A Better Tomorrow
A Better Tomorrow 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.
Plot
Sung Tse-Ho is a senior member of a powerful Hong Kong triad, managing a lucrative printing and distributing operation that produces counterfeit American bank notes. Ho is a respected member of the organization, entrusted with the most important transactions. Mark Lee is his best friend, bodyguard, and business partner. The prologue follows a day in the life of Ho and Mark as they watch a fresh batch of counterfeit notes being printed and meet with foreign clients to trade their product for counterfeit Hong Kong dollar notes.
Awards
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| author | Chan Hing-ka John Woo Leung Suk-wah |
|---|---|
| award | Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film |
| contentLocation | Hong Kong |
| director | John Woo |
| editor | David Wu Kam Ma [[David Wu |
| genre | action crime drama |
| keywords | ambush best friend business partner computer tape counterfeit criminal life drug trafficking hear hong kong dollar injured law enforcement learn leg brace life of crime magnetic tape data storage new life obsess old friend police custody police officer prison sentence rise to power set up stab taiwan traffic train triad walk warn wound |
| musicBy | Joseph Koo |
| producer | John Woo Tsui Hark |
| publisher | Star China Media |
| theme | action drama buddy gangster high school neo-noir |