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Original title: 英雄好漢
1987 Movie Hong Kong SAR China Action, Drama, Science Fiction, Crime 100 min Ages 18+
By: Taylor Wong, Taylor Wong Tai-Loi With: 杨群, 周潤發, Andy Lau, Wong Chi-Keung, Angela Yu Chien

In the 1970s, Li Ah Chai was a powerful Hong Kong crime boss whose lieutenants were two orphaned brothers, Tang Kat Yung and Lam Ting Kwok. When he names Kwok as his heir, the cruel and sadistic Yung becomes jealous. The upshot: during the 1980s, Kwok retires to Malacca to raise a family, Yung builds his power, and Chai gradually loses his circle, one at a time, to bribery and murder. All Chai wants is to live in peace with his wife and son, but Yung's desire for revenge overcomes reason. Chai tries to retreat to Malacca; Yung follows him there with tragic results. Afterwards, Chai calls his old nemesis in the Hong Kong police department, Supt. Chang, to alert him that he's going to try one final assault on Yung's fortress.

Filmium rating
65%

Mood

Dark
Tragic
Violent

Cast & Crew

Taylor Wong Tai-Loi
Taylor Wong
Stephen Shiu
萬梓良
Andy Lau
Angela Yu Chien
劉嘉玲
Pauline Wong Siu-Fung
Alex Man
劉德華
成奎安
吳海添
衛青
徐錦江
柯俊雄
洪新南
李修賢
林聰
周潤發
吳康寧
Wong Chi-Keung
Chow Yun-Fat
杨群

Cinematic Technique

Dark Lighting
Gritty
Stylized

Narrative Structure

Complex
Non-Linear

Pace

Fast-Paced

Runtime

Long

Style

Action
Crime
Gangster

Time-Period

1980S

Central Conflict

Betrayal
Power Struggle
Revenge

Characters

Gangsters
Hitmen
Triad Members

Ending

Ambiguous
Tragic
Violent

Historical Context

1980S Hong Kong

Key Plot Points

Assassinations
Family Revenge
Final Showdown

Plot

Gang Warfare
Revenge
Triad Violence

Setting

Hong Kong
Malacca

Shooting Location

Hong Kong
Malacca

Theme

Family Loyalty
Power Struggle
Revenge

Genre

Action
Crime
Gangster

Audiences

Adults

Titles

Tragic Hero

Production Countries

Hong Kong

Release Year

1987
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