Movie
A Better Tomorrow
Overview
A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
Details
- Release date
- 1986-08-02
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Cinema City, Film Workshop
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Original language
- CN
Cast
- Ti Lung as Sung Chi Ho
- Chow Yun-Fat as Mark Lee
- Leslie Cheung as Sung Chi Kit
- Emily Chu Bo-Yee as Jackie
- Waise Lee Chi-Hung as Shing
- Tien Feng as Mr. Sung
- John Woo as Inspector Wu
- Sek Yin-Tsi as Mr. Yiu
- Kenneth Tsang as Kin
- Wang Hsieh as Boss Wang
- Leung Ming as Uncle Chan
- Chan Chi-Fai as Boss Wang's Nephew
Crew
- John Woo - Director
- John Woo - Writer
- Chan Hing-Kai - Writer
- Leung Suk-Wah - Writer
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