A Better Tomorrow (Traditional Chinese: 英雄本色 | Cantonese: Ying1 Hung4 Bun2 Sik2) is a heroic bloodshed film released in 1986.
In the film, a triad member surrenders himself to prison during a botched trade. After being released however, he realizes that his inspector brother does not forgive him, and he slowly falls back on old habits. The film was directed by John Woo and stars Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung, and Chow Yun-fat. It is the first film in the A Better Tomorrow film series.
Victims[]
- Two Unnamed Triad Members - Shot in the chest by unnamed triad members.
- Four Unnamed Triad Members - Shot up by Ho and Shing.
- Unnamed Triad Member - Beaten by Jiang and Kit and stabbed in the back by Jackie.
- Sung Tse Jiang - Stabbed in the chest by the unnamed triad member.
- Nine Unnamed Triad Members - Shot up by Mark.
- Seven Unnamed Triad Members - Shot up by Mark.
- Four Unnamed Triad Members - Shot up by Mark.
- Boss Yiu - Shot in the chest by Shing.
- Three Unnamed Triad Members - Shot in the chest by Ho.
- Two Unnamed Triad Members - Shot up by Kit.
- Two Unnamed Triad Members - Blew up after Mark shot a barrel behind them.
- Five Unnamed Triad Members - Shot up by Ho.
- 17 Unnamed Triad Members - Shot and blown up by Mark.
- Mark Lee - Shot in the head and back multiple times by Shing and Dao-Yi.
- Dao-Yi - Shot in the chest by Kit.
- Shing Dan - Shot in the chest by Ho.
Deaths[]
- Total - 61
- All Male
Kill Counts[]
- Mark Lee - 39 (Deceased)
- Sung Tse Ho - 13 (Alive)
- Shing Dan - 6 (Deceased)
- Sung Tse Kit - 4 (Alive)
- Jackie - 1 (Alive)
- Dao-Yi - 1 (Deceased)
- Sung Tse Jiang - 1 (Deceased)