Prison on Fire II (1991)
"Jian yu feng yun II: Tao fan" (original title)

Ching is a prisoner in a Honk Kong jail that has a large population of Mainland Chinese prisoners. Ching escapes to see his young son, who he has been put in an orphanage. He surrenders ... See full summary »

Director:

Ringo Lam

Writer:

Yin Nam

Stars:

Sung Young Chen, Roy Cheung, Yun-Fat Chow

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Sung Young Chen	...	Pong Fai-Long / Dragon
Roy Cheung	...	Officer 'Scarface' Hung
Yun-Fat Chow	...	Chung Tin Ching (as Chow Yun Fat)
Shui-Wah Fok
Shui-Jan Fung
Victor Hon	...	Chiu Chow Man
Chi Hung Ng	...	Blind Snake
Elvis Tsui	...	Officer Zau
Yeung Ming Wan	...	Fai Chi
Kwong Leung Wong	...	Billy
Li Yu	...	Miss Wong

Storyline

Ching is a prisoner in a Honk Kong jail that has a large population of Mainland Chinese prisoners. Ching escapes to see his young son, who he has been put in an orphanage. He surrenders himself to authorities, but the vengeful chief of security, Zau, arranges for Ching to be set up in the eyes of the Mainland gang, led by the affable Dragon. Dragon and Ching both then escape separately, and while fugitives, hook up together and bond. Ching is recaptured and instigates a riot to save his own hide from the Mainlanders. In the chaos Ching gets revenge on Skull (who, working with Zau, set him up) and Zau.

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Plot Keywords:

sadism | toothbrush | male bonding | villain | triad | 

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Genres:

Action

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Release Date:

22 June 1991 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Prison on Fire II

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinema City Enterprises, Golden Princess Film Production Limited

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Pong Fai-Long: Sky is the lid of the coffin. Earth is the coffin. All happiness and sorrow are found inside it.

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Connections

Referenced in Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991)

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Soundtracks

"Take Care Tonight"
Originally performed by Danny Chan
Covered by the cast of the film

User Reviews

The Cinema of Ringo Lam.

Prison on Fire 2 (1991) follows the life of an inmate that was introduced in Prison on Fire (Chow Yun-Fat). This time the story is all about him as he tries to survive prison life. Chow has two problems, the growing animosity between mainland China prisoners and the Hong Kong inmates. To make matters worse, a new prison guard (Elvis Tsui) has just transfered to the prison and tries to enforce his own law of discipline. Can Chow keep the peace between the gangs or will the prison yard fall into chaos whilst the new yard boss enforces his brutal brand of justice?

Ringo Lam pulls no punches in this docu-drama about life in prison. The characters are more fleshed out this time and we learn the truth about the reason why he's in prison and more about his only child. A deep moving film that's highly recommended for fans of Ringo Lam and Chow Yun-Fat. Stay glued until the end. A very nice surprise from Chow's past comes back into the picture!