A Better Tomorrow
Director: John Woo
Genre: Thriller, Action, Crime Fiction, Gangster, World cinema, Action/Adventure, Martial arts, Buddy film, Action Thrillers, Drama, Chinese Movies
Year: 1986
Country: Hong Kong, China
Language: Cantonese, Standard Mandarin, English Language, Standard Cantonese
Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung, Kenneth Tsang, John Woo, Waise Lee, Emily Chu
A Better Tomorrow (Chinese: 英雄本色; Mandarin Pinyin: Yīngxióng běnsè; Jyutping: Jing1 hung4 bun2 sik1; literally "True Colors of a Hero") is a 1986 Hong Kong action film which had a profound influence on the Hong Kong film-making industry, and later on an international scale.
Directed by John Woo, it stars Chow Yun-fat, Ti Lung and Leslie Cheung. Although the movie was made with a tight budget and was relatively unknown until it went on screen due to virtually no advertising, it broke Hong Kong's box office record and went on to become a blockbuster in Asian countries. It is highly regarded, ranking at #2 of the Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures. Its success also ensured the sequel A Better Tomorrow 2, also directed by Woo, and A Better Tomorrow 3: Love & Death in Saigon, a prequel directed by producer Tsui Hark.
Sung Tse-Ho (Ti Lung) works for the Triad, whose principal operation is printing and distributing counterfeit US bank notes. Ho is a respected member of the organization and is entrusted the most important transactions. Mark Lee (Chow Yun-Fat), another high-ranking member of the group, is his best friend and partner in crime.
Ho has a younger brother, Kit (Leslie Cheung), who
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