"Brothers by blood. Enemies by chance. Killers by nature."

1986

1h 35m

7.4(637 votes)

Action

Crime

Drama

Overview

A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ti Lung

Sung Chi Ho

Chow Yun-Fat

Mark Lee

Leslie Cheung

Sung Chi Kit

Emily Chu Bo-Yee

Jackie

Waise Lee Chi-Hung

Shing

Tien Feng

Mr. Sung

John Woo

Inspector Wu

Sek Yin-Tsi

Mr. Yiu

Kenneth Tsang

Kin

Wang Hsieh

Boss Wang

Creative team

Directed by: John Woo
Written by: John Woo
Chan Hing-Kai
Produced by: 温嘉文

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