John Woo's Hong Kong Films

JOHN WOO'S HONG KONG FILMS

A Better Tomorrow
(1986)

Kit (Leslie Cheung) is an up-and coming cop. His brother Ho (Ti Lung) is a street-hardened criminal. And when the city's most ruthless crime syndicate launches a billion-dollar counterfeiting scheme, they're both caught up in a savage underworld battle that takes no prisoners... and shows no mercy! But after promising his brother he'll go straight, Ho learns that quitting the syndicate carries a murderous price. Against a backdrop of deadly mob treachery, Ho and Kit are propelled headlong towards a deadly confrontation that pits brother against brother in a no-holds-barred underworld war that explodes to a pulse-pounding climax!

A Better Tomorrow II
(1987)

Although the flamboyant gangster, Mark, played by Chow Yun-Fat, was killed at the end of Part I, Chow returns as Mark's twin brother Ken in Part II. Ken joins forces with an idealistic cop named Kit (Leslie Cheung) and his now-reformed gangster brother (Ti Lung) to battle against another legion of evil criminals.

The Killer
(1989)

Explosive, bold and mind-blowing, The Killer is a pulse stopping action sensation more bullet-ridden than any other movie in history.Jeffrey (Chow Yun-Fat) is The Killer, the ultimate hitman, hired by the mob for one last job. Lee (Danny Lee) is the relentless cop, a maverick whose mission is to stop The Killer at any cost. The two enemies form a strange and powerful bond that blurs the line between good and evil. When Jeffrey is double-crossed by the mob in a blazing shoot-out, Lee finally picks up The Killer's trail in a church while Jeffrey's beautiful mistress (Sally Yeh) is caught in the crossfire. An arsenal of automatic weapons flare in a bloody date with destiny.

A Bullet in the Head
(1990)

Three childhood friends turned smugglers are enticed by greed and power. Putting their friendship on the line, one betrays the others for his own personal gain." With Tony Leung, Jackie Cheung, Waise Lee and Simon Yam.

Once a Thief
(1991)

Lighthearted, fast-paced caper comedy (set in the French Riviera) revolving around a trio of daring thieves. With Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung & Cherie Chung

Hard Boiled
(1992)

A roller coaster of excitement, Hard Boiled takes you on the ride-of-a-lifetime. In a ruthless world of gun-smugglers and mobsters, Tequila (Chow Yun-Fat) is a die-hard cop who will stop at nothing to see justice done. To avenge his partner's murder, Tequila joins forces with a rebel cop (Tony Leung), and then the body count mounts to a hair raising climax. Hard Boiled marks the return of action master director John Woo. Once again he makes the screen explode with high-voltage energy, where the only thing harder to catch than the criminals is your breath.