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Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

Where Kung Fu Hustle says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A whole slum of kung fu masters: where was 1940s Shanghai really built? Almost no source says.

Scenes and places

The Axe Gang crushes the Crocodile Gang

The Axe Gang, led by Brother Sum, wipes out the Crocodile Gang. Only the poorest slums are spared, which sets up the film's world.

Set in A street in 1940s Shanghai — The Axe Gang brutally defeats the Crocodile Gang in the street.

A fictional 1940s Shanghai street; the sources name no filming spot.

Pigsty Alley

Sing and Bone try to extort the residents by posing as Axe Gang members, and Sing sets off a firecracker that draws in the real gang. Three hidden kung fu masters among the tenants step in.

Set in Pigsty Alley — The crowded slum tenement where most of the story happens.

A set built from scratch: design began in January 2003 and took four months.

Captured by the Axe Gang

Brother Sum threatens to kill Sing and Bone for posing as gang members. They pick their way out, and Sum offers them membership if they kill someone.

Set in The Axe Gang's hideout — Where Sing and Bone are held after the fight at the slum.

A gang base in the story; no filming spot is named in the sources.

The traffic pulpit

Stabbed and snake-bitten after a clumsy attempt on the landlady, Sing stumbles away. His wounds heal on their own, a first hint that he is no ordinary loser.

Set in A traffic pulpit — Where Sing retreats after his failed attack on the landlady, and his injuries mysteriously heal.

A raised traffic stand on the road. The one filming-location report found does not say which scene it served.

Filmed at Shanghai Film Park (Chedun) — A Chinese news report calls this film park one of the places where Kung Fu Hustle was shot; it does not say which scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Axe Gang's casino

After meeting Fong again as an ice cream vendor, Sing returns to the gang. Brother Sum offers him membership if he frees a legendary killer.

Set in The Axe Gang's casino — The gang's casino, where Sing is sent on his big job.

A gang-run casino; the sources name no filming spot.

The mental asylum

Sing uses his lock-picking skills to free The Beast, a legendary assassin, and brings him back to the gang.

Set in A mental asylum — The asylum where The Beast is kept.

A fictional asylum; the sources name no filming spot.

The casino next door

The Beast stops a bullet in mid-air to win Brother Sum's trust, then fights the landlady and landlord in a fierce duel.

Set in The casino next door — A second casino where The Beast meets the landlady and landlord.

A casino beside the gang's own; no filming spot is named in the sources.

Characters

• Sing — A small-time thief who wants to join the Axe Gang.
• Brother Sum — The ambitious leader of the Axe Gang.
• The Beast — A legendary assassin held in a mental asylum.
• The Landlady — The tough landlady of Pigsty Alley.