A better Tomorrow

An ex-gangster in Hong Kong tries to reconnect with his estranged policeman brother, but he finds that his ties to gangs are harder to break than he thought.

 

Traditional Chinese 英雄本色

Simplified Chinese 英雄本色

Literal meaning True Colors of a Hero 

Directed by John Woo

Screenplay by John Woo

• John Woo
• Chan Hing-kai
• Leung Suk-wah

Produced byTsui HarkStarring

• Ti Lung
• Leslie Cheung
• Chow Yun-fat
• Emily Chu
• Waise Lee
• Kenneth Tsang

Cinematography Wong Wing-hang

Edited by

• Kam Ma
  David Wu
  

Music by Joseph Koo

Production
companies

• Cinema City Enterprises
• Film Workshop

 

Release date

• 2 August 1986

Running time

95 minutes