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A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Where A Better Tomorrow says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
The Taiwan restaurant where Mark takes revenge was never in Taiwan: it was a Hong Kong set modelled on a bar in Taichung
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Scenes and places
The counterfeiting business
Ho and Mark run a counterfeiting business for their boss, Mr. Yiu, and keep it hidden from Ho's police-cadet brother Kit. Ho promises to quit the gang after one last deal, out of respect for their ailing father.
Set in Counterfeiting operation, Hong Kong — The triad's money-counterfeiting business that Ho and Mark run for Mr. Yiu, kept secret from Ho's brother Kit.
The Taiwan deal
Ho takes Shing along to Taiwan to deal with a local mob. The gang ambushes them, and the shootout brings the police. Ho tells Shing to run while he gives himself up.
Set in Taiwan deal site — The place in Taiwan where Ho and Shing meet a local mob; the gang ambushes them and the shootout brings the Taiwanese police.
The restaurant revenge
Mark travels to Taiwan to settle things with the gangsters who ruined Ho. He shoots them in a restaurant, but takes two bullets in his right leg and is left crippled, needing a brace to walk.
Set in Fenglin Pavilion restaurant, Taiwan — The restaurant in Taiwan where Mark takes revenge on the gangsters.
The taxi company
Out of prison, Ho takes a driving job at a taxi company and tries to win back his brother Kit. Kit resents the link to Ho, which is holding back his promotion, and Ho learns Mark has been cast aside by Shing.
Set in Taxi company, Hong Kong — The taxi company run by ex-convict Ken, where Ho works after prison.
The pier standoff
Ho and Mark take Shing hostage and drive to a pier where the escape boat is waiting. Kit arrives to arrest Shing and is seized by Shing's men, and the swap of Shing for Kit turns into a shootout.
Set in The pier — A pier in Hong Kong where a boat is guarded by Shing's men and the hostage exchange turns into a shootout.
Filmed at Stonecutters Island, Hong Kong (Stonecutters Island, Hong Kong) — Chinese Wikipedia says the crew shot the film's closing sequence on Stonecutters Island. The coordinate is the island's centre, not the exact pier. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Characters
- Ho — A triad counterfeiter who tries to go straight after prison and win back his brother.
- Mark Lee — Ho's best friend and partner in the counterfeiting business, crippled in a revenge killing in Taiwan.
- Kit — Ho's younger brother, a police cadet who resents Ho's criminal past.
- Shing — Ho's subordinate who rises in the triad while Ho is in prison.