Hong Kong · January to April 1973 · three lenses and a zoom
The opening titles pan across Central from a hillside lay-by. The film was shot without live sound by a cinematographer new to anamorphic, and its island was built from pieces. Pick a place and zoom in.
The viewfinder
The cinematographer had three lenses and leaned on the zoom, with frequent snap zooms. Choose a place, then jump in. The framing is ours; the facts are the sources’.
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Hong Kong Island · A lay-by on Peak Road, above Central
A film-locations blog places the panning view over Central in the opening titles at a lay-by near 30 Peak Road, below the former Cameron Mansions.
Zoom in for what else the sources say.
A roadside lay-by on a busy mountain road, not pinned. The photograph shows the view from nearby Old Peak Road, in 2012.
The built island
There is no single island. The sources put the landing, the fortress, the outline and the courts in different places, and they do not agree where the house stood: Wikipedia says near Stanley, Gwulo says Tai Tam.
The landing
Gwulo says the arrival at Han’s island was filmed on the coast between the American Club and Pacific View, where a concrete jetty remains.
The fortress
Gwulo says King Yin Lei, 45 Stubbs Road, was used for the long shot of Han’s fortress.
The outline
Gwulo says the composite shot of Han’s island also uses the outline of the uninhabited island of Kau Yi Chau.
The courts
Wikipedia says the scenes on Han’s island were filmed at Palm Villa, near Stanley, and that the villa has since been demolished and the area redeveloped.
Wikipedia says the scenes on Han’s island were filmed at Palm Villa, near Stanley, and that the villa has since been demolished and the area redeveloped.
That is a wrap
Tsing Shan Monastery, Ching Chung Koon, Aberdeen and Shanghai Street are open to anyone. Tai Tam Bay and Ho Sheung Heung are seen from public ground. King Yin Lei is a private mansion, Palm Villa is gone and the Peak Road lay-by is a roadside spot; none of the three is pinned.
6 places you can see in Tuen Mun, on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon, plus a private mansion, a lost house and a lay-by named by their roads.
Pins mark public places; private homes are named but not pinned.
Building reference · Public access · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. A working monastery on a hillside above Tuen Mun, reached on foot by Tsing Shan Monastery Path. Opening times were not checked; go as a visitor and keep to the public areas.
Building reference · Public access · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. A Taoist temple beside Tsun Wen Road in Tuen Mun. Opening times were not checked.
Area reference · Public access · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. A village in the North District. The exact patch of woodland is not known, so the pin marks the village only; keep to public paths.
Tuen Mun and the north · Tsing Shan Monastery Path, Tuen Mun
A Hong Kong government arts publication names Tsing Shan Monastery in connection with the film’s production.
A working monastery on a hillside above Tuen Mun, reached on foot by Tsing Shan Monastery Path. Opening times were not checked; go as a visitor and keep to the public areas.
Tuen Mun and the north · Tsun Wen Road, Tuen Mun
Gwulo, which spells it Ching Chun Koon, says the temple is in the opening shot, where the camera pans left to the next location.
A Taoist temple beside Tsun Wen Road in Tuen Mun. Opening times were not checked.
Tuen Mun and the north · Ho Sheung Heung, near Sheung Shui
Gwulo says the woods behind the village hold the fight with Sammo Hung.
A village in the North District. The exact patch of woodland is not known, so the pin marks the village only; keep to public paths.
Stay
A hotel in the district the opening titles pan over.
Central, Hong Kong Island
A hotel in Central, the district the film’s opening titles pan over. Pictured: the view over Central and Wan Chai from Old Peak Road, 2012.
Check roomsGo there
Boat, street and film-location tours from a marketplace; check each route.
Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island
Live marketplace results for boat and walking tours of Aberdeen Harbour, where the fighters board a junk in the film. Check each route.
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Compare toursYau Ma Tei, Kowloon
Live marketplace results for walks through Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok. Check which pass Shanghai Street.
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Live marketplace results for film-location tours of Hong Kong. Check which stops each includes.
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Take it home
A 1973 Japanese poster for the film.
An original 1973 Japanese B2, 20 × 29 inches (50.8 × 73.7 cm), with art by Bob Peak. Rolled, mint.
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Every place and moment behind this page, with sources.
9 of 9 places · 10 of 10 stories
Tsing Shan Monastery Path, Tuen Mun
Lee’s talk with his teacher is shot on the hill behind the monastery’s main buildings.
Tsun Wen Road, Tuen Mun
The opening shot shows the temple, then the camera pans left to the next location.
Ho Sheung Heung, near Sheung Shui
The fight in the woods is the last scene Lee shoots before he dies.
Aberdeen Harbour, Hong Kong Island
The fighters meet on a junk in Aberdeen Harbour and set out for Han’s island.
Tai Tam Bay, south side of Hong Kong Island
The fighters land on Han’s island, filmed on the Tai Tam coast.
Near Tai Tam and Stanley, Hong Kong Island
The tournament is staged on redressed tennis courts at Palm Villa.
The cinematographer has three lenses and leans on the zoom.
45 Stubbs Road, Mid-Levels
A Stubbs Road mansion supplies the long shot of Han’s fortress.
A lay-by on Peak Road, above Central
The opening titles pan over Central from a hillside lay-by.
Shanghai Street at Man Ming Lane, Yau Ma Tei
Street shots in the opening credits are cut in from Yau Ma Tei.
Places to stay
A notable hotel in Hong Kong.
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A notable hotel in Hong Kong.
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