On May 19, 2025, 88 Films is releasing a Blu-ray for John Woo’s Sunset Warriors (aka Heroes Shed No Tears), a 1983 Hong Kong action film that stars Eddie Ko Hung (The Miracle Fighters) and Lam Ching Ying (Mr. Vampire).
An overlooked classic from an action master! Made by John Woo just before the game-changing A Better Tomorrow, Sunset Warriors was hacked about by the studio and eventually released as Heroes Shed No Tears. For years, Woo’s original cut has been a holy grail for action fans. Now – finally – you can see it for yourself.
An explosive story of mercenaries battling drug lords, Sunset Warriors is a war movie such as only John Woo could make. Now restored to the director’s original vision, it can stand alongside The Killer and Bullet in the Head as one of his essential films. 88 Films are thrilled to present the UK blu-ray premier of a resurrected masterpiece!
Details are still pending.
This title will soon be available at The Goodie Emporium, a U.S.-based online store that currently has many Import Shaw Brothers/Golden Harvest/martial arts DVD/Blu-ray movies in-stock – with New titles being added regularly!
Watch the film’s Trailer below:
Woah. I wonder if Woo approves of this. One would think the original cut and extra footage was long gone since film preservation wasn’t a thing back then.
The original cut got a release in Germany last year, so it turned up somewhere!