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Ying hung boon sik

Ying hung boon sik

1986Movie⏱️ 1h 35mNot RatedπŸ† #1660 Top Rated
ActionCrimeDramaThriller
⭐ 7.4
IMDB Rating
28,066 votes

A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.

Director
John Woo
Writers
Hing-Ka Chan, Suk-Wah Leung, John Woo
Stars
Lung Ti, Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-Fat
Release Date
July 8, 2025
Language
Cantonese, Mandarin, English
Country
Hong Kong
πŸ† 6
Wins
🎯 14
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 124
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 31.7K
Watchlists
πŸ“½οΈ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Lung Ti
Lung Ti
as Sung Tse-Ho
Leslie Cheung
Leslie Cheung
as Sung Tse-Kit
Chow Yun-Fat
Chow Yun-Fat
as Mark
Emily Chu
Emily Chu
as Jackie
Waise Lee
Waise Lee
as Shing
Feng Tien
Feng Tien
as Father Sung
John Woo
John Woo
as Inspector Wu
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Yanzi Shi
as Mr. Yiu
Kenneth Tsang
Kenneth Tsang
as Ken
Shing Fui-On
Shing Fui-On
as Shing's right hand man

πŸ’° Box Office

$4,999,517
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Mono
Sound
Dolby Surround 7.1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Hong Kong, China
Production
Cinema City, Film Workshop, Nova Media

🏷️ Keywords

friendshipcrime bosscriminal underworldneo noirpolice

🎯 Categories

CantoneseDark ComedyGangsterGun FuActionCrimeDramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

A groundbreaking movie, but it has been surpassed
by action-6 β€’ 2000-05-15

"John Woo was responsible for creating a whole new genre with A Better Tomorrow in 1986: the heroic-bloodshed genre. ABT is a groundbreaking movie, and Hollowood blockbusters like "The Matrix" would never have existed, if it hadn`t been for A Better Tomorrow. Chow Yun-Fat was launched into superstardom, after his flawless role in this movie. CYF plays Mark Gor, a Hong-Kong gangster known for his coolness. The actionscenes introduced John Woo`s famous twingun-action, and the quality of the actionscenes is very high. The film is VERY violent, and is not recommended for young people. Tho..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

This film became so popular, that kids in Hong Kong started wearing long coats, known as "dusters" to copy the lead character in the film.

πŸ“– Synopsis

A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.