Hong Kong Synopsis
英雄本色3：夕阳之歌
The year is 1974. A young Hong Kong Chinese, Mark, travels to Saigon to make his fortune. There, he encounters a mysterious femme fatale, the lovely Kit. As he becomes more involved in her various underworld deals, a tragic romance develops. On the eve of the outbreak of war, Kit's past returns to endanger her, and Mark must risk everything for the one true love of his life.
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The 1988–1990 Hong Kong Window
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon holds position #34 of 67 Hong Kong films in the 1988–1990 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape
1989 was the decade’s peak output year for Hong Kong — 20 titles released, including A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon. Bars below show how the 1980s stacked up year by year (151 total).
War + Action in Hong Kong
8 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the War and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 19 other Hong Kong films in 1989.
The 279th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
100 audience reviews — more than 81% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 83th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #321 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (62nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.2 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong War productions specifically: #7 of 13 (top 54%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, English, Portuguese, Vietnamese |
| Production Companies | Golden Princess Film Production Ltd., Film Workshop |
| Runtime | 1h 54m |
| Release Date | October 20, 1989 |
| IMDb | tt0098691 |