In 1986, a chance encounter between producer Tsui Hark and director John Woo led both men to collaborate on the revolutionary A Better Tomorrow, an unexpected smash hit that spawned sequels, remakes and legions of imitators, gave birth to a new genre - the "heroic bloodshed" film - and firmly established Woo as a master of action cinema. In the first film, money-launderer Ho (Ti Lung) keeps his criminal endeavours a secret from his younger brother, police officer Kit (Leslie Cheung); but when Ho and his loyal friend Mark (Chow Yun-Fat in an effortlessly cool breakthrough performance) turn the tables on their triad boss, the brothers must put aside their differences to defeat the gang once and for all. Woo and his cast return for the sequel, in which the brothers unite to bring down another gang and save Ho's former mentor from droves of hitmen, presented in its original theatrical cut and the recently unearthed workprint cut. Finally, Tsui's prequel A Better Tomorrow III: Love & Death in Saigon focuses on Mark's past during the final days of the Vietnam War, laying the foundations of the gangster he will become.
Special Features
Booklet, Commentary: 'A Better Tomorrow'/'A Better Tomorrow II' theatrical cut: Frank Djeng and FJ DeSanto (Hong Kong cinema experts); James Mudge (film critic); 'A Better Tomorrow III' theatrical cut: David West (film critic), Deleted Scenes, Image Gallery, Interviews: John Woo (director); Terence Chang (producer); Chan Hing-Ka and Gordon Chan (writers); Gareth Evans (film-maker); Grady Hendrix (author); Kenneth Tsang (actor); Waise Lee (actor); Ti Lung (actor); Frank Djeng (Hong Kong cinema expert); Tsui Hark (director); Jason Lam Kee-To and Lau Tai-Muk (writers); Aurélie Basha i Novosejt (historian), Isloated Score, Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork for each film by Tony Stella; Double-sided foldout poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella; 'A Better Tomorrow': Introduction to the film by John Woo, filmed at Beyond Fest at the American Cinematheque in 2025; Alternate English credits; 'A Better Tomorrow II': Theatrical cut and extended workprint cut (viewable either in raw unrestored form or with inserts from the restored Theatrical Cut, via seamless branching) included; Fantasia Festival 2022 Artist Talk and Q&A with John Woo; Alternate English credits; 'A Better Tomorrow III': theatrical cut and extended Taiwanese preview cut included; Alternate English credits, Trailers
