
A Better Tomorrow(1986)
A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.



Ti Lung
Sung Chi Ho

Leslie Cheung
Sung Chi Kit

Dean Shek Tin
Lung Sei

Chow Yun-Fat
Ken Lee

Guan Shan
Go Ying Pui

Emily Chu Bo-Yee
Jackie

Kenneth Tsang
Kin

Shing Fui-On
Pui's Partner

Lam Chung
Pui's Partner

Richard Ng Man-Tat
Boss Wong
A Better Tomorrow II is a action, crime, thriller film released in 1987 exploring themes of new york city, friendship, husband wife relationship, sibling relationship, police, gangster. Directed by John Woo, it stars Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung, Dean Shek Tin. A restauranteur teams up with a police officer and his ex-con brother to avenge the death of a friend's daughter.
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