A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989)
Ying hung boon sik III: Zik yeung ji gor (original title)Reference View | Change View
- R
- 1h 45min
- Action, Crime
- 09 Sep 1989 (Taiwan)
- Movie
A man travels from China to Vietnam, on the brink of war with America, to retrieve his uncle and cousin but find complications when he falls in love with a female gangster with a dangerous ex.
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Awards:
- 2 nominations.
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Cast
| Chow Yun-Fat | ... |
Mark Gor
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| Tony Ka Fai Leung | ... |
Cheung Chi-Mun
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| Anita Mui | ... |
Chow Ying-Kit
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| Kien Shih | ... |
Mun's Father
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| Saburô Tokitô | ... |
Ho Cheung-Ching / Tanaka
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Wai Lun Cheng | ... |
Pat
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| Maggie Ho-yee Cheung | ... |
Ling
(as Maggie Ho Yee Cheung)
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Yeung-Wah Kam | ... |
Jimmy
(as Andrew Kam)
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Ling Nam Lam | ... |
Bond
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Hsiang Lin Yin | ... |
General with Bond
(as Seung Lam Wan)
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| Chi Wai Wong | ... |
Bodyguard
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| Kirk Wong | ... |
Bodyguard
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| Wai Tam | ... |
Bodyguard
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Wei-Ho Tu | ... |
Soldier
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Chi-Mun Ho | ... |
Mr. Ho's Board Member
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Hsin Liang | ... |
Extra
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William Cheng |
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Lung Fei |
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Yin Nam |
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Directed by
| Hark Tsui | ||
Written by
| Yiu-Ming Leung | ... | (screenplay) |
| Foo Ho Tai | ... | (screenplay) |
| Hark Tsui | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Rudolf Chiu | ... | associate producer |
| Yun-Chuen Geung | ... | supervising producer |
| Anthony Lo | ... | supervising producer |
| Hark Tsui | ... | producer |
| Lai-Fong Wong | ... | supervising producer (as Margaret Wong) |
| John Woo | ... | producer |
Music by
| Lowell Lo | ||
Cinematography by
| Wing-Hang Wong | ||
Editing by
| Marco Mak | ... | (as Chi-Sin Mak) |
| Hark Tsui | ||
| David Wu | ||
Editorial Department
| Simon Broderick | ... | colorist |
| Kan-Sing Chan | ... | assistant editor |
| Chi-dat Hun | ... | assistant editor |
| Chan-Kuen Pang | ... | assistant editor |
Costume Design by
| Lai-Ha Chu | ||
Makeup Department
| Alice | ... | hair stylist |
| Siu-Ping Ko | ... | makeup artist |
| Linda Lam | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Claudie Chung Jan | ... | executive in charge of production |
| Shirley Lau | ... | production manager |
| Kun Wai Andy Ma | ... | production manager (as Andy Ma) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Dao-Ho Chan | ... | assistant director |
| Kam-Lik Fong | ... | assistant director |
| Yeung-Wah Kam | ... | assistant director |
| Chi-Ho Lau | ... | action director |
| Fong-Sai Lau | ... | action director |
| Chi-Ming Leung | ... | assistant director |
| Peng-Tang Teng | ... | assistant director |
| Shih Wu | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Yee-Fung Chung | ... | assistant art director |
| Wai-Gung Siu | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
| Jacqueline Brassart | ... | location sound editor |
| Kit-Fai Hau | ... | dubbing editor: japanese (as Charlie Hau) |
| Chung-Keung Lee | ... | dubbing editor: cantonese |
| Ching Siu-Lung | ... | sound effects editor |
Special Effects by
| Hon-Cheung Lau | ... | pyrotechnician |
| Se-Kwan Leung | ... | pyrotechnician |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Chi Hung Lai | ... | still photographer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| William Chang | ... | style consultant (Anita Mui) |
| Man Kit Chow | ... | costume assistant |
| Yiu-Kwong Lee | ... | style consultant (Chow Yun Fat) (as Lee Yiu Gwong) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Wai-Sing Kwok | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Ming-hon Chan | ... | translator: Vietnamese |
| Hui-ling Chang | ... | translator: Vietnamese |
| Hsiao-Ling Chen | ... | translator: Vietnamese |
| Kuan-lin Chen | ... | translator: Vietnamese |
| Yao-feng Chen | ... | translator: Vietnamese |
| Yao-Kuang Chen | ... | translator: Vietnamese |
| Tsui-ling Chiang | ... | translator: Vietnamese |
| Yeh-hua Chiang | ... | translator: Vietnamese |
| Jie-ming Chou | ... | translator: Vietnamese |
| Gam-Ging Fung | ... | caterer |
| Kit-Fai Hau | ... | translator: japanese |
| Kuo-tai Ho | ... | translator: Vietnamese |
| Siu-yung Ho | ... | translator: Vietnamese |
| Wei Ho | ... | translator: Vietnamese |
| Yuet-ming Ho | ... | translator: Vietnamese |
| Wing Shing Kwan | ... | translator: Vietnamese |
| Kwok-kin Lee | ... | translator: Vietnamese |
| Yau Lee | ... | translator: Vietnamese |
| Chih-wei Liang | ... | translator: Vietnamese |
| Chih-wei Lu | ... | translator: Vietnamese |
| Mei-hua Lu | ... | translator: Vietnamese |
| Yao-han Lu | ... | translator: Vietnamese |
| Ying-yang Tang | ... | translator: Vietnamese |
| Chi-Wah Tse | ... | production assistant |
| Ho Wong | ... | translator: Vietnamese |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Golden Princess Film Production Limited (1989) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
- Scenepalm (1990) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Toho-Towa (1990) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Made in Hong Kong (1995) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Tai Seng Video Marketing (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Laser Paradise (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2002) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- World Wide Cinema (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- World Wide Cinema (2002) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Hong Kong Legends (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Gordon's Films (United States) (theatrical)
- Cargo Records (2023) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Cargo Records (2023) (Germany) (DVD)
- Screen Power Home Entertainment (Germany) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Subtitle Co. (subtitles)
- Mandarin Laboratory (International) Ltd. (film processing)
- Props Company (firearms supplied by)
- Sound Wave Studio (sound post-production)
- Wah Sing Sound Dubbing Production (dubbing editor: mandarin)
Storyline
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At the end of the Vietnam war, Cheung goes to Saigon, intent on bringing his uncle and cousin back to Hong Kong. In Saigon, Cheung meets beautiful gangleader Chow, and relies on her help for their safe return. A love triangle develops between the cousins and Chow Further complicating matters, Chow's lover Ho, a gang leader, appears Ho deports the cousins, and kills their uncle. Cheung and his cousin return to Vietnam seeking revenge, while Chow and Ho also become entangled with a local vietnamese warlord. Chow tries to stop the battle, but the warlord kills Chow and Ho. Just before her death Chow gives the cousins the last two air tickets with which to leave Vietnam
Written by L.H. Wong |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | John Woo (director of the first two films in the series) wrote the original screenplay for this third installment, but he never got to direct this third entry due to having had artistic differences with producer Hark Tsui during the filming of A Better Tomorrow II (1987). Instead, Woo took his screenplay and made it into Bullet in the Head (1990). Hark himself would direct his own version of "A Better Tomorrow III". The two films have many parallels, most notably, both being set in the Vietnam War. See more » |
| Goofs | In the subtitled version, Ho reveals that his real name is "Tanaka". However, later in the film he refers to his name as being "Tokito". The role was being played by 'Saburo Tokito'. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Follows A Better Tomorrow (1986). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Sunset Song See more » |
| Quotes |
Mark Gor:
Nobody knows what tomorrow may bring. See more » |