directed by: John Woo, year: 1987
actors: Chow Yun-fat, Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung

Set as a prequel to John Woo's classic, A Better Tomorrow II traces the origins of a gangster family and the loyalties that bind them. The story follows Mark Gor (Chow Yun-fat) and his mentor Ho (Ti Lung) as betrayals, love, and double-crosses pull them deeper into the Triad underworld. The film marries Woo's signature stylized gunplay with operatic emotion, exploring friendship, honor, and the price of loyalty in a violent crime empire. Its brisk storytelling, intense action sequences, and moral ambiguity helped shape modern Hong Kong action cinema.

Heroic Bloodshed, Action, Crime Thriller, Gangster Film, Hong Kong Cinema