For a glimpse of the same area in 1955 you can go back to look at Love is a Many-Splendored Thing. The opening ambulance scene drives past the same spot. See here.
Showing posts with label Etsuko Shihomi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Etsuko Shihomi. Show all posts
Friday, November 15, 2019
Sister Street Fighter - Etsuko Shihomi (1974) - Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong
Given that the last shot of the harbour from this film was taken in the 1960's, I doubt very much if this quick image of Queen's Road East was taken any later, although my knowledge of the area is too limited to be able to say exactly. I think it's okay to assume this is footage from an older film spliced in for the purpose of establishing Hong Kong as the initial location for the story. What should be familiar is the shape of Central Market on the right hand side.
For a glimpse of the same area in 1955 you can go back to look at Love is a Many-Splendored Thing. The opening ambulance scene drives past the same spot. See here.
For a glimpse of the same area in 1955 you can go back to look at Love is a Many-Splendored Thing. The opening ambulance scene drives past the same spot. See here.
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Sister Street Fighter - Etsuko Shihomi (1974) - View over Victoria Harbour
Another break from the monochrome with a quick visit to a 70's classic, Sister Street Fighter. It stars Etsuko Shihomi as a karate expert whose undercover cop brother is kidnapped by the organisation he has infiltrated and used for drug experimentation.
The Hong Kong connection is extremely tenuous, with a couple of establishing shots for the story set up - the gang the brother has been kidnapped by was based out of Hong Kong - before the action is transferred back to Japan for the remainder of the film. As a result there are only a couple of posts to put up for this film. The first shot is a nice view of the harbour that starts on Tsim Sha Tsui before pulling back so that the former Tamar dock is visible. However, notice that Ocean Terminal is missing from this view which means this footage must have been filmed before 1966 (the movie was shot in 1974) and is therefore stock footage (Toei made quite a few films in HK through the 60's so it's possible this footage is from one of those films).
The Hong Kong connection is extremely tenuous, with a couple of establishing shots for the story set up - the gang the brother has been kidnapped by was based out of Hong Kong - before the action is transferred back to Japan for the remainder of the film. As a result there are only a couple of posts to put up for this film. The first shot is a nice view of the harbour that starts on Tsim Sha Tsui before pulling back so that the former Tamar dock is visible. However, notice that Ocean Terminal is missing from this view which means this footage must have been filmed before 1966 (the movie was shot in 1974) and is therefore stock footage (Toei made quite a few films in HK through the 60's so it's possible this footage is from one of those films).
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