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To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui is a Hongkongais film of genre Thriller directed by Andrew Lau with Jacky Cheung
To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui (1994)
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Add to a movie listTo Live and Die in Tsimshatsui is a 1994 Hong Kong crime film directed by Andrew Lau and starring Jacky Cheung, Tony Leung, Jacklyn Wu and Power Chan.
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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 his triad brothers that he have grown very close to complete the case for his superior whom he really hates and is hitting on his girlfriend.Actors
Jacky Cheung
(Crazy Lik)
Tony Leung Ka-fai
(Milky Fai / Lo Pang)
黎姿 (en anglais : Gigi Lai, lychee, JJ. )
(Moon)
Roy Cheung
(Hung Tai)
Shing Fui On
(Uncle On)
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