King of Beggars | Blu-ray (Eureka)

On January 26, 2026, Eureka is releasing the Blu-ray (Region A/B) for King of Beggars, a 1992 Hong Kong comedy from Stephen Chow (The Mermaid, Kung Fu Hustle, King of Comedy).

At the dawn of the 1990s, following a decade in which Hong Kong martial arts cinema was dominated by Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung, a new superstaremerged: Stephen Chow. Chow rose to fame as the star of both the Fight Back to School and Royal Tramp series and King of Beggars – a comedic take on the story of famed martial artist and folk hero So Chan.

So Chan (Chow) is a naturally gifted martial artist – but lazy, unmotivated and spoiled by his wealthy parents. He is forced to make something of himself when he falls in love with Yu Shang (Sharla Cheung), a prostitute who agrees to marry him on one condition: that he enters and wins the upcoming imperial martial arts tournament. So Chan only hopes to win Yu Shang’s hand in marriage, but entering the competition soon leads him to become embroiled in a bitter feud between the famed Beggar Clan and a corrupt government official, Chiu Mo-kei (Norman Chiu).

A beloved character previously played by the likes of Yuen Siu-tien, Lau Kar-leung, Philip Kwok, Chow Yun-fat and Gordon Liu, So Chan – popularly known as Beggar So – was a legendary master of drunken boxing who lived during the late Qing dynasty, vividly brought to life in King of Beggars by a star on the rise in Stephen Chow. Eureka Classics is proud to present the film on Blu-ray for the first time outside of Asia.

Features:

• Limited edition O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by Sam Gilbey [2000 copies]
• Limited edition booklet featuring new writing on King of Beggars and director Gordon Chan by Andy Willis [2000 copies]
• 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray from a new 2K restoration
• Cantonese audio (original stereo presentation)
• Optional English dub
• Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release
• New audio commentary with East Asian cinema expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
• Beggars and Tramps – new interview with director Gordon Chan
• So Chan and Stephen Chow – new video essay by East Asian cinema scholar Gary Bettinson, co-editor of The Cinema of Stephen Chow
• Original theatrical trailer

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!