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A Better Tomorrow

A Better Tomorrow

Brothers. Enemies. Killers.

20106.12h 4m

Overview

An idealistic policeman must bring down his estranged older brother, now a powerful gangster in a South Korean port city.

Directed by Song Hae-sung
Written by Hyo-seok Kim, Taek-kyung Lee, Geun-mo Choi
Produced by Kim Sang-geun
Box OfficeBudget: $8.7M0

Top Cast

Ju Jin-mo

Ju Jin-mo

Kim Hyuk

Song Seung-heon

Song Seung-heon

Lee Yeong-choon

Kim Kang-woo

Kim Kang-woo

Kim Cheol

Jo Han-sun

Jo Han-sun

Jung Tae-min

Kim Hae-gon

Kim Hae-gon

President Jeong

Seo Tae-hwa

Seo Tae-hwa

Prosecutor Jo

Lee Shin-seong

Lee Shin-seong

Gwang-hee

Lee Kyung-young

Lee Kyung-young

Lieutenant Park

Lim Hyung-jun

Lim Hyung-jun

Detective Lee

Kim Ji-young

Kim Ji-young

Aunt

Themes & Keywords

remake

About A Better Tomorrow

A Better Tomorrow is a drama, action, thriller film released in 2010 exploring themes of remake. Directed by Song Hae-sung, it stars Ju Jin-mo, Song Seung-heon, Kim Kang-woo. An idealistic policeman must bring down his estranged older brother, now a powerful gangster in a South Korean port city.

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