To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui

To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui
To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui
	Film poster
Traditional Chinese	新邊緣人
Simplified Chinese	新边缘人
Hanyu Pinyin	Xīn Biān Yuán Rén
Jyutping	San1 Bin1 Jyun4 Jan4
Directed by	Andrew Lau
Written by	Roy Szeto
Produced by	Wong Jing
Starring	Jacky Cheung; Tony Leung; Jacklyn Wu; Power Chan; Gigi Lai; Roy Cheung; Shing Fui-On
Cinematography	Cheung Man-po
Edited by	Angie Lam
Music by	Jonathan Wong
Production; company	Upland Films Corporate
Distributed by	Wong Jing's Workshop
Release date	13 August 1994;
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$9,192,146

To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui is a 1994 Hong Kong crime film directed by Andrew Lau and starring Jacky Cheung,^[1] Tony Leung, Jacklyn Wu and Power Chan. The film (sometimes referred to as New Edge Man)^[2] is said to be a remake of a film titled Man on the Brink.^[3]

Plot

Crazy Lik and his friend Pong are two undercover cops who are sent to infiltrate triad leader Coffin Sing. Later as Sing is killed, the gang is split into two. Lik follows Hung Tai's side and Pong goes to the other. Lik becomes down as he is separated from his best friend and feeling responsible for Sing's death. This leads to a time where Lik gets drunk at his girlfriend Moon's mother's birthday party and making a fool of himself and Moon feels disgusted and leaves him. One time in a bar, Lik meets triad member Milky Fai, who helps Lik out to get good with Hung Tai and his sister Po. Milky Fai is actually a former undercover cop who has his own problems. Later on, Lik must decide whether or not to betray the triad brothers he has grown very close to completing the case for his superior whom he really hates and who is hitting on his girlfriend.

Cast

Jacky Cheung as Crazy Lik
Tony Leung Ka-fai as Milky Fai
Jacklyn Wu as Siu Po
Power Chan as Pong
Gigi Lai as Moon
Roy Cheung as Hung Tai
Shing Fui-On as Uncle On
Kwong Wah as Officer Suen
Hung Yan-yan as Bald rascal
Frankie Ng as Father Man
Bobby Yip as Man in brothel (uncredited)
Yuen Bun as SDU officer
Joan Tong as Fai's ex-wife
Parkman Wong as Coffin Sing
Sandra Ng as woman in movie (uncredited)
Mimi Chu as Moon's mother
Koo Ming-wah as Tai's thug
Chan Chi-fai as Brother Bau
William Chu as Milky Fai's son
Hung Siu-wan as triad girl
Yee Tin-hung as one of Man's goons
Sung Poon-chung as triad
Bowie Lau as Tai's thug
Tam Kon-chung as Tai's thug
Hau Woon-ling
Jacky Cheung Chun-hang as Tai's thug
John Cheung
Wong Chi-keung as cop
Gary Mak as cop
Lam Foo-wai as Bau's thug
Chun Kwai-bo as Bau's thug
So Wai-nam as Tai's thug
Lam Kwok-kit as Man's thug
Mei Yee
Wong Hoi-yiu as gambler
Simon Cheung as cop
Tenny Tsang as policeman

Box office

The film grossed HK$9,192,146 at the Hong Kong box office in its theatrical run from 13 August to 7 September 1994 in Hong Kong.

Award nomination

14th Hong Kong Film Awards
- Nominated: Best Actor (Jacky Cheung)

References

^ Stokes, Lisa Odham; Braaten, Rachel (15 January 2020). Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-2062-0.
^ Charles, John (14 June 2015). The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977-1997: A Reference Guide to 1,100 Films Produced by British Hong Kong Studios. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0262-2.
^ Davis, Darrell; Yeh, Emilie Yueh-yu (25 July 2019). East Asian Screen Industries. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-83871-548-9.

External links

[1] Stokes, Lisa Odham; Braaten, Rachel (15 January 2020). Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-2062-0.

[2] Charles, John (14 June 2015). The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977-1997: A Reference Guide to 1,100 Films Produced by British Hong Kong Studios. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0262-2.

[3] Davis, Darrell; Yeh, Emilie Yueh-yu (25 July 2019). East Asian Screen Industries. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-83871-548-9.

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