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* HonorBeforeReasonHonorBeforeReason: Not a few characters in these movies have a sense of honor which often leads them into dramatic situations. In general, "good" gangsters and assassins believe in honor, but the bad guys most emphatically do ''not''.
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''VideoGame/Gungrave'': These mainly show up as brief flashbacks in the first game, but becomes the crutch of the story in the [[WholeEpisodeFlashback anime]] adaption. Due to Brandon's fighting style, it still counts. There are themes of honor, code, family, and redemption in the games too.
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** ''A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon'' - directed by Tsui Hark. Stars Chow Yun-Fat, Anita Mui and Creator/TonyLeungKaFai.
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** ''A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon'' - directed by Tsui Hark. Stars Chow Yun-Fat, Anita Mui and Creator/TonyLeungKaFai.Tony Leung Ka-fai.
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* ''Film/TheNightComesForUs'', another Indonesian film in this genre, co-incidentally also starring the cast from ''The Raid''.
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* ''Film/TheNightComesForUs'', another Indonesian film in this genre, co-incidentally also starring the cast from ''The Raid''.''Film/TheRaid''.
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* ''Film/TheRaid'' directed by Creator/GarethEvans. In recent years, probably one of the best-known films of this genre, at least for Western audiences.
** The sequel to ''The Raid'', ''[[Film/TheRaid2Berandal Berandal]]'' featuring the same director and actor.
** The sequel to ''The Raid'', ''[[Film/TheRaid2Berandal Berandal]]'' featuring the same director and actor.
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* ''Film/TheRaid'' directed by Creator/GarethEvans. Set in Indonesia the story focuses on a DwindlingParty of cops that are whittled down to a handful after a police raid gone horribly wrong, now having to fight for their lives in an apartment that has criminal tenants. In recent years, probably one of the best-known films of this genre, at least for Western audiences.
** The sequel to ''The Raid'', ''[[Film/TheRaid2Berandal Berandal]]'' featuring the same director andactor.a few actors returning.
** The sequel to ''The Raid'', ''[[Film/TheRaid2Berandal Berandal]]'' featuring the same director and
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* ''Film/BulletInTheHead'' - directed by Creator/JohnWoo, and featuring Creator/TonyLeung, Jacky Cheung, and Creator/SimonYam.
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** ''A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon'' - directed by Tsui Hark. Stars Chow Yun-Fat, Anita Mui and Tony Leung Ka-Fai.
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* ''Vengeance'' starring Creator/JohnnyHallyday, who is on a quest for vengeance (what else) after his daughter, son-in-law and grandsons are attacked by triad hitmen in a FamilyExtermination, and forms an alliance with three Hong Kong hitmen (led by Creator/AnthonyWong) to find out the reason behind the massacre and avenge their deaths.
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* ''Vengeance'' ''Film/{{Vengeance2009}}'' starring Creator/JohnnyHallyday, who is on a quest for vengeance (what else) after his daughter, son-in-law and grandsons are attacked by triad hitmen in a FamilyExtermination, and forms an alliance with three Hong Kong hitmen (led by Creator/AnthonyWong) to find out the reason behind the massacre and avenge their deaths.
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Also known as UsefulNotes/HongKong Blood Opera, this is a genre of Hong Kong [[ActionGenre Action]] Cinema made popular by directors like Creator/JohnWoo and Ringo Lam and actors such as Creator/ChowYunFat. Heroic Bloodshed plots are primarily modern-day crime action pieces that focus on revenge, redemption or some kind of conflict between rivals or enemies on both sides of the law, with a special focus on gunplay. There's a very strong theme of honor, loyalty and betrayal in these movies, particularly those made by John Woo.
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Also known as UsefulNotes/HongKong {{Hong Kong|Films}} Blood Opera, this is a genre of Hong Kong [[ActionGenre Action]] Cinema made popular by directors like Creator/JohnWoo and Ringo Lam and actors such as Creator/ChowYunFat. Heroic Bloodshed plots are primarily modern-day crime action pieces that focus on revenge, redemption or some kind of conflict between rivals or enemies on both sides of the law, with a special focus on gunplay. There's a very strong theme of honor, loyalty and betrayal in these movies, particularly those made by John Woo.
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* Yet another remake of ''A Better Tomorrow'', this time from itsd native Hong Kong, premieres in 2018.
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* BloodstainedGlassWindows: Ever since The Killer, church shootouts have shown up on occasion in these movies.
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* MultipleGunshotDeath: Good guys and bad guys alike in these movies seldom go down with just one bullet, and sometimes people will get absolutely ''riddled'' with bullets, to make sure that they go down and ''stay'' down.
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* ''Film/BloodBrothers2007'' starring Daniel Wu. John Woo serves as a producer of this film, and suffice to say several HeroicBloodshed elements do show up.
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* ''Film/TripleThreat'' centres on an Indonesian man who wants to avenge his village's destruction at the hands of a band of mercenaries, while two defectors fight for their own survival alongside a Chinese heiress targeted by the mercenaries. There is an assortment of gun and melee violence and virtually every named fighter is a capable combatant.
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* ''Film/TripleThreat'' centres on an Indonesian man who wants to avenge his village's destruction at the hands of a band of mercenaries, while two defectors fight for their own survival alongside a Chinese heiress targeted by the mercenaries. There is an assortment of gun and melee violence and virtually every named fighter character is a capable combatant.
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* ''Film/CityWarriors'' is about a soldier who is on a quest to rescue his sister from HumanTraffickers.
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* ''Film/ShanghaiGrand'' starring Andy Lau and Leslie Cheung, itself a remake of the HeroicBloodshed drama series ''Shanghai Bund'', but with Tsui Hark's more fantastical elements peppered throughout.
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* ''Film/ShanghaiGrand'' starring Andy Lau and Leslie Cheung, itself a remake of the HeroicBloodshed drama series ''Shanghai Bund'', but with Tsui Hark's more fantastical elements peppered throughout.
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* NoHonorAmongThieves: Villains in Heroic Bloodshed movies do ''not'' believe in honor or any other human virtues, caring only about money and power. In more cynical fare, even the syndicates the more heroic characters are in will turn on their own when the chips are down.
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* VillainousEthicsDecay: A recurring theme in many of these movies is how criminals who believe in honor, loyalty and family are being threatened and pushed out by newer, more vicious criminals who believe in none of these things and are willing to do anything for money and power.
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* The John Woo game ''VideoGame/{{Stranglehold}}'', which is a sequel to ''Hard Boiled''.
* The first two games of the ''VideoGame/MaxPayne'' series mix equal parts FilmNoir and Heroic Bloodshed, while the third game has more of a Film/ManOnFire feel.
* ''VideoGame/TheOpera'' mod for ''VideoGame/HalfLife2''.
* The first two games of the ''VideoGame/MaxPayne'' series mix equal parts FilmNoir and Heroic Bloodshed, while the third game has more of a Film/ManOnFire feel.
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* The John Woo game ''VideoGame/{{Stranglehold}}'', which was produced by John Woo and is a sequel to ''Hard Boiled''.
* Thefirst two games of the ''VideoGame/MaxPayne'' series mix equal parts mixes the tropes of this genre with elements of FilmNoir and Heroic Bloodshed, while the third game has more of a Film/ManOnFire feel.
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*''VideoGame/SleepingDogs''''VideoGame/SleepingDogs'' uses many of the genre's story elements in a WideOpenSandbox setting, though its combat is more focused on MMA-style brawling.
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* ''VideoGame/TheHongKongMassacre'' mixes ''VideoGame/HotlineMiami''-style violence and difficulty with BulletTime reminiscent of ''VideoGame/MaxPayne'' and ''VideoGame/MyFriendPedro'', with a maverick cop out for revenge against the triads for the murder of his partner.
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* ''VideoGame/TheHongKongMassacre'' mixes is a ''VideoGame/HotlineMiami''-style violence and difficulty with BulletTime reminiscent of ''VideoGame/MaxPayne'' and ''VideoGame/MyFriendPedro'', {{Homage}} to Heroic Bloodshed films, with a maverick cop out for revenge against the triads for the murder of his partner.partner in 1990s Hong Kong.
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* The ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' game series has some elements of this with its focus on stylish gunplay and the rivalry between Dante and his brother Vergil. [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry3 The third game]] is the most heavy on this trope with Lady's revenge-driven arc and having Dante's rivalry with his brother as the main focus of the game's plot.
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* The ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' game series has some elements of this with its focus on stylish gunplay and the rivalry between Dante and his brother Vergil. [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry3 The third game]] is the most heavy on this trope with Lady's revenge-driven arc and having Dante's rivalry with his brother as the main focus of the game's plot.
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* ''Film/ReturnEngagement'' starring Alan Tang from the aforementioned ''Flaming Brothers'', Creator/AndyLau and Simon Yam.
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* ''Film/TheBrothers1979'' - the Creator/ShawBrothers film that inspired John Woo.
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* ''Film/TheBigHeat1988'', not to be confused with the Hollywood movie below, is one of Film/JohnnieTo's earliest attempts at making a HeroicBloodshed film influenced by Woo, but combined with To's usual trademarks of thriller and dramatic elements. The movie is known for its unusually infamous TroubledProduction, which took 3 years for filming to be concluded.
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* ''Film/TheBigHeat1988'', not to be confused with the Hollywood movie below, is one of Film/JohnnieTo's Creator/JohnnieTo's earliest attempts at making a HeroicBloodshed film influenced by Woo, but combined with To's usual trademarks of thriller and dramatic elements. The movie is known for its unusually infamous TroubledProduction, which took 3 years for filming to be concluded.
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* ''Film//BloodStainedTradewinds'' starring Waise Lee from ''A Better Tomorrow'', but as the protagonist instead of main villain.
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