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A Better Tomorrow

Original title: 英雄本色

Brothers by blood. Enemies by chance. Killers by nature.

  • Movie
  • 1986
  • R
  • 1h 35m

Directed by John Woo

7.4

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7.4 out of 10 from 658 votes

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A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.

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Cast and crew

  • Ti Lung

    Ti LungSung Chi Ho

  • Chow Yun-Fat

    Chow Yun-FatMark Lee

  • Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing

    Leslie Cheung Kwok-wingSung Chi Kit

  • Emily Chu Bo-yee

    Emily Chu Bo-yeeJackie

  • Waise Lee Chi-hung

    Waise Lee Chi-hungShing

  • Tien Feng

    Tien FengMr. Sung

  • John Woo

    John WooInspector Wu

  • Sek Yin-Tsi

    Sek Yin-TsiMr. Yiu

  • Kenneth Tsang

    Kenneth TsangKin

  • Wang Hsieh

    Wang HsiehBoss Wang

  • Leung Ming

    Leung MingUncle Chan

  • Chan Chi-Fai

    Chan Chi-FaiBoss Wang's Nephew

  • Kam Hing-yin

    Kam Hing-yinKit's Supervisor

  • Tsui Hark

    Tsui HarkMusic Judge

  • Pierre Tremblay

    Pierre TremblayInterpol Officer

  • To Wai-WoTaiwan Gangster Killed in the Restaurant

  • Lau Shung-fung

    Lau Shung-fungTaiwan Gangster Killed in the Restaurant

  • Shing Fu-On

    Shing Fu-OnShing's Bodyguard

Director
John Woo
Writer
John Woo, Chan Hing-kai and Leung Suk-Wah
Music
Joseph Koo
Cinematography
Horace Wong Wing-Hang