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- DirectorWong Kar-WaiStarsBrigitte LinTakeshi KaneshiroTony Leung Chiu-waiTwo melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant he frequents.84 (6)
Won 1 1994 Golden Horse Award, Best Film nominee
Won 4 1995 Hong Kong Film Awards, Best Film winner
35mm, Agfacolor, 1.66:1, Mono (Original), 4.0 Stereo (Dolby SR: director-approved remix)
4K UHD [DE Koch Media: 4K, Dolby Vision, 1.66:1, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (Cantonese), No mono audio, No ENG]
Blu-ray [Criterion WKW box: Remastered, 1.66:1, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (Cantonese), No mono audio, ENG subs, Featurette, Interviews, Book]
Blu-ray [Criterion original: Out of print, 1.66:1, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (Cantonese), No mono audio, ENG subs, Audio commentary (Tony Rayns), Featurette, Booklet]
Blu-ray (UK, HK: WKW remaster)
LaserDisc ([Mono PCM) - DirectorWong Kar-WaiStarsTony Leung Chiu-waiMaggie CheungPing-Lam SiuTwo neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs.86 (6)
"1960s Trilogy"
Won 3 2000 Golden Horse Awards, Best Film nominee
Won 5 2001 Hong Kong Film Awards, Best Film nominee
35mm, Color, 1.66:1, Dolby Digital
Blu-ray [Criterion original: Best PQ, ENG subs, Documentary]
4K UHD [Criterion: Green cast, 4K, No HDR, 1.66:1, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (Cantonese), ENG subs]
Blu-ray [Criterion WKW box: Green cast]
Blu-ray (KOR: ENG subs) - DirectorPeter Ho-Sun ChanStarsMaggie CheungLeon LaiEric TsangTwo Chinese-mainlanders living in Hong Kong form a close friendship. Over the years this grows into love, but there are obstacles.89 (3)
Won 2 1997 Golden Horse Awards, Best Film winner
Won 9 1997 Hong Kong Film Awards, Best Film winner
35mm, Color, 1.85:1, Mono
4K restoration (L'Immagine Ritrovata)
Blu-ray [HK Deltamac: AVC 23.0 Mbps, 5.1 DTS-HD MA [48kHz, 16-bit] 2,168kbps (Cantonese/Mandarin), ENG subs]
Blu-ray [TWN Deltamac: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (Cantonese/Mandarin), ENG subs]
Blu-ray [KOR Warner Bros.: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (Cantonese/Mandarin), ENG subs]
LaserDisc (HK: Mono PCM)
Golden Harvest (copyright) - DirectorChi-Ngai LeeStarsTakeshi KaneshiroKelly ChenMichael WongWhere is the end of the world? A rich girl diagnosed with leukemia wants to follow a sailor friend to St Kilda, Scotland to find out...but first she must search him out, who is missing.76 (3)
Won 1 1997 Hong Kong Film Award
35mm, Color, 1.85:1, 4.0 Stereo (Dolby)
Blu-ray [HK Panorama: 2.0 LPCM (Cantonese), ENG subs]
Golden Harvest (copyright) - DirectorJohnnie ToStarsAnthony Chau-Sang WongFrancis NgJackie Chung-yin LuiTriad boss Lung, who has just escaped being killed in an assassination, hires five killers for his protection. Their grown solidarity is under compulsion when Lung gives a special order.81 (3)
Won 2 Golden Horse Awards, Best Feature Film Nominee
Won 1 Hong Kong Film Award, Best Picture Nominee
35mm, Color, 2.39:1, 4.0 Stereo
DVD [FR TF1 Vidéo: Best PQ - PAL, 16:9, DD Mono, No ENG]
DVD [HK Mei Ah: VCD Port, 4:3, DD Mono (Highest audio bitrate), English Subtitles]
Milkyway Image (copyright) - DirectorJohnnie ToStarsNick CheungAnthony Chau-Sang WongFrancis NgA friendship is formed between an ex-gangster, and two groups of hitmen - those who want to protect him and those who were sent to kill him.77 (6), The Mission Spiritual Sequel
Won 2 Golden Horse Awards, Best Feature Film Nominee
Hong Kong Film Awards Best Picture Nominee
35mm, Color, 2.39:1, Dolby Digital
Blu-ray [AUS Chameleon Films: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (Cantonese), new ENG subs, Region free, Audio commentaries (#1&2 Frank Djeng), Interview, Featurette, Video essay, Making of, Booklet]
Blu-ray [HK MegaStar: AVC 22.00 Mbps, 7.1 DTS-HD MA (48kHz, 16-bit: Cantonese), 5.1 Dolby Digital EX (Mandarin dub), ENG subs, Making of (ENG subs)]
Media Asia Films (copyright), Milkyway Image - DirectorJohnnie ToStarsLouis KooSuet LamTony Ka Fai LeungRival gang leaders are locked in a struggle to become the new chairman of Hong Kong's Triad society.77 (5)
Won 2 Golden Horse Awards, Best Feature Film Nominee
Won 4 Hong Kong Film Awards, Best Picture Winner
35mm, Color, 2.39:1, Dolby Digital
Blu-ray [AUS Chameleon Films: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (Cantonese), new ENG subs, Audio commentary (Frank Djeng, John Charles), Masterclass, Video essay, Interviews, Making of, Booklet]
Blu-ray [HK Panorama: AVC 25.00 Mbps, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (48kHz, 16-bit: Cantonese), 5.1 Dolby Digital (Mandarin dub), ENG subs, Interviews (ENG subs), Making of (ENG subs)]
One Hundred Years of Film, Milkyway Image (copyright) - DirectorJohnnie ToStarsLouis KooSimon YamNick CheungAs election time nears, current Triad chairman Lok (Yam) faces competition from his godsons. At the same time, Jimmy (Koo) looks to increase his business relations with mainland China.80 (6)
Hong Kong Film Awards Best Picture Nominee
35mm, Color, Black & White, 2.39:1, Dolby Digital
Blu-ray [AUS Chameleon Films: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (Cantonese), new ENG subs, Audio commentary (Frank Djeng, John Charles), Interviews, Making of, Booklet]
Blu-ray [HK Panorama: AVC 26.45 Mbps, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (48kHz, 16-bit: Cantonese), 5.1 Dolby Digital (Mandarin dub), ENG subs, Interviews (ENG subs), Making of (ENG subs)]
One Hundred Years of Film, Milkyway Image (copyright) - DirectorJohnnie ToStarsLouis KooAaron KwokCherrie YingA former Judo champion is given the chance to redeem himself after he befriends a competitor and an aspiring singer.71 (5)
Won 1 Golden Horse Award
35mm, Color, 2.39:1, Dolby Digital
Blu-ray [Criterion: 4K remaster, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (Cantonese), new ENG subs, Interviews, Video essays, Making of, Leaflet]
Blu-ray [UK Eureka Entertainment: 4K remaster, 2.0 LPCM (Cantonese, ENG dub), no 5.1 audio, new ENG subs, Region B, Audio commentaries (#1 Frank Djeng, #2 Frank Djeng, Ric Meyers), Interview, Making of, Booklet]
Blu-ray [HK Kam & Ronson 4K remaster: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (Cantonese, Mandarin dub), ENG subs, Interview (Johnnie To), Making of (Cantonese)]
Blu-ray [HK Kam & Ronson original: 7.1 Dolby TrueHD (Cantonese remix), 5.1 Dolby Digital EX (Mandarin dub), ENG subs, Making of (Cantonese)]
Fortune Star, One Hundred Years of Film (copyright), Milkyway Image - DirectorDerek Tung-Sing YeeStarsDaniel WuCecilia CheungAlex FongHong Kong nihilism. December 22, a street quarrel leads to the death of a gang leader's son. Next day, he seeks revenge on his brother, a rival boss. He calls on Liu, a fixer, to import a hit man from the mainland. Lai Fu, a tough and youthful hick, arrives with a day pass. The cops, led by the morose Milo, hear about the killer; they open a full-scale Christmas Eve operation to find the warring brothers and Lai Fu. Lai Fu rescues a hooker, Dan Dan, from a sadist and asks her to help him find his way around Mongkok. By nightfall, Liu has double crossed Lai Fu, the brothers are hiding, the cops are everywhere, and Lai Fu and Dan Dan are on the run. Peace on earth, good will to all?72 (3)
Golden Horse Awards Best Feature Film Nominee
Won 2 Hong Kong Film Awards, Best Picture Nominee
35mm, Color, Black & White, 2.39:1, Dolby Digital
Blu-ray [HK Universe Laser & Video: 7.1 DTS-HD MA (Cantonese), ENG subs] - DirectorJohnnie ToStarsLeon LaiChing-Wan LauFiona LeungJack and Martin are members of rival Chinese triads in the middle of a gang war. Both of their gang leaders like to get advice from a fortune teller living in Thailand. On one such trip, Martin's gang ambushes Jack's at a Thai hotel. There is a spectacular shootout, in which both Martin and Jack are severely wounded. The leader of Jack's gang was at the hotel, unlike Martin's, and escapes. Afterwards, both gang leaders, Mr. Fong of Martin's and Mr. Yam of Jack's, go to a general and make peace. Meanwhile, both Jack and Martin are hospitalized. Martin's legs are amputated, and his girlfriend whores herself in order to get them back into Hong Kong...79 (3)
35mm, Color, 2.39:1, Dolby Digital
Blu-ray [JPN Amazing DC: HD, AVC 24.37 Mbps, 5.1 DTS-HD MA [48kHz, 16-bit] (Cantonese), No ENG]
Blu-ray [FR Spectrum: 2.0 DTS-HD MA (Cantonese), No ENG]
DVD [HK Universe Laser & Video: 4:3, 5.1 Dolby Digital (Cantonese), Poor ENG subs, Interviews]
Film City (copyright), Milkyway Image - DirectorsWai Keung LauAlan MakStarsAndy LauTony Leung Chiu-waiAnthony Chau-Sang WongChen Wing Yan, a policeman, successfully infiltrates a gang while Lau Kin Ming, a tried member, becomes a mole in the police force. However, things change when both of them must seek each other out.83 (6)
Won 6 Golden Horse Awards, Best Film winner
Won 7 Hong Kong Film Awards, Best Film winner
35mm, Color, Black & White, 2.39:1, Dolby Digital
4K UHD [FR The Jokers: No ENG]
Blu-ray [Criterion: 4K remaster, ENG subs]
Blu-ray [HK MegaStar: ENG subs, Audio commentary (Andrew Lau, Alan Mak, Tony Leung, Eric Tsang)]
Media Asia Films (copyright) - DirectorsWai Keung LauAlan MakStarsEdison ChenShawn YueAnthony Chau-Sang WongIn this prequel to Mou gaan dou (2002), Chan Wing Yan has just become an undercover cop in the triads while Lau Kin Ming joins the police force. Both the triads and the police find an enemy in a rival crime boss.75 (4)
Won 1 Hong Kong Film Award, Best Picture Nominee
35mm, Color, 2.39:1, Dolby Digital
4K UHD [FR The Jokers: No ENG]
Blu-ray [Criterion: 4K remaster, ENG subs]
Blu-ray [HK MegaStar: ENG subs, Audio commentary (Andrew Lau, Alan Mak, Tony Leung, Eric Tsang)]
Media Asia Films (copyright) - DirectorsWai Keung LauAlan MakStarsTony Leung Chiu-waiAndy LauLeon LaiMonths after the events of the original film, Ming suspects a police superintendent as being a new mole for the triads, while years earlier, Yan embarks on his first mission.74 (3)
Won 1 Golden Horse Award
Hong Kong Film Awards Best Picture Nominee
35mm, Color, 2.39:1, Dolby Digital
4K UHD [FR The Jokers: No ENG]
Blu-ray [Criterion: 4K remaster, ENG subs]
Blu-ray [HK MegaStar: ENG subs]
Media Asia Films (copyright) - DirectorJohnnie ToStarsAndy LauChing-Wan LauYoYo MungPolice inspector and excellent hostage negotiator Ho Sheung-Sang finds himself in over his head when he is pulled into a 72 hour game by a cancer-suffering criminal out for vengeance on Hong Kong's organized crime Syndicates.79 (3)
Won 1 Hong Kong Film Award, Best Picture Nominee
35mm, Color, 1.85:1, Mono
Blu-ray [Arrow: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (Cantonese, Mandarin dub), Mono LPCM (ENG dub), new ENG subs, Audio commentaries (#1 Julien Carbon, Laurent Courtiaud, #2 Frank Djeng), Interviews, Featurette, Booklet]
Blu-ray [UK Eureka Entertainment: 5.1 DTS-HD MA (Cantonese, Mandarin dub), Mono LPCM (ENG dub), new ENG subs, Region free, Audio commentaries (#1 Julien Carbon, Laurent Courtiaud, #2 Frank Djeng), Interviews, Featurette, Booklet]
Blu-ray [HK Kam & Ronson: 7.1 Dolby TrueHD (Cantonese remix), 5.1 Dolby Digital EX (Mandarin dub), bad ENG subs]
Fortune Star, Win's Entertainment (copyright), Milkyway Image - DirectorsTat-Chi YauJohnnie ToStarsTakeshi KaneshiroCarman LeeChi-Shing ChiuThe secret world of contract killing comes to focus in the dark, comical tale of Hong Kong's triad. A lowlife gangster is offered a huge fee to commit a murder. He accepts, but there's a catch - he just won a huge fortune and wants to back out of his contract!70 (3), Johnnie To
35mm, Color, 1.85:1, Mono
DVD [HK Mei Ah: Best PQ, 4:3, 1.66:1, Mono Dolby Digital (Cantonese), ENG subs]
DVD [DE Laser Paradise: 4:3, Cropped 1.33:1, Mono Dolby Digital (Cantonese), No ENG]
LaserDisc (JPN: Mono PCM)
Milkyway Image (copyright) - DirectorsTat-Chi YauJohnnie ToStarsSimon YamChing-Wan LauYoYo MungA group of inept Mainland criminals botch a jewelry store robbery. The cops, led by the straight-laced Ken and the wise-cracking Sam, begin to investigate the case and quickly confuse the jewel thieves with a group of hard-ass Mainland robbers staying in the same area.72 (3), Johnnie To
35mm, Color, 2.39:1, 4.0 Stereo (Dolby)
Blu-ray [FR Spectrum: 2.18:1, AVC 29.99 Mbps, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (Cantonese), No ENG]
DVD (ITA: PAL, 16:9, DD 2.0 Stereo, No English)
DVD (HK: 4:3, DD 5.1, English Subtitles)
Film City (copyright), Milkyway Image - DirectorJohnnie ToStarsChow Yun-FatSylvia ChangKun-Hsuan HuangA father's ex-girlfriend resurfaces after a 10-year absence wanting to take her son away from him. With his world shattered, he must decide between what is best for his son and his own future happiness.83 (3)
Won 1 Hong Kong Film Award, Best Picture Nominee
35mm, Color, 1.85:1, Mono
Blu-ray [HK Kam & Ronson: Upscale, No Mono, 7.1 Dolby TrueHD (Cantonese), Poor ENG subs]
LaserDisc (HK: PCM Mono)
Fortune Star, Cinema City (copyright) - DirectorSoi CheangStarsKa-Tung LamYase LiuMason LeeRookie policeman Will Ren and his partner, the veteran cop Cham Lau, are pursuing an obsessive and especially brutal murderer of women.Won 4 2022 Golden Horse Awards, Best Picture nominee
Won 1 2022 Hong Kong Film Award, Best Picture nominee
2.8K, B&W, 2.39:1, Dolby Digital
4K UHD [Capelight Pictures: 4K (HDR10), 7.1 DTS-HD MA (Cantonese), ENG subs]
Blu-ray [HK Panorama: Cat III, AVC 29.997 Mbps, 7.1 Dolby TrueHD (Cantonese, Mandarin dub), ENG subs, Making of] - DirectorRingo LamStarsChing-Wan LauFrancis NgAmanda LeePolice Inspector Pao is trying to catch Mak Kwan, a gang member who is first arrested, but then escapes from the prison. By chance, Pao realizes that the target of Kwan's gang is the H. K. Jockey Club.73 (3)
Hong Kong Film Awards Best Picture Nominee
35mm, Color, 1.85:1, Dolby Digital
Blu-ray [UK Eureka Entertainment: 2.0 LPCM (Cantonese), no 5.1 audio, new ENG subs, Region B, Audio commentaries (#1 Ringo Lam, #2 Frank Djeng), Interview]
Blu-ray [HK CN Entertainment: 7.1 Dolby TrueHD (Cantonese, Mandarin dub), bad ENG subs]
Mei Ah (copyright) - DirectorRingo LamStarsChow Yun-FatYueh SunDanny LeeAn undercover cop infiltrates a gang of thieves who plan to rob a jewelry store.80 (4)
Won 2 Hong Kong Film Awards, Best Picture Nominee
35mm, Color, 1.85:1, Mono
Blu-ray [HK Kam & Ronson: Upscale, No mono, 7.1 Dolby TrueHD (Cantonese remix), ENG subs]
DVD [UK HKL: Audio commentary (Bey Logan)]
LaserDisc (HK, JPN, UK: PCM Mono)
Fortune Star (copyright) - DirectorKa-Fai WaiStarsChing-Wan LauCarman LeeFrancis NgWhen Ah-Gou, a smalltime Hong Kong street rascal, visits a fortune teller and hears that soon he will face a life-changing choice, he surely can't imagine that his life reached a middle point without return. Will he go to Mainland China with his fellow gangsters to close a deal on a couple of stolen cars? Or will he instead chose to accompany his friend on a trip to kill a mafioso in Taiwan? We are presented with the outcomes of both choices, but is any of the choices really a good one won't be easy to tell... This underground action comedy not only draws inspirations from Krzysztof Kieslowski and Quentin Tarantino, but can also be seen as a highly evaluated political commentary on Hongkong's transition to the People's Republic of China in 1997. Avant-garde cinematography, trippy electronic music and a variety of characteristic figures makes it a fun and memorable experience.84 (3)
35mm, Color, 1.85:1, Mono
DVD [HK City Laser: 4:3, 1.85:1, Mono Dolby Digital (Cantonese), Burnt Mandarin/ENG subs]
Warner Bros. (copyright), Golden Harvest - DirectorsTat-Chi YauJohnnie ToStarsChing-Wan LauTony Leung Chiu-waiMaggie SiuA corrupt cop named Sam handles negotiations between two Triad leaders who plan to join forces. However, he meets a suspicious bald man named Tony, who keeps following him around and disrupting his personal business.79 (3), Johnnie To
35mm, Color, 2.39:1, Mono
Blu-ray [FR Spectrum: Bad audio, 2.18:1, AVC 29.98 Mpbs, 5.1 DTS-HD MA (Cantonese remix), No ENG]
DVD [FR HK Vidéo: PAL, 16:9, Mono Dolby Digital (Cantonese), No ENG, Booklet]
DVD [HK Universe Laser & Video: 4:3, No Mono, 5.1 Dolby Digital (Cantonese remix), poor ENG subs]
LaserDisc (HK: PCM Mono)
Film City (copyright), Milkyway Image - DirectorBenny ChanStarsAndy LauChien-Lien WuMan-Tat NgDuring a bank heist, the getaway driver Wah took a young woman Jo Jo hostage. After preventing her from getting killed by his accomplices, they began a forbidden relationship causing mayhem and chaos for their friends and family.82 (3), Johnnie To
Won 1 Hong Kong Film Award
35mm, Color, 1.85:1, Mono
4K restoration (OCN)
Blu-ray [Radiance Films: Mono 2.0 LPCM (Cantonese), new ENG subs, Interview (Benny Chan), Audio commentary (Frank Djeng), Visual essay, Booklet]
Blu-ray [KOR King Media: HD, Mono 2.0 DTS-HD MA (Cantonese), ENG subs]
Media Asia Films (copyright) - DirectorsJohnnie ToKa-Fai WaiStarsAndy LauSammi ChengFiona LeungWah and Kinki both working at a computer company. Both of them are not getting on very well initially, but friendship develops into romance when they get to know each other after a while.73 (3)
Hong Kong Film Awards Best Picture nominee
35mm, Color, 1.85:1, Dolby Digital
Blu-ray [HK Kam & Ronson: ENG subs]
Fortune Star, One Hundred Years of Film (copyright), Milkyway Image