''One Nite in Mongkok'' () is a 2004 Hong Kong

crime thriller Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, ...

film written and directed by

Derek Yee Derek Yee Tung-sing () is a film producer, director and a former Shaw Brothers actor from Hong Kong. Early life Yee was born Yee Tung-sing in Hong Kong on 28 December 1957, the son of Yee Kwong (爾光), a film producer from Tientsin (Tianjin), ...

and starring

Daniel Wu Daniel Ng Neh-Tsu (, born September 30, 1974) is an American actor, director and producer based in Hong Kong. He is known as a "flexible and distinctive" leading actor in the Chinese language film industry. Since his film debut in 1998, he has ...

Cecilia Cheung Cecilia Cheung Pak-chi (in Chinese 張栢芝, born 24 May 1980) is a Hong Kong actress and cantopop singer. Cheung is considered a " Sing girl"—an actress who first received media attention through starring alongside Stephen Chow, and later ...

and Alex Fong. The film is a sequel to the Yee produced 2000 film, ''

Double Tap A double tap is a shooting technique where two shots are fired in rapid succession at the same target with the same sight picture (as opposed to the controlled pair, whereby a second sighting is acquired for the second shot). Instruction and pr ...

'', with Fong reprising his role from the previous installment. A sequel to the film, ''

Triple Tap ''Triple Tap'' () is a 2010 Hong Kong action film directed by Derek Yee and starring Louis Koo and Daniel Wu. This film is a sequel to Yee's 2004 film ''One Nite in Mongkok'', which starred Wu in a different role, and the Yee-produced 2000 film ' ...

'', was released in 2010, which was once again directed by Yee and featured Fong reprising his role, while also starring Wu in a different role. The Mainland Chinese release adds an inter-title notice stating that the film took place in 1996, the final year of

British Hong Kong Hong Kong was a colony and later a dependent territory of the British Empire from 1841 to 1997, apart from a period of occupation under the Japanese Empire from 1941 to 1945 during the Pacific War. The colonial period began with the Briti ...

, to promote the idea that vice and immorality characterised earlier eras before the People's Republic of China established sovereignty.

Cast

as Lin Lai-fu *

as Dandan * Alex Fong as Milo / Miu Chi-sun * Anson Leung as Beel *

Chin Ka-lok Chin Ka-lok, sometimes credited as Chin Kar-lok ( Chinese: 錢嘉樂, Pinyin: Qián Jiālè, born 6 August 1965), is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, and television presenter. Chin was born in Hong Kong, the younger brother of actor an ...

as Brandon * Cha Chuen-yee as Head of Anti-vice Unit * Alexander Chan as Wah *

Monica Chan Monica Chan Fat-yung (Chinese: 陳法蓉; born 28 October 1966) is a Hong Kong actress and model. She won the Miss Hong Kong 1989 pageant. Before her acting days, Chan graduated from high school in Canada and attended University of Hawaii. Befor ...

as Milo's wife * Paul Che as Shitty Kong * Henry Fong as Carl * Christie Fung as Sue * Cynthia Ho as Jane *

Elena Kong Elena Kong May Yee (born 20 September 1971) is a Hong Kong actress, radio DJ, and television host. Career Elena Kong started off her career in the entertainment industry as a model after being scouted and appeared in many television commercial ...

as Nightclub Lady *

Lam Suet Lam Suet (; born 1964), or Lin Xue, is a Hong Kong film actor. Life and career Lam was born in Tianjin, and came to Hong Kong as a youth in 1979 to receive inheritance money left by his grandfather. Soon after, all the money had been squander ...

as Liu * Lawrence Lau as Fatty – nightclub manager * Sam Lee as Franky * Ng Shui-ting as Kinson *

Paw Hee-ching A paw is the soft foot-like part of a mammal, generally a quadruped, that has claws. Common characteristics The paw is characterised by thin, pigmented, keratinised, hairless epidermis covering subcutaneous collagenous and adipose tissue, ...

as Volunteer helper at Sue's home * Eddie Pang as Tiger * Sun Limin as Tim * Redbean Lau as Tim's wife *

Austin Wai Austin Wai Tin-chi (13 August 1957 – 4 October 2012) was a Hong Kong actor and choreographer. He was the elder brother of actress Kara Wai. He had notable roles in the martial arts films like '' The 36th Chamber of Shaolin'', ''5 Superfighters ...

as Milo's superior * Ken Wong as Wilson

Awards and nominations

References

External links

*
hkcinemagic entry

One Nite in Mongkok at hkmdb.com
{{Authority control 2004 films 2004 crime thriller films Hong Kong crime thriller films Triad films Police detective films 2000s Cantonese-language films Films directed by Derek Yee Films about contract killing Films set in Hong Kong Films shot in Hong Kong 2000s Hong Kong films