---
title: 'A Better Tomorrow (1986)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Woo'
released: '1986-08-02'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'British Hong Kong'
  - 'Hong Kong'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-better-tomorrow-1986'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092263/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Better Tomorrow (1986)

1986 · 94 min · Drama, Action, Crime · British Hong Kong, Hong Kong, United States

Original title: 英雄本色

## Synopsis

A Better Tomorrow is a 1986 Hong Kong action film directed and produced by John Woo, with a screenplay by Woo, Chan Hing-ka, and Leung Suk-wah. The film stars Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-fat, Emily Chu, and Waise Lee. Ti plays Ho, a triad gangster and money counterfeiter who is sent to prison after being betrayed by his subordinate, Shing (Lee). After his release, Ho tries to reform himself and reconcile with his estranged brother Kit (Cheung), a police officer who resents him for his criminal past. Ho becomes torn between trying and failing to make amends with Kit, and following the advice of his friend Mark (Chow) to seek revenge for Shing's treachery.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Woo](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-woo)
- **Screenplay:** [John Woo](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-woo), [Chan Hing-ka](https://cinepixo.com/people/chan-hing-ka), [Leung Suk-Wah](https://cinepixo.com/people/leung-suk-wah)
- **Producer:** [Tsui Hark](https://cinepixo.com/people/tsui-hark)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joseph Koo](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-koo)
- **Director of Photography:** [Horace Wong Wing-Hang](https://cinepixo.com/people/horace-wong-wing-hang)
- **Editor:** [David Wu](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-wu), [Kam Ma](https://cinepixo.com/people/kam-ma)

## Cast

- [Ti Lung](https://cinepixo.com/people/ti-lung)
- [Kenneth Tsang](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-tsang)
- [John Woo](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-woo)
- [Kam Hing Yin](https://cinepixo.com/people/kam-hing-yin)
- [Tien Feng](https://cinepixo.com/people/tien-feng)
- [Shing Fui-on](https://cinepixo.com/people/shing-fui-on)
- [Emily Chu](https://cinepixo.com/people/emily-chu)
- [Chow Yun-fat](https://cinepixo.com/people/chow-yun-fat)
- [Waise Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/waise-lee)
- [Sek Yin-Tsi](https://cinepixo.com/people/sek-yin-tsi)
- [Tsui Hark](https://cinepixo.com/people/tsui-hark)
- [Wang Hsia](https://cinepixo.com/people/wang-hsia)
- [Leung Ming](https://cinepixo.com/people/leung-ming)
- [Leslie Cheung](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-cheung)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-better-tomorrow-1986
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