The Killer Limited Edition 4K UHD
'The Killer' Director: John Woo (1989) Arrow Limited Edition 3-Disc 4K Ultra HD | Cantonese or English w/ English subtitles
John Woo's (Hard Boiled) spectacular blend of explosive gunfights and dramatic performances includes the magnetic Chow Yun-Fat in one of his most memorable roles.
When a hitman's latest job takes a wrong turn during a shootout at a lavish nightclub, he accidentally blinds its resident singer by firing his gun too close to her eyes. Racked with remorse, Ah Chong decides to retire from his life of crime and help Jennie get a cornea transplant. But when Ah Chong's rancorous former boss betrays him, Ah Chong receives an unexpected helping hand from hot-headed police detective Lee Ying (Danny Lee, City on Fire).
An international sensation, The Killer put Woo on the radar of genre fans the world over and inspired waves of imitators, but none that could outclass it.
Limited Edition contents:
- Reversible sleeve and double-sided foldout poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork
- Six postcard-sized reproduction artcards
- Collectors' perfect-bound booklet featuring new writing on the film by critics Priscilla Page and Frank Djeng, archival writing by critic Rafik Djoumi and an excerpt from an interview with John Woo conducted by Stéphane Moïssakis
Special features include:
- Brand new commentary by director John Woo and film journalist Drew Taylor
- Brand new commentary by critic David West
- Two archival commentaries by John Woo, one with producer Terence Chang
- Deleted and extended scenes
- The Hero of Heroic Bloodshed, a brand new feature-length documentary on John Woo's career
- Brand new interview with director John Woo, producer Terence Chang, editor David Wu
- Appreciation by author Grady Hendrix
- American Cinematheque 2025 introduction with Woo
- Archival interviews with cinematographer Peter Pau and actors Sally Yeh and Kenneth Tsang
- Four archival featurettes from 2001 with Woo and producer Tsui Hark
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of the 130-minute Taiwan Extended Cut with lossless Mandarin mono audio and optional English subtitles (contains standard-definition inserts)
- Option to view the Extended Cut with additional scenes from the Taiwan VHS release
- Unrestored print of the Extended Cut (standard-definition with burnt-in subtitles only)
