Showing posts with label Lilau Square. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lilau Square. Show all posts

Thursday, December 30, 2021

Tokyo Gang vs Hong Kong Gang - Ken Takakura (1964) - Largo Do Lilau, Macau

After Chang meets with Fujishima, the pair walk to a rendezvous at the St Paul's Church via Largo Do Lilau. This could almost be a complete repeat of the scene shot for Narazumono (I'm still not sure which one was filmed first, but I think it was this one).

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Narazumono - Ken Takakura (1964) - Largo do Lilau, Macau

After deciding upon some swift revenge, the pair walk to the apartment where the Japanese woman and her Chinese boyfriend are living (the same woman that was previously in Happy Valley). The scene opens with Minami and friend walking north, down the gentle slope of Rua da Barra before turning into Lilau Square along the short road that runs up the side. The bad guys' apartment building is the pink one at the top of the slope.

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Miracles - Jackie Chan (1989) - Largo Do Lilau, Macau

Not the first scene from the film (that's still to come) but here is one when JC goes to see the rose hawker at her own house. The giveaway here is the slope at the back and the large banyan trees that still occupy the square. Of course, when JC filmed there they caught it looking pretty grungy. It's hard to say if this was the original look of the place because the Macau authorities have done a huge and great job of tarting up all the old buildings and public places.


Here is the street a moment before JC's limo pulls up in front of the square on Rua De Barra. The white building in the background right is still around (this is Macau after all and not Hong Kong) but is now painted pastel pink, but the fire hydrant (if it was original) is no longer around.


JC is aided at this time by the late, great Ricky Hui who died just last year (RIP), who walks into the square to summon the old lady. Now Lilau Square today has three banyan trees in the same location - albeit with immensely beautified surroundings - but it looks as though the middle one has recently been replaced.