On April 20, 2026, Arrow (UK) is releasing the 4K Ultra HD for The Killer, John Woo’s most acclaimed action masterpiece, which can be pre-ordered today at Goodie Emporium!
Fresh from the success of the first two A Better Tomorrow films, in 1989 action maestro John Woo would unleash The Killer, a spectacular blend of explosive gunfights and dramatic performances, including the magnetic Chow Yun-Fat in one of his most memorable roles.
Ah Chong (Chow Yun-Fat) is a hitman whose latest job takes a wrong turn when, during a shootout at a lavish nightclub, he accidentally blinds singer Jennie 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 Features:
- Reversible sleeve and double-sided foldout poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
- 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
Disc One – Features and Extras (4K Ultra HD):
- Original lossless Cantonese mono and Dolby Atmos audio, and lossless English mono audio
- Optional newly translated English subtitles for the Cantonese audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English audio
- 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
- Theatrical trailers
- Image gallery
Disc Two – Extra (Blu-ray Region B):
- The Hero of Heroic Bloodshed, a brand new feature-length documentary on John Woo’s career
- A Bullet Ballet, a brand new interview with director John Woo
- My Kind of Hero, a brand new interview with producer Terence Chang
- Editing The Killer, a brand new interview with editor David Wu
- Hong Kong Confidential, a new 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
Disc Three – Extended cut (Blu-ray Region B):
- 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)
This title can be pre-ordered 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 Arrow’s NEW Trailer below:
Well, I’ll throw (give) away my very disappointing French 4KUHD/BD of Hard boiled and I’ll get the UK BD releases of at least Hard boiled and The killer.
I think I’m gonna wait for the Arrow realease of the trilogy of A Chinese ghost story and others interesting ones.
At that price, a cheap cover, a bad choice of cards, a pitiful little booklet and a horribly filmed and boring conversation between four guys during 45 minutes? No, I’ll go the Arrow way.
The narrator for the trailer must think he’s introing something from Godfrey Ho.