Introduction to

"A Better Tomorrow"

[Produced in Hong Kong in 1986]

Director: John Woo Starring: Ti Lung Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-fat Li Zixiong

Type: Action/Jianghu

[Synopsis]:

Zi Hao (played by Ti Lung) and Xiao Ma Ge (played by Chow Yun-fat) are important figures in an international counterfeit banknote syndicate, and they are also lovers. Brothers and sisters’ best friends. Zihao's disciple Jie (Leslie Cheung) has just been admitted to the police academy. His girlfriend Zhong Rou (Zhu Baoyi) is smart and has a deep love for Zijie. Once, Zihao took his subordinate Tan Cheng to Taipei to trade counterfeit banknotes with local gangs. Unexpectedly, Tan Cheng had already colluded with the Taipei gang and betrayed Zihao. Zihao was injured in a shootout and was captured and imprisoned by the police who heard the news. Xiao Ma learned that Zihao had been arrested and went to Taipei alone to kill the gang leader. He was seriously injured and escaped from the scene with difficulty. At the same time, the Taiwanese gang was afraid that Zihao would leak secrets to the police while in prison, so they sent people to Hong Kong to kidnap Zihao's father. The father died in the melee. Zihao's younger brother Zijie learns that his brother was the leader of a counterfeit banknote group and that his father died for him. He hates Zihao and the underworld deeply and is determined to put an end to violence. Three years later, Zihao was released from prison and returned to Hong Kong, determined to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side, but he could not get Zijie's understanding. Tan Cheng, who betrayed Zihao back then, has now become the boss. He hypocritically asked Zihao to cooperate, but when he refused, he planned to harm Zijie. Zihao couldn't bear it anymore and teamed up with Xiaoma to steal the computer floppy disk used by Tan Cheng to make counterfeit banknotes and then handed it over to Zijie. But at the same time, he pretended to make a deal with Tan Cheng using a floppy disk, and planned to capture Tan Cheng alive during the transaction. Unexpectedly, Tan Cheng had already prepared, and the two sides started a gun battle at the pier. At this time, Zijie also drove over, and Xiaoma died in the fierce battle. Police swarmed the dock and surrounded it. In order not to implicate Zijie, Zihao shot Tan Cheng dead, took off the handcuffs from Zijie, tied himself up, and surrendered to the police. The two brothers finally reconciled.

A Better Tomorrow 2

Chinese name A Better Tomorrow 2 1987

Directed by John Woo and starring Chow Yun-fat, Stone, Leslie Cheung Tillung

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Song Zihao (Ti Lung) was released early and immediately joined an international banknote counterfeiting group. In fact, Zihao and Zijie (Leslie Cheung) were sent to infiltrate Long Si (Shi Tian)'s Lung Shipyard to collect criminal evidence. . Long Si's assistant Gao Yingpei (Guan Shan) is the leader of the criminal group. Long Si is kept in the dark. Later, the shipyard is also swallowed up and his daughter is killed. Zihao and Zijie secretly help Long Si go to New York and entrust their friend Ken ( Chow Yun-fat) took care of him but Gao still sent a killer to kill him. Fortunately, Ken (Brother Ma's younger brother) was originally a retired man. He gave up the restaurant and family he had worked hard to build for the sake of justice and returned to Hong Kong to deal with Gao Yingpei. Zijie sneaked into Gao alone. Zhai stole criminal evidence, was discovered by Gao and died in the line of duty. Zihao, Long Si and others teamed up to kill Gao after a bloody battle, but was imprisoned again.

A Better Tomorrow 3 1989

Director: Hark Tsui Screenwriter: Hark Tsui

Main actors: Anita Mui, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Chow Yun-fat and Shi Kin-shih Samuro Yam

A Better Tomorrow 3 Synopsis:

During the Vietnam War, Xiao Ma and his cousin Zhimin worked as repair technicians in Hong Kong. When the situation in Vietnam was turbulent, they raised money to help Zhimin's father. Uncle Song left Saigon and came to Hong Kong. He did not hesitate to take risks and contacted local wealthy businessman Zhou Yingjie in order to smuggle US dollars. Unexpectedly, he was ambushed by Sang Bang, but fortunately Zhou Yingjie rescued him. During the process of acquaintance, Jie and Xiao Ma cherished each other and secretly developed feelings for each other. Zhimin also developed a love for Kit at this time, and the three of them spent a wonderful time in Saigon. Soon, Xiao Ma, Zhimin and Uncle Song returned to Hong Kong. They were criticized by Vietnamese customs officers because they carried a large sum of US dollars that they risked their lives on the way. Thanks to Zhou Yingjie's secret help, he was able to return to Hong Kong smoothly. After Xiao Ma and Zhimin returned to Hong Kong, they opened a car repair shop. During this period, I kept asking about Jie's news. One day, Zhou Yingjie suddenly appeared in front of them. After experiencing life, death and sexual intercourse, the three of them were all ecstatic. But in order to avoid the embarrassing situation of two brothers who love the same girl, Xiao Ma deliberately indulged himself, which made Jie very sad. Jie's old boyfriend He Changqing suddenly appeared after missing for a long time. After He Changqing learned about the relationship between Xiao Ma, Zhimin and Jie, he wanted to kill them, but accidentally killed Uncle Song and forced them to leave Hong Kong. Zhimin knew that the person Jie loved in his heart was Xiao Ma, so he tried his best to bring the two of them together to fly away. However, Jie believed that the incident was all caused by him, and was determined to end things with He Changqing. Ho Chang Ching returns to Saigon with Kit in order to transfer his business in Vietnam to Hong Kong. In order to find Jie, Xiao Ma also risked his life with Zhimin to come to Saigon. While talking to Jie, Zhimin clashed with Vietnamese soldiers and his whereabouts are unknown. Xiao Ma mistakenly thought that Zhimin died because of Jie, and broke up with Jie in a rage. After Zhimin, who narrowly escaped death and was seriously injured, explained the truth to Xiao Ma, Xiao Ma went to He Changqing to settle his grudges with love and hatred. At this time, there was a fight between Sangbang and He Changqing in the transaction. Jie made a homemade bomb and wanted to die together with He Changqing, but was discovered by He Changqing. In the chaotic battle, Jie was seriously injured and He Changqing was also killed by Sangbang. In the end, Xiao Ma will get rid of Sang Bang.

At this time, Saigon fell into the hands of the Vietnamese. Xiao Ma and Zhimin fled to the airport with the seriously injured Jie in a hail of bullets and left Saigon. Under the sunset, Jie died in Xiao Ma's arms.

It feels like the first part and the second part are sequels, and the characters in them are also very closely related. In the first episode, Xiao Ma died, and in the second episode, someone who looked exactly like him came. Brother, it's still very continuous. The third part is considered a side story of Xiao Ma Ge, but I think the style is very different from the first two parts, and the story is also rough, so I have never been a fan of it.

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