A Better Tomorrow (1986)
A Better Tomorrow (1986)

Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.

Ti Lung
Sung Chi Ho

Chow Yun-Fat
Mark Lee

Leslie Cheung
Sung Chi Kit / Theme Song Performance

Emily Chu Bo-Yee
Jackie

Waise Lee Chi-Hung
Shing

Tien Feng
Mr. Sung

John Woo
Inspector Wu / Director / Writer

Sek Yin-Tsi
Mr. Yiu

Kenneth Tsang
Kin

Wang Hsieh
Boss Wang

Leung Ming
Uncle Chan

Chan Chi-Fai
Boss Wang's Nephew

Kam Hing-Yin
Kit's Supervisor

Suk-Wah Leung
Writer

Tsui Hark
Music Judge / Executive Producer

Pierre Tremblay
Interpol Officer

To Wai-Wo
Taiwan Gangster Killed in the Restaurant

Lau Shung-Fung
Taiwan Gangster Killed in the Restaurant

Shing Fu-On
Shing's Bodyguard / Props

Shing Fui-On
Shing's Bodyguard

Yeung Sai-Gwan
Shing's Gangster

David Wu
Editor

Wong Wai-Tong
Shing's Gangster

Chu Tak-Wai
Shing's Gangster

Chan Ming-Wai
Shing's Gangster

Cheung Wing-Hon
Shing's Gangster

Hon Nin-Sang
Shing's Gangster

Woo Wing-Tat
Shing's Gangster

Ma Yuk-Sing
Shing's Gangster

Pan Yung-Sheng
Taiwanese Triad

Wei Ho Tu
Taiwanese Triad

Chang Seng-Kwong
Taiwanese Triad

Lam Foo-Wai
Taiwanese Triad

Hsiu Chuan Yang
Triad Member in Parking Lot

Ma Hon-Yuen
Man in Brawl (uncredited)

Danny Ng Wai-Yip
Henchman (uncredited)

Joseph Koo
Original Music Composer

Horace Wong Wing-Hang
Director of Photography

James Wong Jim
Songs

William Leung Chi-Ming
Assistant Director

Patrick Leung Pak-Kin
Assistant Director

Yuen Chun-Wah
Camera Production Assistant

Chik Kim-Kit
Lighting Director

雷志良
Art Direction

Tai Chun-Ching
Art Direction

Yeung Kam-Chun
Costume Coordinator

Bruce Yu
Costume Design

Kam Ma
Editor

Peter Chan Wai-Keung
Unit Manager

伍民健
Set Runner

吳志剛
Set Runner

Well Chin Wing-Wai
Set Runner

吳力昉
Still Photographer

伍紅蓮
Chef

Tony Chow Kwok-Chung
Post Production Supervisor

薛群
Dialogue

Ronny Ching
Foley

Chan Hing-Kai
Writers' Assistant

Leung Suk-Wah
Writers' Assistant

Blackie Ko Shou-Liang
Action Director

Stephen Tung
Action Director

Chow Wing-Tuen
Set Runner

Ko Siu-Ping
Makeup Artist

David Wu
Music Score Producer

溫嘉文
Producer

吳如乾
Production Office Coordinator

Ken Ng Chi-Ming
Producer's Assistant

Yiu Chan-Lam

Sham Chin-Bo

Han Ying-Chieh

Fan Chin-Hung

Hung San-Nam
Shing's Bodyguard
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Details.
Release DateAugust 2, 1986
Original Name英雄本色
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
Content RatingR
Box Office$4,469,460
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
A Better Tomorrow (Chinese: 英雄本色; lit. 'True Colors of a Hero') is a 1986 Hong Kong action film directed, co-written and co-produced by John Woo, co-produced by Tsui Hark, and starring Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung and Chow Yun-fat. The film had a profound influence on Hong Kong action cinema, and has been recognised as a landmark film credited with setting the template for the heroic bloodshed genre, with considerable influence on both the Hong Kong film industry and Hollywood.
Produced with a tight budget and released with virtually no advertising, A Better Tomorrow broke Hong Kong's box office record and went on to become a blockbuster in Asia. It is regarded as one of the greatest Chinese-language films ever made, ranking #2 on the Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures list in 2005. Its success led to a sequel, A Better Tomorrow II, also directed by Woo, and A Better Tomorrow 3: Love & Death in Saigon, a prequel directed by Hark. It has been remade several times.
The film was Chow Yun-fat's breakout role and launched him as one of the top superstars in the Hong Kong film industry. Chow's character "Mark Lee" has been imitated by many fans even decades after the film's release. Following this film, Chow went on to make several more notable films with Woo.
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