''Flaming Brothers'' is a 1987 Hong Kong crime action film directed by

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. The film stars

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, Pat Ha and

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. The film was shot in

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and

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Plot

Alan Chan (

) and Cheung Ho-tin (

) are orphans wandering in the streets of

who have sworn a pact to live as brothers. They make ends meet by stealing what they can. One day, while Tin was stealing food in a church, he is discovered by Ho Ka-hei ( Pat Ha), who encourages him not to steal, and subsequently starts to bring food to him and his friends every day. eventually, Ka-hei gets adopted and she and Tin share a tearful farewell. Alan and Tin struggle and finally succeed in becoming triad leaders. During a

gang warfare A gang is a group or society of associates, friends or members of a family with a defined leadership and internal organization that identifies with or claims control over territory in a community and engages, either individually or collectivel ...

, Alan and Tin kill Chiu, the underling of a major Macau triad leader Ko Lo-sei (

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). Ko mobilizes his men to seek revenge but the strong-willed Alan strikes back. Then, the cunning Ko pretends to reconcile with Alan and provides news for Alan to traffic arms in

. However, the arms dealer turns out to be Ko's rival, Uncle Pui, and Alan nearly lost his life. With his extraordinary courage, Alan gains Pui's trust and successfully makes business. At the same time, Alan also meets Macau singer Jenny and falls in love with her and brings her back to Macau. While Alan was highlighting danger in Thailand, Tin re-encounters Ka-hei in a Catholic school and after lay each other's heart bare, they get engaged. However, Ka-hei requests Tin to leave the underworld and wants to lead a peaceful life in Hong Kong. Tin summons his courage to tell Alan about this, but Alan, while preparing big business with Tin, becomes enraged. Having to choose between his lover and his brother, Tin sadly leaves Alan. When Ko discovers that Alan safely returned from Thailand, he falls out with him and annexes all his purchased arms, formally declaring war with Alan. Later, Alan falls into Ko's trap and becomes encircled where his underlings are fully wiped out and Jenny is also killed from protecting him. Alan decides to single-highhandedly deal with Ko. In Hong Kong, Tin hears news of it and leaves his beloved wife and returns to Macau to fight with Ko alongside Alan in a gunfight where after a fierce battle, the trio dies together.

Cast

as Alan Chan *

as Cheung Ho-tin * Pat Ha as Ho Ka Hei *

as Jenny *

as Ko Lo Sei * James Yi as Richard Lui *

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as Police Commissioner Chan *

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as Chiu * Fong Yau as Uncle Pui * Wong Kim-fung as Tai-fung * Lau Shung-fung as Sai-fung * Tam Yat-ching as Uncle Mosquito * Tam Chuen-hing as Triad boss at negotiation table * Kam Biu as Triad boss at negotiation table * Yue Man-wa as Triad boss at negotiation table * Ko Hung as Brother Hung * Pa San as Ko's bodyguard * Steve Mak as Ko's bodyguard * Hung San-nam as Ko's bodyguard * Tang Tai-wo as Ko's bodyguard * Kan Tat-wah as Inspector Law *

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as Sister Lucia *

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as Man at convenience store *

as Alan's man outside Chiu's pub * Chun Wong as Street vendor * Cheung Chok-chow as Bread street vendor * Jeffrey Ho as Mr. Wong *

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as Resident of old folks home * Cheung Hei as Resident of old folks home *

Chin Tsi-ang Chin Tsi-Ang (February 22, 1909 – October 15, 2007), also romanized as Qian Siying, was one of the earliest martial arts actors of Chinese cinema and its first female star. She debuted in ''South China Dream'' (南华梦, Nanhua Meng) in 1925 a ...

as Resident of old folks home * Sze-to On as Resident of old folks home * Chan Lap-ban as Resident of old folks home *

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as Hitman in Thailand * Sam Wong as Hitman in Thailand * Alex Ng as Chiu's man * Wo Seung as Chiu's man * Wong Chi-ming as Chiu's man * Sing Yan as Brother Hung's man * Yiu Man-kei as Ko's man * Choi Kwok-keung as Ko's man * Poon Kin-kwan as Ko's man * Tang Chiu-yan as Ko's man * Chan Ming-wai as Alan's man * Chun Kwai-bo as Alan's man * To Wai-wo as Ko's horse trainer * Ho Chi-moon as Club customer * Wong Ka-leung * Wong Chi-keung

Theme song

*''I Am Just a Person'' (我祇是個人) **Composer: Violet Lam **Lyricist: Calvin Poon **Singer:

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Box office

The film grossed HK$15,741,778 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run 30 July to 18 August 1987 in

External links

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Plot

Cast

Theme song

Box office

See also

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