historyart·HistoryArtbyPugJesus Cutaway of Kowloon Walled CityView original on piefed.social51Comments15
JJumbie lemmy.zip12Hide 12 repliesI don’t think I want to live here but some type of video game set inside it would be most welcome. Is there a documentary anyone can recommend that takes us to street level?8
tthesohoriots replylemmy.world1Hide 1 replyDon’t know offhand if a documentary, but a film set in a similar area (Kowloon-adjacent, same vibe) is Chungking Express.5
iimrighthere replylemmy.ca3Hide 3 repliesHaven't seen any documentaries, but Blood Sport shot a few scenes inside.2
ppassenger replysopuli.xyz1Hide 1 replyKowloon features in Shenmue. https://shenmue.fandom.com/wiki/Kowloon Moose2/brutalmoose has a funny let's play!2
JJumbie replylemmy.zipI played this game a lifetime ago and don’t remember Kowloon. Thanks for the video. Helps me avoid replaying it!1
RRayNASCAR replysh.itjust.works1Hide 1 replyFairly certain there is a doc/film shot in the city, though I don't recall the name, although it might be mentioned in this video I watched recently about the city https://youtu.be/hoNclh1K_zY1
RebekahWSD lemmy.worldIts so fascinating. I know it must not have been good living there, but utterly fascinating to hear about.2
I don’t think I want to live here but some type of video game set inside it would be most welcome.
Is there a documentary anyone can recommend that takes us to street level?
Don’t know offhand if a documentary, but a film set in a similar area (Kowloon-adjacent, same vibe) is Chungking Express.
I’m really loving all these recommendations. Thanks so much!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kowloon%27s_Gate
Haven't seen any documentaries, but Blood Sport shot a few scenes inside.
Wait, with Van Damme?
That's the one.
Thanks!
Kowloon features in Shenmue.
https://shenmue.fandom.com/wiki/Kowloon
Moose2/brutalmoose has a funny let's play!
I played this game a lifetime ago and don’t remember Kowloon.
Thanks for the video. Helps me avoid replaying it!
Fairly certain there is a doc/film shot in the city, though I don't recall the name, although it might be mentioned in this video I watched recently about the city https://youtu.be/hoNclh1K_zY
Thanks for the help!
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
Maybe from this book? Drawing on the Inside: Kowloon Walled City 1985
Its so fascinating. I know it must not have been good living there, but utterly fascinating to hear about.