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Hero of Tomorrow (1988)
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Add to a movie listHero of Tomorrow is a 1988 Hong Kong crime film directed by Poon Man Kit and starring Max Mok and Michael Miu. Miu's nickname "Third Brother" (三哥) came from his character his this film as a former triad leader.
Synopsis
Three years ago, Lee Sam was a triad leader who was victimized by his enemy when leads him arrested and imprisoned. Upon his release, he single handedly takes revenge and flees to Taiwan afterwards and takes refugee from Billy Lee, whom he helped before. Sam decides to conceal his identity and leave the underworld but Billy is belligerent and repeatedly makes fuss and finds newcomer Crow to be his scapegoat. Crow has nothing to do all the time and always dreams of becoming a triad leader. Crow is then appreciated by Billy for being his scapegoat and his reputation rises which gets Billy jealous and arranges him to assassinate a police officer in Hong Kong. Billy plans a collateral kills Crow's girlfriend and older sister. The anger of Sam and Crow forces them to be back in the underworld.Actors
Max Mok
(Crow Yeung Tin Sun (烏鴉/楊天順), a young man who sells betel nut for a living in Taipei who is ambitious of becoming a triad leader, which caused the death of his girlfriend and older sister.)
Michael Miu
(Lee Sam / Third Brother (李森/三哥), a former triad leader who seeks vengeance after release from prison and flees to Taiwan. He was betrayed by his own brothers and dishearteningly leaves the underworld.)
Ku Feng
(Uncle Chung (鍾叔), a triad elder who helps Lee Sam to flee to Taiwan (cameo))
Philip Chan
(Officer Chan (陳警官), as the police officer who Crow was lured to kill. (cameo))
Blackie Ko
(Peter (阿昆), a traid leader whose territories in Taipei were taken by Billy. While failing to negotiate with Billy, he was killed by Crow. (cameo))
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