A Hero Never Dies

A Hero Never Dies (Chinese: 真心英雄; pinyin: Zhen xin ying xiong; Cantonese Yale: Chan sam ying hung; literal title: True Heart Hero) ^[1] is a 1998 Hong Kong action crime drama, and the first Milkyway Image film to be directed by Johnnie To.

A Hero Never Dies
Directed by	Johnnie To
Written by	Szeto Kam-yuen Yau Nai-hoi Milkyway Creative Team
Produced by	Johnnie To Wai Ka-fai
Starring	Leon Lai Lau Ching-wan
Cinematography	Cheng Siu-Keung
Edited by	Chan Chi-wai
Music by	Raymond Wong
Production companies	Milkyway Image Film City Co. Ltd.
Release date	30 September 1998 (1998-09-30)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$6,360,165

Starring Leon Lai and Lau Ching-wan, A Hero Never Dies is a heroic bloodshed tale centering on the friendship and rivalry of two men in competing Triads in the midst of a gang war. The film has often been compared to the 1986 Hong Kong film A Better Tomorrow as both films involve characters who wind up being betrayed by their bosses.^[2]

Cast and roles

• Leon Lai as Jack
• Lau Ching-wan as Martin
• Fiona Leung as Fiona, Martin's girlfriend
• Yoyo Mung as Yoyo, Jack's girlfriend
• Henry Fong as Mr. Fong
• Yen Shi-Kwan as Boss Yam
• Keiji Sato as Killer
• Michael Lam as Bodyguard
• Yuen Bun
• Cheung Chi-ping
• Lam Suet
• Chiu Chi-shing
• Law Ching-ting
• Wong Tin-lam as Wong
• Law Wing-cheung
• Philip Keung