''To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui'' is a 1994 Hong Kong crime film directed by Andrew Lau and starring

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, Tony Leung, Jacklyn Wu and Power Chan.

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

as Crazy Lik * Tony Leung Ka-fai as Milky Fai * Jacklyn Wu as Siu Po * Power Chan as Pong *

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as Moon * Roy Cheung as Hung Tai *

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as Uncle On *

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as Officer Suen *

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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 *

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as woman in movie (uncredited) *

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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

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Award nomination

14th Hong Kong Film Awards The 14th Hong Kong Awards ceremony, honored the best films of 1994 and took place on 23 April 1995 at Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. The ceremony was hosted by John Sham and Meg Lam, during the ceremony awards are p ...

**Nominated: Best Actor (

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External links

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To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui
' at Hong Kong Cinemagic * {{Andrew Lau 1994 films 1994 crime films Hong Kong crime films Triad films Police detective films 1990s Cantonese-language films Films directed by Andrew Lau Films set in Hong Kong Films shot in Hong Kong 1990s Hong Kong films

Plot

Cast

Box office

Award nomination

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