Bamboo Gods and Iron Men - James Iglehart (1974) - Star Ferry Pier, Tsim Sha Tsui

As I continue to scrape the bottom of the barrel for foreign movies made in Hong Kong (let's face it, I've included quite a few stinkers here previously), I have to thank the Wu Tang Collection on Youtube for this next one. It's a great collection of obscure, low budget, and often forgotten about movies and Bamboo Gods and Iron Men is one of their recent (2023) additions. Although filmed largely in the Philippines and with some pretty awful fight scenes, the first part of the movie was shot on location in Hong Kong - a bit like the previously covered T.N.T Jackson - both films co-starred famed Filipino actor/comedian (and later, politician), Chiquito. 

The plot lines revolves a dodgy looking, baldy, bearded guy called Leo King who has financed an expedition to retrieve a substance, rumoured to be able to control the world, from an ancient Chinese burial site. What the retrieved goods are I shall not reveal, just watch the movie, but suffice to say this film has some funny moments. Just don't watch it for the action.

The opening Hong Kong scene sees us at the waterfront in Tsim Sha Tsui as a ferry comes in to dock at the pier.

The last Hong Kong location scene (before everything moves to the Philippines) also sees us back at the ferry pier as one of the bad guys hangs out by the pier with the Ocean Terminal neon lights shining down behind.