A Better Tomorrow 2018 (Ying xiong ben se 2018) (英雄本色)

The suspect opened fire.

I'm shot, but it's not serious.

The balcony door is open, inspector. He may run.

What do we do?

Go down and provide backup.

Freeze, police!

Stop!

Get down here!

Get back here.

Don't move! No funny business!

Little one. Avoiding my calls?

What's going on, Kai?

What else is there?

It's my handsome brother's birthday!

Happy birthday!

What are you doing?

What's with the attitude?

Forget it. Forget it.

Today's my first operation.

You've really picked the perfect time to call.

A real cop now, aren't ya?

You've taken the game quite seriously now.

That was when we were kids. This is for real.

It's been ages since I've been home. How's the old man?

Talking about you every day.

Walk!

I gotta go. We'll talk later.

Who is it?

My buddy from Taiwan.

He's doing pretty well out here.

That's good!

What's wrong?

Isn't your brother a cop now?

That's good for us.

Fight on!

Earthquake!

An earthquake!

"L say, it's better to spend life on the sea"

you're always off-key.

"A better tomorrow 2018"

my boss is moving drugs. My boss also fired that shot.

Hurry up-

I hear someone's been holding a shipment.

Transporting by sea

where is he going?

Japan.

Mr. okamura.

I'm sorry, we've come too early.

This is the Mr. okamura I've been telling you about. Very powerful man.

He sets off an earthquake when he's angry.

Japan's an active earthquake zone anyway.

Because he's always angry.

Bullshit.

What a goddamn poser.

We can be posers, too.

You're expert smugglers,

but I'm not interested in that.

There's a great demand for synthetic drugs here,

and the risk is just as great.

We all love a good adventure.

So you want us to move cocaine.

Thanks,

but no thanks.

What was that?

What the hell was that?

Rubberband,

what the hell were you thinking,

introducing me to a client like this?

You...

Who can make the call?

Actually...

Excuse me.

Kai.

You people don't know what you're doing!

Actually, we know exactly what we're doing.

Turning down a chance to work with me...

You must be blind!

You want to poke my eye out?

I won't blink.

You sure have an interesting way of doing things here.

I don't feel the earth shaking.

"Move a tad to the right. Back to the left."

I thought I told you to stop singing.

Kai,

you have the right to stop listening,

but you can't take away my right to sing.

I'll kick your ass.

The cantonese version is even better. Teach me.

Later.

If that jap really did

try to stick a toothpick into your eye, would you be scared?

Of course I would, but I can't be intimidated.

You get scared, too.

Settle down.

Kai,

nice weather today! It's so peaceful.

I'm counting on you, as always,

boss.

You're the boss. So generous.

It's nothing. Good fortune for all.

Had many girls this time?

I'm not like you.

I heard that business is getting tougher

hi.

It's been a long time.

Your poor father,

getting dementia at such a young age.

You two brothers barely spare any time for him.

Is it so hard?

The cops trained me well, didn't they?

Barely out of the academy and already a workaholic.

What will happen when we get married?

Don't forget, there's one more person you have to meet:

My brother.

Your brother is out at sea for a year at a time.

He never takes care of you.

Is his opinion that important?

It's very important.

Only on the sea can you appreciate its beauty.

The sea is my world,

my home,

my brother,

and my father.

Don't get all sentimental.

How was that sentimental?

Kai,

how does it feel to have a father?

Let me put it this way:

A father is like a port.

When you're out at sea, you don't think about it.

But when you have to get off the boat..

Come on, don't be so deep.

You're mocking me because I'm an orphan.

How about this:

Having a father is sometimes like having a brother.

Do you get it now?

Kai.

Why don't we...

Make a blood oath and become brothers?

Formalities are meaningless.

We're already brothers, aren't we?

No, you don't get it.

When I was a punk in Taiwan...

No matter how much the world changes,

brotherhood never changes.

Kai.

Kai. Can we talk somewhere?

We can talk here. We're among friends.

As ha said before,

we can't spend the rest of our lives at sea.

Exactly. Then we can all go legit.

That's not what I mean.

The japs are giving us a great opportunity here.

We're not discussing that.

You can't even show me a bit of respect?!

Why the hell do you deserve my respect?!

What the hell?

What the hell?!

You wanna play rough?

Takeit

you goddamn wimp,

you don't have the balls to shoot.

You Taiwan punk.

Kai,

someone from home's here.

Got it.

Shall we bring out the food?

Go ahead.

Changing course

slow it down.

I really want to be on the front line with them.

Careful

catch this.

See ya.

Take care.

When I was a kid, i would wait for my brother by the shore.

Keep going.

My brother began working on boats

before he'd even finished high school.

Sometimes he'd be gone for a year.

But when he comes home,

he'd always brought me good food

and fun toys.

He'd tell me amazing stories, too.

Sounds like you really idolize your brother.

We used to play cops and robbers when we were kids.

But I could never beat him.

Then your brother must be a natural criminal.

Kai.

This is the Chinese coast guard.

Stop your engine and prepare for inspection.

That's them.

This is the Chinese coast guard.

Stop your engine and prepare for inspection.

They remodeled their ship.

We can't catch up!

Push the engines.

We've raided these smugglers a few times.

Have they ever been caught with narcotics?

No, sir.