A Better Tomorrow (1986)
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Ti Lung
Sung Tse-Ho
Leslie Cheung
Sung Tse-Kit
Chow Yun-fat
Mark
Emily Chu Bo-Yee
Jackie
Waise Lee Chi-Hung
Shing
Tien Feng
Father Sung
Sek Yin-Tsi
Mr Yiu
John Woo
Inspector Wu
Kenneth Tsang
Ken
Shing Fui-On
Shing's right hand man
Wang Hsieh
Boss Wang
Leung Ming
Uncle Chan
Chan Hing-Kai
Writer
Chan Chi-Fai
Boss Wang's Nephew
Kam Hing-Yin
Kit's Supervisor
Suk-Wah Leung
Writer
Tsui Hark
Producer
Pierre Tremblay
Interpol Officer
Wei Ho Tu
Taiwanese Triad
Joseph Koo
Composer
Sing-Kwong Tsang
Taiwanese Triad
Lam Foo-Wai
Taiwanese Triad
Kam Ma
Editor
Hsin Nan Hung
Triad Member
David Wu
Editor
Hsiu Chuan Yang
Triad Member in Parking Lot
Wong Wai-Tong
Shing's Gangster
Te-Wei Chu
Shing's Gangster
Chan Ming-Wai
Shing's Gangster
Cheung Wing-Hon
Shing's Gangster
Mak Wai-Cheung
Brawl Extra (uncredited)
Ma Hon-Yuen
Brawl Extra (uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 2, 1986
Original Name英雄本色
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
Content RatingR
Box Office$4,469,460
Genres
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. The film is highly regarded, ranking #2 in the Best 100 Chinese Motion Pictures. 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.