A Better Tomorrow (1986)

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95 min - Action | Crime | Drama - 2 August 1986 (Hong Kong)

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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

Credited cast:
	Lung Ti	...	Sung Tse-Ho (as Ti Lung)
	Leslie Cheung	...	Sung Tse-Kit
	Yun-Fat Chow	...	Mark (as Chow Yun Fat)
	Emily Chu	...	Jackie
	Waise Lee	...	Shing (as Lee Chi Hung)
	Fui-On Shing	...	Shing's right hand man
	Kenneth Tsang	...	Ken
	Hark Tsui	...	Music Judge (as Tsui Hark)
	John Woo	...	Inspector Wu
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Chi Fai Chan	...	'Little' Wang
	Kwok Leung Cheung
	Hsin Nan Hung	...	Triad Member
	Hing Ying Kam	...	Mr. Mok
	Shung Fung Lau
	Ming Leung

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Storyline

This story is the tale of two brothers: one a successful counterfeiter and the younger a fledgling graduate of the HK police academy. The plot revolves around the split when the younger brother learns the other is a criminal and the efforts of the criminal brother to reform. Along the way are plenty of heists, double-crosses, and shoot outs. Written by Victor R. Volkman <sysop@hal9k.com>

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Brothers by blood. Enemies by chance. Killers by nature. See more »

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | Mandarin | English

Release Date:

2 August 1986 (Hong Kong) See more »

Also Known As:

Amenaza final See more »

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China See more »

Box Office

Gross:

HKD 34,651,324 (Hong Kong) (1986)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinema City, Film Workshop See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

Upon its release, this went on to become the top-grossing film in Hong Kong film history and held that place for several years. See more »

Quotes

Shing: Business is good right now. I was hoping that you'd like to cooperate.
Ho Tse Sung: Why's that?
Shing: You're still our boss. Mark will handle money trafficking. I traffic the drugs. Earn some money for the company. There's too many old debts, we need you to get our money back.
Ho Tse Sung: Get to the point.
Shing: We need an insider at the police department. Maybe your brother? There's nothing better than having one of your own on the force.
Ho Tse Sung: Come here. I have something to tell you.
[drags Shing into a board room]
Ho Tse Sung: What if I don't accept?
[...]
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Connections

Referenced in The God of Cookery (1996) See more »

Soundtracks

"Several Blast and Rain"
Performed by Roman Tam See more »

A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Ying hung boon sik (original title)

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