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Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

- Don't cause trouble in the Walled City.

In 1980s Hong Kong, troubled youth Chan Lok-kwun, a mainland refugee, struggles to survive in the Kowloon Walled City by joining underground fights. Betrayed by crime boss Mr. Big while trying to buy a fake ID, he steals drugs from him and seeks refuge in the Walled City, where he encounters Cyclone, a compassionate yet authoritative crime lord.

Release Date : 2024-04-23

Language :JapaneseCantonese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Entertaining PowerOne Cool PicturesSil-Metropole OrganisationHG EntertainmentTao Piao PiaoMedia AsiaLian Ray Pictures

Production Country : ChinaHong Kong

Alternative Titles : Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In

Cast

Raymond Lam Fung

Character Name : Chan Lok-kwun (Lok)

Original Name : 林峯

Gender : Male

Louis Koo

Character Name : Cyclone

Original Name : 古天樂

Gender : Male

Terrance Lau Chun-Him

Character Name : Shin

Original Name : 劉俊謙

Gender : Male

Tony Wu

Character Name : Twelfth Master

Original Name : Tony Wu

Gender : Male

German Cheung Man-Kit

Character Name : AV

Original Name : 張文傑

Gender : Male

Philip Ng Wan-Lung

Character Name : King

Original Name : 伍允龍

Gender : Male

Richie Jen

Character Name : Chau

Original Name : 任賢齊

Gender : Male

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Character Name : Mr. Big

Original Name : 洪金寶

Gender : Male

Kenny Wong Tak-Ban

Character Name : Tiger

Original Name : 黃德斌

Gender : Male

Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing

Character Name : Jim

Original Name : 郭富城

Gender : Male

Fish Liew

Character Name : Fanny

Original Name : Fish Liew

Gender : Female

Tommy Chu Pak-Hong

Character Name : Woman Beater

Original Name : 朱栢康

Gender : Male

Cecilia Choi

Character Name : Jim's Wife

Original Name : Cecilia Choi

Gender : Female

Deon Cheung Chung-Chi

Character Name : Chief

Original Name : 張松枝

Gender : Male

Jozev Lau

Character Name : Double Blade

Original Name : Jozev Lau

Gender : Male

Law Wing-Cheong

Character Name : Uncle Ling

Original Name : 羅永昌

Gender : Male

Kam Loi-Kwan

Character Name : Watermelon

Original Name : Kam Loi-Kwan

Gender : Male

Liu Chun-Hung

Character Name : Uncle Grouper

Original Name : 廖駿雄

Gender : Male

Lee Tse-Hei

Character Name : Woman Beater's Girlfriend

Original Name : Lee Tse-Hei

Gender : Female

Wong Wan-Ching

Character Name : Fishball Girl

Original Name : Wong Wan-Ching

Gender : Female

Pang Hoi-Kwan

Character Name : Third Auntie

Original Name : 彭凱筠

Gender : Female

Cheung Chung-Hang

Character Name : Cyclone's Man

Original Name : Cheung Chung-Hang

Gender : Male

Lai Tsz-Chun

Character Name : Cyclone's Man

Original Name : Lai Tsz-Chun

Gender : Male

John Ho

Character Name : Cyclone's Man

Original Name : John Ho

Gender : Male

Leung Sze-Ching

Character Name : Cyclone's Man

Original Name : Leung Sze-Ching

Gender : Male

Alex Lee Yip-Kin

Character Name : Cyclone's Man

Original Name : 李業健

Gender : Male

Derek Lam Ling-Yuen

Character Name : Cyclone's Man

Original Name : 林零原

Gender : Male

Mak Lok-San

Character Name : Corner Store Owner

Original Name : Mak Lok-San

Gender : Male

Yee-Yee Yeung

Character Name : Mary

Original Name : Yee-Yee Yeung

Gender : Female

Jacqueline Zhu Zhi-Ying

Character Name : Mama-san

Original Name : 朱芷瑩

Gender : Female

Bernard Fung Bun-Yu

Character Name : Underground Boxer

Original Name : Bernard Fung Bun-Yu

Gender : Male

Li Ching-Sum

Character Name : Chau's Wife

Original Name : Li Ching-Sum

Gender : Female

Sin Tsz-Ching

Character Name : Chau's Child

Original Name : Sin Tsz-Ching

Gender : Male

Leung Cheuk-Hin

Character Name : Chau's Child

Original Name : Leung Cheuk-Hin

Gender : Male

Man Noi-Tik

Character Name : Chau's Child

Original Name : Man Noi-Tik

Gender : Male

Gallan So Chi-Chiu

Character Name : Cocaine Dealer

Original Name : Gallan So Chi-Chiu

Gender : Male

Willy Yeung Wai

Character Name : Cocaine Dealer

Original Name : Willy Yeung Wai

Gender : Male

Lau Shet-Ming

Character Name : Potential Renter

Original Name : Lau Shet-Ming

Gender : Male

So Wai-Nam

Character Name : Chau's Bodyguard

Original Name : 蘇偉南

Gender : Male

Chu Kwok-Tung

Character Name : Chau's Bodyguard

Original Name : Chu Kwok-Tung

Gender : Male

Vincent Tam Yu-Hong

Character Name : Food Stall Staff

Original Name : Vincent Tam Yu-Hong

Gender : Male

Cheung Yik-Wo

Character Name : Food stall staff

Original Name : Cheung Yik-Wo

Gender : Male

Ivy Pang

Character Name : Kite Kid's Mother

Original Name : Ivy Pang

Gender : Female

Sean Wong Tsz-Lok

Character Name : Kite Kid

Original Name : Sean Wong Tsz-lok

Gender : Male

Ma Yuen-Ching

Character Name : King's Man

Original Name : Ma Yuen-Ching

Gender : Male

Raymond Li Man-Young

Character Name : King's Man

Original Name : Raymond Li Man-Young

Gender : Male

Lam Ting-Hin

Character Name : King's Man

Original Name : Lam Ting-Hin

Gender : Male

Wilson Tam Wai-Keung

Character Name : King's Man

Original Name : Wilson Tam Wai-Keung

Gender : Male

Che Chun-Hoi

Character Name : King's Man

Original Name : Che Chun-Hoi

Gender : Male

Kelvin Wong Ting-Kong

Character Name : King's Man

Original Name : Kelvin Wong Ting-Kong

Gender : Male

Samson Tsang Chung-Yuen

Character Name : Tiger's Man

Original Name : 曾仲元

Gender : Male

Law Chi-Sing

Character Name : Tiger's Man

Original Name : Law Chi-Sing

Gender : Male

Tong Sik-Ming

Character Name : Tiger's Man

Original Name : Tong Sik-Ming

Gender : Male

Man Kwok-Hei

Character Name : Tiger's Man

Original Name : Man Kwok-Hei

Gender : Male

Rodney Wong

Character Name : Tiger's Man

Original Name : Rodney Wong

Gender : Male

Albert Leung

Character Name : Tiger's Man

Original Name : Albert Leung

Gender : Male

Juliana Wong Pui-Chun

Character Name : Double Blade's Wife

Original Name : 黃佩珍

Gender : Female

Lai Wai-Sum

Character Name : Bonesetter

Original Name : Wai Sum Lai

Gender : Male

Jason Yip Wan-Keung

Character Name : Bus Driver

Original Name : Jason Yip Wan-Keung

Gender : Male

Chan Fu-Shing

Character Name : BBQ Meat Restaurant Staff

Original Name : Chan Fu-Shing

Gender : Male

Toby Wong Chun-Lam

Character Name : BBQ Meat Restaurant Staff

Original Name : Toby Wong Chun-Lam

Gender : Male

Suen Tsz-Wai

Character Name : BBQ Meat Restaurant Staff

Original Name : Suen Tsz-Wai

Gender : Male

Natalie Yu Ka-Nam

Character Name : Soda Pop Girl

Original Name : Natalie Yu Ka-Nam

Gender : Female

Jason Li

Character Name : Cocaine Joint Minion

Original Name : Jason Li

Gender : Male

Chan Chi-Sing

Character Name : Cocaine Joint Minion

Original Name : Chan Chi-Sing

Gender : Male

Tsang Tsz-Kit

Character Name : Cocaine Joint Minion

Original Name : Tsang Tsz-Kit

Gender : Male

Mak Ka-Ho

Character Name : Cocaine Joint Minion

Original Name : Mak Ka-Ho

Gender : Male

Chung Wai-Kit

Character Name : Cocaine Joint Minion

Original Name : Chung Wai-Kit

Gender : Male

Andrew Chan

Character Name : Spirit Power Ceremony Assistant

Original Name : Andrew Chan

Gender : Male

Cheung Lok-Man

Character Name : Spirit Power Ceremony Assistant

Original Name : Cheung Lok-Man

Gender : Male

Yu Tat Chi

Character Name : Hair Salon Staff

Original Name : Yu Tat Chi

Gender : Male

Cheuk Yan

Character Name : Hair Salon Staff

Original Name : Cheuk Yan

Gender : Male

Frank Liu Zong-Ji

Character Name : Immigration Department Staff

Original Name : Frank Liu Zong-Ji

Gender : Male

Fung King-Chung

Character Name : Immigration Department Staff

Original Name : 馮景聰

Gender : Male

Chau Huat-Tian

Character Name : Chiu Chow Musician

Original Name : Chau Huat-Tian

Gender : Male

Wong Chi-Fei

Character Name : Chiu Chow Musician

Original Name : Wong Chi-Fei

Gender : Male

Lo Sau-Chun

Character Name : Chiu Chow Musician

Original Name : Lo Sau-Chun

Gender : Male

Tang Siu-Cheung

Character Name : Chiu Chow Musician

Original Name : Tang Siu-Cheung

Gender : Male

Ma Yuk-Lam

Character Name : Chiu Chow Musician

Original Name : Ma Yuk-Lam

Gender : Male

Zhang Wanfen

Character Name : Temple Lady

Original Name : Zhang Wanfen

Gender : Female

Emil Chan Cheuk-Wah

Character Name : Tiger's Man

Original Name : Emil Chan Cheuk-Wah

Gender : Male

Poon Hing-Yan

Character Name : Tiger's Man

Original Name : Poon Hing-Yan

Gender : Male

Fung Chi-Ngong

Character Name : Prison Staff

Original Name : Fung Chi-Ngong

Gender : Male

Stanly Ma

Character Name : Prison Staff

Original Name : 馬俊明

Gender : Male

Jimmy Wong Wa-Wo

Character Name : Walled City Landlord

Original Name : Jimmy Wong Wa-Wo

Gender : Male

Clifford Tsang Man-Wai

Character Name : Walled City Landlord

Original Name : Clifford Tsang Man-Wai

Gender : Male

Lam Wai-Nin

Character Name : Walled City Landlord

Original Name : 林偉年

Gender : Male

Benjamin Wong Chi-Kong

Character Name : TV Program Expert

Original Name : 黃志廣

Gender : Male

Johnny Lam Ming-Yiu

Character Name : TV Program Expert

Original Name : Johnny Lam Ming-Yiu

Gender : Male

Martin Wong

Character Name : TV Program Host

Original Name : Wong Ngar-Man

Gender : Male

Zhang Da

Character Name : Armed Robber

Original Name : Zhang Da

Gender : Male

Tommy Leung Pok-Yan

Character Name : Armed Robber

Original Name : 梁博恩

Gender : Male

Chan Kwan-Fung

Character Name : Armed Robber

Original Name : Chan Kwan-Fung

Gender : Male

Shun Yamashita

Character Name : Armed Robber

Original Name : Shun Yamashita

Gender : Male

Chung Shiu-Wah

Character Name : Chau's Maid

Original Name : Chung Shiu-Wah

Gender : Female

Tang Lu

Character Name : Chau's Maid

Original Name : Tang Lu

Gender : Female

Wong Sze-Yan

Character Name : Chinese Medicine Physician

Original Name : 黃思恩

Gender : Male

Lai Chai-ming

Character Name : Western Doctor

Original Name : Lai Chai-ming

Gender : Male

Benjamin Sze-Ma Shing-Hei

Character Name : Jim's Son

Original Name : Benjamin Sze-Ma Shing-Hei

Gender : Male

Giselle Lam

Character Name : News Anchor

Original Name : Giselle Lam

Gender : Female

Yeung Ching-Man

Character Name : Private Nurse

Original Name : Yeung Ching-Man

Gender : Female

Lam Chun-Kit

Character Name : Food Stall Staff

Original Name : Lam Chun-Kit

Gender : Male

May Leong

Character Name : Temple Old Lady

Original Name : 梁卓美

Gender : Female

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-05-29

I didn't make it to Hong Kong til 1994 so this famous Kowloon walled city had already gone but it's legend hadn't. It was the equivalent of a large block of properties, within properties - a mass of alleys, corridors and tunnels in which the law was enforced in a very different way from the outside. This story starts with a battle that sees control pass from "Jim" to "Cyclone" (Louis Koo). There's now a truce of sorts that exists between the bosses and the outside world, but that's about to be thrown into turmoil by the arrival of "Lok" (Raymond Lam). He works hard to get an official ID card but is fleeced by "Mr. Big" (Sammo Hung) and escapes with a bag of his cocaine into the walled city. That's where he encounters it's ruler and his sidekick "Shin" (Terrence Lau) and where his willingness to work and his fortitude ingratiates him with the boss. On the outside, "Cyclone" has a business relationship with "Chau" (Richie Jen) who has really only one purpose left in life. That's to avenge the murder of his family by the now dead "Jim". The focus of his revenge is that man's own son - but nobody nows what happened to him. Well, swiftly you can add two and two and get "Lok". Loyalties are now tested, friendships challenged and forged whilst the fragile peace is soon in tatters. With battle lines drawn and ambitions clear, it's all out war and the action mounts up. This is a sold end-to-end martial arts film with plenty of nimble and lithe combat; acrobatics and bodies that must be made of skin-clad tungsten steel. It's got a little bit of mysticism and embodies human nature, whether benign or not, quite entertainingly and by not just throwing itself about, but by at least trying to create and develop the characters. The denouement takes it's time and does become a bit repetitive, but as a quickly paced drama it really does fly by for two hours. Honour amongst thieves - but always sleep with your back to the wall.

M

MovieGuys

@MovieGuys

2024-07-10

I remember flying over the Kowloon walled city when I first visited Hong Kong in 1987. I distinctly remember the drab cramped spaces and the washing fluttering like multi coloured flags, hanging from grimy windows. Until then, I had no idea people could and did, live like this. Twilight of the Warrior: Walled In takes its cue from the graphic novel to re-create the environment inside the walled city. A city which was, in essence, a self governing city, withing Hong Kong city. Unsurprisingly, criminal gangs vie for supremacy in the walled city. This story focuses on internal conflict within the controlling gang, triggered by the arrival of a newcomer with a past shared by the gangs leader. A situation taken advantage of by an external gang, who want control of the city, for their own benefit. This tale capably mixes fantasy, martial arts and social commentary. It's a detailed story, that you need to pay attention to or it can become a little hard to follow. Not helped by the fact its probably in Cantonese (Hong Kong's primary language), not English. That said, its a decent back story that's worth your time, highlighting the hardships but also the comradeship, of the walled city's residents. Action sequences which dominate the film, mix martial arts and parkour within the confined city spaces, in a way that's frenetically entertaining, if, at times, a little unbelievable. There is a profusion of respected, Hong Kong acting talent on display. too, which adds real depth and polish to this production. In summary, Twilight of the Warriors deep dives into a period of Hong Kong history that's been forgotten, in a way that's nostalgic, at times raw in its social commentary and extravagant in its martial arts set pieces. Perhaps the only downside, the complex story, that can be difficult for non-Chinese speakers to follow.

S

Sejian

@Sejian

2024-09-10

I want to give this movie a higher rating for the historical aspect but the supervillain is just so ludicrous that he ruins the climax. From the moment his superpower is revealed, it starts going downhill because it becomes very apparent that in order to wrap up this story they're gonna have to come up with an utterly ridiculous solution to the ludicrous problem, and that's exactly what they did. I enjoyed the majority of this but I feel like I just wasted two hours because the climax sucked. Contrary to one of the other reviews here, I'm gonna say that the plot is not at all complex and certainly not so complex that an English speaker can't follow it. It's nothing we haven't seen before in an Asian crime thriller. The only bit that might blow your mind if you're not aware of your history is that Walled City was actually a real place that existed until 1994 and it looked a lot like what we see on screen. I read this movie is based on a comic? That explains the ridiculous supervillain. LET'S GET POLITICAL! It goes to show how ridiculous and flaky people's political culture wars are when you're staring at a self-governing commune and can't even call it communism, or point out the woke brigade that beats the snot out of a man for beating a woman to death. It's apparently only "social commentary" when we're not talking about American slavery and feminism, although, all the women we see in this movie have jobs. Walled City was torn down to build a park. One article says, "Tens of thousands of residents and workers in the Walled City were relocated and laid off, some with enough compensation to restart their lives but most without." while another article says, "The compensation package for residents and business owners totaled $2.76 billion. On average, residents received around $380,000 for their individual flats. Negotiations progressed over several years, and by November 1991, only 457 households were still to agree terms. By that time, most of the 33,000 residents had moved out. Some, however, clung on to the end, and on July 2, 1992, riot police entered the city and forced out the last remaining residents. [...] On March 23, 1993, a wrecker’s ball smashed into the side of an eight-story tower block on the edge of the Walled City. [...] The moment was applauded by a crowd of invited guests and dignitaries. It was also greeted with shouts of anger from former residents who had gathered for one last, futile protest." Most articles you'll read are sanitized and romanticized, though every one manages to refer to Walled City as a lawless crime den that foreigners were afraid of. _If only foreigners were afraid of more places..._