Yueh). The film starts with another undercover cop being caught out and getting stabbed to death in amongst the market stalls of Tung Choi Street. I believe this is the section between Shantung Street and Nelson Street because one of the signs says 上海一品香菜館 (The Shanghai Yat Pang Heung Restaurant) which was a restaurant located at #48 Tung Choi Street, though now closed.

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