Beast Cops

Beast Cops

Year: 1998

Runtime: 110 mins

Language: Cantonese

Directors: Gordon Chan, Dante Lam Chiu-Yin

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Set in a stark black‑and‑white world of cops and gangsters, the film follows Tung, a Hong Kong street cop whose close friend is Triad member Fai. When Fai hires a hitman to kill a business rival and the hit fails, Fai is implicated and forced to flee, leaving Tung trapped in a moral gray zone between duty and loyalty.

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Timeline & Setting – Beast Cops (1998)

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Location

Hong Kong

Beast Cops unfolds across Hong Kong's crowded streets, neon-lit districts, and its shadowy underworld. Key locations include a disco owned by triad boss Fai and an underground casino that serves as the battleground for cops and criminals. The city itself feels like a drumbeat of crime, pursuit, and late-night confrontations.

🏙️ Urban hub 🕵️‍♂️ Crime-ridden city 🌃 Nightlife districts

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Main Characters – Beast Cops (1998)

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Tung (Anthony Wong)

A street cop in Hong Kong who is initially burdened by Fai's case and later finds himself entangled in bribery, loyalty, and revenge. He is tough, dogged, and torn between duty and personal ties, especially as he discovers the depth of corruption around him. His alliances shift as he copes with the mounting pressure from both sides of the law.

🧭 Duty 🥃 Bravery 🔪 Violence

Fai (Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung)

A charismatic triad dai lo whose murder of a rival sets off a chain of events. He wields authority and ruthlessness, while his relationship with Yoyo exposes vulnerabilities behind the crime world’s hard shell. His fate becomes a catalyst for the escalating conflict between cops and criminals.

💼 Boss 🗡️ Power ❤️ Loyalty

Yo-Yo (Kathy Chow Hoi-Mei)

Fai's moll who becomes entangled with Cheung. Her choices reflect the precarious balance between affection and exploitation in a life saturated with crime. Her relationship heightens the personal stakes for both sides and tests loyalties within the underworld and the police.

🎭 Romance 🧭 Survival 💄 Charm

Michael Cheung (Michael Wong)

A no-nonsense lieutenant transferred in to bring order to the precinct. His practical approach clashes with the underworld’s chaos and with Tung’s loyalties, and his relationship with Yoyo deepens the web of personal stakes. He represents a disciplined counterpoint to the chaos around him.

🧭 Authority 🗡️ Integrity 💔 Complication

Push-pin

Fai’s underling who rises to power and becomes his rival. His brutality and willingness to manipulate others spark a brutal confrontation that ends in tragedy for Fai.

⚡ Power 🔪 Violence 🧠 Manipulation

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Major Themes – Beast Cops (1998)

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🔥 Violence and Revenge

A cycle of retaliation drives the plot as Tung confronts Push-pin after Fai's murder. The film treats violence as both personal and systemic, revealing how crime corrodes trust and blurs moral lines. Loyalties fracture as friends become enemies and vice versa, escalating the cost of revenge.

❤️ Love and Betrayal

Cheung's romance with Yoyo complicates loyalties across police and triad worlds. Their relationship offers a fragile human counterpoint to a brutal urban landscape. As love grows, danger intensifies and threatens to derail careers and lives. The romance highlights the personal stakes behind the crime-ridden setting.

⚖️ Corruption and Power

Bribery and power reveal how money taints both sides of the law and underworld. Triad hierarchies with Tai, Fai, and Push-pin drive the narrative and justify brutal acts. The pursuit of justice clashes with self-interest, yielding costly consequences for all.

Last Updated: October 04, 2025 at 17:25

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