Commercial cinema especially in Southeast Asia has always followed the money. A successful movie at the box office would inspire countless imitations until the well would run dry and takings decline leading to the next cycle. “A Better Tomorrow” upon release in 1986 really hit the popular culture zeitgeist, creating an iconic figure in Chow Yun Fat, a whole new subgenre in Heroic Bloodshed and inspired a wave of copycats and inspirations. One of the more mature inspirations was a double bill by Taylor Wong in “Rich and Famous” and “Tragic Hero” released the following year. Headlined by then ubiquitous Chow Yun Fat, it would strive for epic status telling its story over two features.
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The storyline kicks off in the late 1960's with Yung (Alex Man) and adopted brother Kwok (Andy Lau) getting involved in petty crime with Yung racking up a large debt.
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The storyline kicks off in the late 1960's with Yung (Alex Man) and adopted brother Kwok (Andy Lau) getting involved in petty crime with Yung racking up a large debt.
- 8/16/2023
- by Ben Stykuc
- AsianMoviePulse
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