Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrow

1992 1h 18m CN

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8.0

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★8.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Tomorrow is a Hong Kong made-for-TV movie starring Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Waise Lee Chi-Hung
Betty Mak Chui-Han
Fiona Leung Ngai-Ling
Cheung Chi-Ping
Gregory Charles Rivers
Felix Lok Ying-Kwan
Alan Chui Chung-San

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Johnnie To
Writers: Kim Se-Ok, Cheung Wa-Biu, Johnnie To
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Iron Butterfly Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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AWARDS

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Directed by Johnnie To, shot by Wong Tat-Lung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

AWARDS

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Editor Wong Kim-Kwong shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Waise Lee Chi-Hung and Betty Mak Chui-Han carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0121822 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Johnnie To directs. Wong Tat-Lung behind the camera. Wong Kim-Kwong cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
234 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Iron Butterfly Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Johnnie To, shot by Wong Tat-Lung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Wong Kim-Kwong shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Waise Lee Chi-Hung and Betty Mak Chui-Han carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0121822 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.