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Also known as "Hong Kong Blood Opera", this is a genre of Hong Kong Action Cinema made popular by directors like [[John Woo]] and Ringo Lam and actors such as [[Chow Yun-fat]]. ''' [[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]].
 
Characters spin, [[Unnecessary Combat Roll|roll]], and [[Leap and Fire|dive]] across the room while blasting away during shootouts, often with [[Guns Akimbo|two guns at once]]. Often, a good dose of kung fu is also mixed in, particularly when kung fu stars appear in such movies. ''' [[Heroic Bloodshed''']] pictures, in keeping with their name, are also incredibly violent, with a good amount of blood flying and often substantial body counts before it's all over.
 
Protagonists are usually [[Noble Demon|honorable criminals]] or hard-boiled enforcers of either the police or the criminal variety, resulting in [[Gray and Gray Morality|very morally ambiguous plots]], which makes for some interesting parallels with occidental [[Film Noir]].
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For more information about the genre, see [[The Other Wiki]]'s [[wikipedia:Heroic bloodshed|article]].
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* [[White Shirt of Death]]
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== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[A Better Tomorrow]]'' - directed by [[John Woo]]. Stars Ti Lung, [[Leslie Cheung]] and [[Chow Yun-Fatfat]] in his breakout role.
* ''A Better Tomorrow 2'' - directed by [[John Woo]]. Stars Ti Lung, [[Leslie Cheung]], [[Chow Yun-Fatfat]] and Dean Shek.
* ''A Better Tomorrow 3: Love and Death in Saigon'' - directed by Tsui Hark. Stars [[Chow Yun-Fatfat]], Anita Mui and Tony Leung Ka-Fai.
* ''Heroes Shed No Tears'' - the first gunplay movie directed by [[John Woo]], released after ''A Better Tomorrow''.
* ''Hero of Tomorrow'' - directed by Poon Man Kit starring Max Mok.
* ''Dragon Family'' - directed by Lau Kar Leung and starring Alan Tam, O Chun Hung and Max Mok.
* ''Legacy of Rage'' - directed by Ronny Yu, noted for being Brandon Lee's first movie.
* ''City on Fire'' - directed by Ringo Lam, starring [[Chow Yun-Fatfat]] and Danny Lee, noted for inspiring [[Quentin Tarantino]]'s ''[[Reservoir Dogs]]''.
* ''Killer's Romance'' - directed by Phillip Ko Fei and starring Simon Yam. Based on ''[[Crying Freeman]].''
* ''Rich and Famous'' - directed by Taylor Wong and starring [[Chow Yun-Fatfat]] and Andy Lau.
* ''Tragic Hero'' - directed by Taylor Wong and starring [[Chow Yun-Fatfat]], Andy Lau and Alan Tam. Was intended as a sequel to Rich and Famous, but ended up getting released first.
* ''Just Heroes'' - directed by [[John Woo]], with none of Woo's previous stars, though Danny Lee, who plays in this one, would go on to appear in...
* ''[[The Killer]]'' - directed by [[John Woo]], and starring [[Chow Yun-Fatfat]] and Danny Lee.
* ''Bullet in the Head'' - directed by [[John Woo]], and featuring Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Jacky Cheung, and Simon Yam.
* ''Once a Thief'' - directed by [[John Woo]], starring [[Chow Yun-Fatfat]], [[Leslie Cheung]] and Cheri Chung.
* ''[[Hard Boiled (film)|Hard Boiled]]'' - directed by [[John Woo]], featuring [[Chow Yun-Fatfat]] and Tony Leung Chiu-Wai.
* ''Full Contact'' - directed by Ringo Lam, starring [[Chow Yun-Fatfat]], Simon Yam and Anthony Wong.
* ''Exiled'' - directed by Johnnie To, starring Anthony Wong, Francis Ng, Roy Cheung, Lam Suet and Simon Yam.
* The ''[[Infernal Affairs]]'' trilogy - directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak, starring Tony Leung Chiu-Wai and Andy Lau. One of the more cynical series.
* ''[[Hard Target]]'' - [[John Woo]]'s first American movie, starring the "Muscles from Brussels," [[Jean -Claude Van Damme]].
* ''[[Broken Arrow (1996 film)|Broken Arrow]]'' - directed by [[John Woo]], starring [[John Travolta]] and Christian Slater.
* ''[[Face Off]]'' - [[John Woo]]'s best American flick, starring [[John Travolta]] and [[Nicholas Cage]] as both hero and villain.
* ''Mission: Impossible II'' - directed by [[John Woo]], starring [[Tom Cruise]].
* ''[[The Matrix]]'' - The Wachowski Brothers pay homage to the genre in a big way, particularly in the first movie.
* ''[[The Mummy Trilogy]]'' - Stephen Sommers just loves to pay homage to this genre, in particular the [[Guns Akimbo|ranged combat style]] of the O'Connell family's men.
* ''The Replacement Killers'' - directed by [[Antoine Fuqua]] and produced by John Woo. Stars Chow YunJean-FatClaude Van Damme and Mira Sorvino.
* ''[[Equilibrium]]'' - Kurt Wimmer pays homage to the genre by means of inventing a [[Gun Kata|new gunplay-based martial art]].
* ''Return to a Better Tomorrow'' - Wong Jing's attempt to revive the franchise created by John Woo. Wong Jing being Wong Jing, however, he's not too successful.
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