▁of ▁the ▁hero ic ▁blood sh ed ▁crime ▁genre ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁action ▁cinema . ▁Plot ▁elements ▁of ▁The ▁Brothers ▁was ▁re im ag ined ▁for ▁John ▁W oo ' s ▁intern ation ally ▁acc laimed ▁break through ▁A ▁Better ▁Tom orrow ▁( 1 9 8 6 ), ▁which ▁involved ▁a ▁similar ▁conflict ▁between ▁two ▁brothers ▁on ▁oppos ing ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁law . ▁In ▁particular , ▁Ti ▁L ung ' s ▁character ▁in ▁A ▁Better ▁Tom orrow ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁Tony ▁Li u ' s ▁character ▁in ▁The ▁Brothers ▁( in ▁turn ▁based ▁on ▁Am it ab h ▁Bach chan ' s ▁character ▁in ▁De ew aar ). ▁In ▁turn , ▁A ▁Better ▁Tom orrow ▁was ▁a ▁land mark ▁film , ▁cred ited ▁with ▁creating ▁the ▁hero ic ▁blood sh ed ▁genre , ▁which ▁was ▁influ ential ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁action ▁cinema , ▁and ▁later ▁Hollywood . ▁The ▁Brothers ▁also ▁established ▁D anny ▁Lee ▁( play ing ▁S ashi ▁Kap oor ' s ▁character ▁from ▁De ew aar ) ▁with ▁a ▁police ▁officer ▁persona ▁later ▁seen ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁crime ▁films ▁such ▁as ▁W oo ' s ▁The ▁K iller ▁( 1 9 8 9 ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 0 s ▁crime ▁drama ▁films ▁Category : 1 9 7 9 ▁films ▁Category : C anton ese - language ▁films ▁Category : H ong ▁Kong ▁action ▁films ▁Category : H ong ▁Kong ▁crime ▁films ▁Category : H ong ▁Kong