The True Hero (暴雨驕陽) 29 years old

An ex-con has spent the last ten years of his life in prison for defending the lives of his best friend and his best friend's sister. While in jail he learns to become a teacher's aide. In school he comes across these troubled teens who start hanging around a sleazy low-level triad that runs a video arcade, luring kids by exchanging games for drug running. He eventually befriends the kids pissing off the triad who gets him fired by digging up dirt on his past. But he doesn't care, he proposes to his girlfriend and she says yes but a student is still held under the grasp of the triad. So he goes back into action to try and free the kid and ridding the neighborhood of the sleazy scumbag. Can he reach the kid and change the kid's ways? Will the ex-con and his girl live happily ever after?

Credits

The True Hero Cast

Name Character
Simon Yam He was 39, now 69 years old as Cheung Chi-Wing
Anita Yuen She was 23, now 52 years old as Hung
Lawrence Cheng He was 39, now 69 years old as Joe
John Ching Tung as Brother Tiger
Austin Wai He was 37, 55 years old when he died as Brother Four
Derek Yee He was 36, now 66 years old as Principal Chun

The True Hero Crew

Name Department
Joe Cheung as Director. He was 50 (now 79) years old Directing
Joe Cheung as Writer. He was 50 (now 79) years old Writing
The True Hero (29 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, October 29, 1994
  • Runtime: 97 minutes