''The Tragic Fantasy - Tiger of Wanchai'' is a 1994 Hong Kong action

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film directed by Stephen Lo and Joe Chu and starring

Simon Yam Simon Yam Tat-wah (; born 19 March 1955) is a Hong Kong actor and film producer. He received international acclaim for his performances in international film festival and box office hits such as ''Naked Killer'', '' SPL: Sha Po Lang'', ''Election' ...

Lau Ching-wan Sean Lau Ching-wan (born 16 February 1964) is a Hong Kong actor who has acted in both films and television series. He won Best Actor in the 2007 and 2015 Hong Kong Film Awards and in the 2000 and 2007 Golden Bauhinia Awards. Career Lau was born ...

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and

Roy Cheung Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung (; born 20 July 1963 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong-based actor, best known on-screen for his roles as Triad gangsters in a number of films. Early life and career As a child, Cheung idolized kung-fu legend Bruce Lee but nev ...

. The film is based on the life of

Sun Yee On Sun Yee On ( zh, t=新義安), or the New Righteousness and Peace Commercial and Industrial Guild, is one of the leading triads in Hong Kong and China. It has more than 25,000 members worldwide. It is also believed to be active in the UK, the ...

triad member Andely Chan (portrayed in the film by Yam), nicknamed the "Tiger of

Wan Chai Wan Chai is situated at the western part of the Wan Chai District on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. Its other boundaries are Canal Road to the east, Arsenal Street to the west and Bowen Road to the south. The area n ...

", who was murdered in

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in November 1993.

Plot

Chan Yiu-hing (

) possess adept driving skills and works as a car jockey alongside his friends Hung (

), Chung (

) and Dee (

). Because Dee was a compulsive gambler, he owed a large amount of gambling debt to Lam Kwok-yeung (Ben Lam), a triad leader of the

district and was badly beaten by Lam. In order to pay for Dee's debt, Hing and his friends steal Lam's car and has thus forged a rivalry. On the other hand, Hing becomes obsessed with a girl named Miu ( Mariane Chan), whom he had only met once. When the two meet again, they become a couple, while Hung also becomes a couple with Miu's friend Fanny (Charine Chan). Hing feels that his strength is weak and becomes involved in the debt collection field, where his influence becomes stronger. However, glory does not last long as many triad leaders were unhappy with Hing expanding his business and lures Hing into the drug business, which Hing refuses. When Hing goes to Macau to participate an auto race, the footsteps of assassins approach step by step closer.

Cast

as Chan Yiu-hing *

as Dee *

as Hung *

as Chung *Charine Chan as Fanny * Mariane Chan as Miu *

Yvonne Yung Yvonne Yung (born 17 September 1968) is a Hong Kong actress and former beauty pageant winner. Early life Yung was born on 17 September 1968 in Beijing. At age 12, Yung immigrated to British Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Career Yung started her entert ...

as Kitty *Chik King-man as Mandy *Ben Lam as Lam Kwok-yeung * William Ho as Uncle Bill *

Lo Lieh Wang Lap Tat (June 29, 1939 – November 2, 2002), better known by his stage name Lo Lieh, was an Indonesian-born Hong Kong film actor and martial artist. Lo was perhaps best known as Chao Chih-Hao in the 1972 martial arts film '' King Boxer' ...

as Uncle Kui *

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as Uncle Kau *Victor Hon as Sing *Johnny Tang as Race car driver in opening *Jack Wong as Uncle Bill's thug who forces Kitty to drink *Jameson Lam as Lam Kwok-yeung's thug *Johnny Cheung as Lam Kwok-yeung's thug *Fong Yue as Fanny's mother *Wong Yung as Noisy karaoke bar patron *Kwan Yung as Uncle Bill's thug *Hoh Wah *Ho Chi-moon *Lam Kwok-kit *John Cheung *Leo Tsang *Yu Ming-hin *Woo Pin-yue *Law Wai-kai *Christoper Chan as Thug *Tony Tam as Thug *So Wai-nam as Thug *Chu Tat-kwong as Thug *Cheung Siu as Party guest *Benny Lai as Man in shootout *Wu Zhan-peng as Man in shootout *Jacky Cheung Chun-hung as Thug *Lui Siu-ming

Reception

Critical

Love HK Film
' gave the film a mixed review praising

's performance and the story as "sporadically entertaining, but also overdirected to the point of distraction."

Box office

The film grossed HK$11,067,166 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 19 August to 16 September 1994.

References

External links

* *
The Tragic Fantasy - Tiger of Wanchai
' at Hong Kong Cinemagic * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tragic Fantasy, The 1994 films 1994 action thriller films 1994 crime thriller films Hong Kong action thriller films Hong Kong crime thriller films Triad films Hong Kong auto racing films 1990s Cantonese-language films Thriller films based on actual events Films set in Hong Kong Films shot in Hong Kong Regal Entertainment films 1994 directorial debut films 1990s Hong Kong films