A true classic from Hong Kong

I'm a sucker for HONG KONG GANGSTER FILMS and DIRECTOR CAMEOS, so I indulged both last night.
I watched John Woo's "YINGXIONG BENSE (A BETTER TOMORROW)."
TI LUNG (Ho) and CHOW YUN-FAT (Mark) play best mates and couriers for a Hong Kong crime syndicate in the 1986 film.
Gang betrayals and jail separate the friends for three years. During that time, Ho's brother Kit (LESLIE CHEUNG) becomes a police inspector and their dad is killed in gang-related violence. Kit blames Ho, setting in motion a plot that ends in explosive fashion.
As for the cameo, JOHN WOO appears as a Taiwanese police chief walking along the corridor of a restaurant after a bloody gunbattle.
Chow's Alain Delon sunglasses and duster trench coat became cultural icons in Hong Kong, and the film's massive box-office take ensured a bevy of sequels and imitations. It's a true classic.