Painted Faces | Blu-ray (88 Films)

On June 15, 2026, 88 Films will be releasing a Blu-ray (Region B) for Painted Faces, a 1988 Hong Kong classic from director Alex Law Kai-Yui (Now You See Love… Now You Don’t).

Painted Faces tells the story about the Peking Opera School that Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao attended as young men. Specifically, their relationship to their teacher, Master Yu Jim-Yuen (the real-life Yu Jim-Yuen would later star in 1979’s The Old Master).

The kung fu legend takes a rare dramatic role as the tough-but-fair master Yu (Hung), a teacher training young kids for a life on the stage. But times are changing; the theatres are closing and Yu must find new opportunities for his charges, even if it means letting them work in movies…

Based on the real-life childhoods of Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao and, yes, Sammo himself (he’s playing his own, real-life master), Painted Faces is a nostalgic tribute to a man who turned children into superstars.

The film also stars Cheng Pei-Pei (Golden Swallow), Lam Ching-Ying (When Taekwondo Strikes), John Shum (Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars) and Wu Ma (Circus Kids).

Further details and features are still pending.

Limited Edition Features:

• Limited Edition Slipcase
• Limited Edition Poster

Features:

• Audio Commentary by HK Cinema Expert Frank Djeng
• The Art of Movement – An Interview with Actress Cheng Pei-Pei
• Tony Rayns on Painted Faces
• Teaser Trailer
• Original Trailer
• Reversible sleeve

You can pre-order this title 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 original Trailer below: