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A Better Tomorrow

A Better Tomorrow

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

19867.41h 35m

Overview

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

Directed by John Woo
Written by 薛群, John Woo, Chan Hing-Kai
Produced by 温嘉文
Box Office0Revenue: $4.5M

Top Cast

Ti Lung

Ti Lung

Sung Chi Ho

Chow Yun-Fat

Chow Yun-Fat

Mark Lee

Leslie Cheung

Leslie Cheung

Sung Chi Kit

Emily Chu Bo-Yee

Emily Chu Bo-Yee

Jackie

Waise Lee Chi-Hung

Waise Lee Chi-Hung

Shing

Tien Feng

Tien Feng

Mr. Sung

John Woo

John Woo

Inspector Wu

Sek Yin-Tsi

Sek Yin-Tsi

Mr. Yiu

Kenneth Tsang

Kenneth Tsang

Kin

Wang Hsieh

Wang Hsieh

Boss Wang

Themes & Keywords

prisonsibling relationshipsnakeobserverbrotherhoodconciliationarrestrevengecounterfeithong kongpolice officertriadshockingbrothers

About A Better Tomorrow

A Better Tomorrow is a action, crime, drama film released in 1986 exploring themes of prison, sibling relationship, snake, observer, brotherhood, conciliation. Directed by John Woo, it stars Ti Lung, Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung. 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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