Award-winning director Yoshida Daihachi ( The Kirishima Thing, Pale Moon)
...Ding Sheng remakes John Woos seminal A Better Tomorrow for a new generation! Wang Kai ( Suspect X) & Darren Wang ( Our Times), both of whom appeared in Dings Railroad Tigers, plus television star Ma Tianyu ( Ice Fantasy) step into updated versions of the roles made famous by Ti Lung, Chow Yun Fat & Leslie Cheung. A Better Tomorrow 2018 pays homage to the original with plentiful references in the music & action sequences, while also giving its own spin to the classic crime action tale of bullets & brotherhood.
Kai (Wang Kai) runs a smuggling ring but keeps it a secret from his younger brother Chao (Ma Tianyu), who is a rookie police officer. Working alongside right-hand man Mark (Darren Wang), Kai abides by his own set of principles & refuses to touch the drug trade. This causes a rift with a former associate who lays a trap for him. In the ensuing fallout, Kai gets arrested by his own brother & sent to prison, & Mark cripples his leg while getting revenge for Kai. Three years later, Kai is released from prison & tries to start anew on the straight. However, Chao isnt ready to forgive him, & past foes return to threaten them.