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A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon

Original title: Ying hung boon sik III: Zik yeung ji gor
  • 19891989
  • RR
  • 1h 45m
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5.9/10
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A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989)
ActionCrimeWar
A man travels from China to Vietnam, on the brink of war with America, to retrieve his uncle and cousin but find complications when he falls in love with a female gangster with a dangerous e... Read allA man travels from China to Vietnam, on the brink of war with America, to retrieve his uncle and cousin but find complications when he falls in love with a female gangster with a dangerous ex.A man travels from China to Vietnam, on the brink of war with America, to retrieve his uncle and cousin but find complications when he falls in love with a female gangster with a dangerous ex.
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
3.4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
30,000
5,202
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Hark Tsui
    • Writers
      • Yiu-Ming Leung(screenplay)
      • Foo Ho Tai(screenplay)
      • Hark Tsui
    • Stars
      • Chow Yun-Fat
      • Tony Ka Fai Leung
      • Anita Mui
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Hark Tsui
    • Writers
      • Yiu-Ming Leung(screenplay)
      • Foo Ho Tai(screenplay)
      • Hark Tsui
    • Stars
      • Chow Yun-Fat
      • Tony Ka Fai Leung
      • Anita Mui
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 28User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

    Photos18

    A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989)
    Chow Yun-Fat and Anita Mui in A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989)
    Chow Yun-Fat in A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989)
    Chow Yun-Fat in A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989)
    Anita Mui in A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989)
    Anita Mui in A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989)
    Chow Yun-Fat in A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989)
    Chow Yun-Fat in A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989)
    Chow Yun-Fat and Anita Mui in A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989)
    Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Ka Fai Leung, and Saburô Tokitô in A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989)
    Chow Yun-Fat and Anita Mui in A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989)
    Chow Yun-Fat and Anita Mui in A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989)

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    Chow Yun-Fat
    Chow Yun-Fat
    • Mark Gor
    • (as Chow Yun Fat)
    Tony Ka Fai Leung
    Tony Ka Fai Leung
    • Cheung Chi-Mun
    Anita Mui
    Anita Mui
    • Chow Ying-Kit
    Kien Shih
    Kien Shih
    • Mun's Father
    Saburô Tokitô
    Saburô Tokitô
    • Ho Cheung-Ching…
    Wai Lun Cheng
    • Pat
    Maggie Ho-yee Cheung
    Maggie Ho-yee Cheung
    • Ling
    • (as Maggie Ho Yee Cheung)
    Yeung-Wah Kam
    • Jimmy
    • (as Andrew Kam)
    Ling Nam Lam
    • Bond
    Hsiang Lin Yin
    • General with Bond
    • (as Seung Lam Wan)
    Chi Wai Wong
    Chi Wai Wong
    • Bodyguard
    Kirk Wong
    Kirk Wong
    • Bodyguard
    Wai Tam
    Wai Tam
    • Bodyguard
    Wei-Ho Tu
    • Soldier
    Chi-Mun Ho
    • Mr. Ho's Board Member
    Hsin Liang
    • Extra
    William Cheng
    Lung Fei
    • Director
      • Hark Tsui
    • Writers
      • Yiu-Ming Leung(screenplay)
      • Foo Ho Tai(screenplay)
      • Hark Tsui
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      John Woo (director of the first two films in the series) wrote the original screenplay for this third installment, but he never got to direct this third entry due to having had artistic differences with producer Hark Tsui during the filming of A Better Tomorrow II (1987). Instead, Woo took his screenplay and made it into Bullet in the Head (1990). Hark himself would direct his own version of "A Better Tomorrow III". The two films have many parallels, most notably, both being set in the Vietnam War.
    • Goofs
      In the subtitled version, Ho reveals that his real name is "Tanaka". However, later in the film he refers to his name as being "Tokito". The role was being played by 'Saburo Tokito'.
    • Quotes

      Mark Gor: Nobody knows what tomorrow may bring.

    • Alternate versions
      A 130-minute Mandarin version was released in Taiwan and has appeared on home video several times over the years. No Cantonese version is in circulation, but an English dub appeared on VHS in France. A 145-minute cut is said to exist, but it is unavailable on video and may be apocryphal. The Taiwanese VCD advertises a running time of 145 minutes, but it is in fact the 130-minute edit.
    • Connections
      Follows A Better Tomorrow (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Sunset Song
      (uncredited)

      Performed by Anita Mui

    User reviews28

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    Top review
    8/10
    Excellent
    A Better Tomorrow 3 takes place during the Vietnam war and goes back to show how Mark became the professional killer that he is. Cool action scenes, but low on the gore from the other films. The story is very well done for an action movie adding a romantic aspect to it. Excellent.

    ***1/2 out of ****
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    • Release date
      • October 20, 1989 (Hong Kong)
    • Country of origin
      • Hong Kong
    • Languages
      • Cantonese
      • English
      • Vietnamese
    • Also known as
      • A Better Tomorrow III
    • Filming locations
      • Vietnam
    • Production companies
      • Golden Princess Film Production Limited
      • Film Workshop
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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