Rich and Famous & Tragic Hero | Blu-ray (Eureka)
On July 24, 2023, Eureka will be releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for 1987’s Rich and Famous and Tragic Hero (aka Rich and Famous II).
Collectively, the films are directed by Taylor Wong Tai Loy (Kung Fu Vs. Acrobatic), and star Chow Yun Fat (Project Gutenberg), Andy Lau (The White Storm 2: Drug Lords), Alex Man (Guns of Dragon), Danny Lee (Run and Kill) and Carina Lau (Warriors of Future).
A two-film saga influenced by The Godfather and Once Upon a Time in America, Taylor Wong’s Rich and Famousand Tragic Hero tell a decades-spanning tale of brotherhood and betrayal with a heroic bloodshed twist.
In Rich and Famous, in order to pay off a gambling debt two brothers Yung (Alex Man) and
Kwok (Andy Lau) enter a dangerous world of violent criminals. Crossing paths with the charismatic gangster Li Ah Chai (Chow Yun Fat), the two brothers join his gang and quickly rise through the ranks. Then in the spectacularly action-packed Tragic Hero, the fortunes of all three characters has changed significantly, with one of the brothers now a violent Triad leader seeking revenge.
Also starring Danny Lee (who would reunite with Chow Yun Fat two years later for John Woo’s The Killer), Rich and Famous and Tragic Hero make their Blu-ray debuts in the UK from new restorations.
Features:
- Limited Edition slipcase featuring artwork by Grégory Sacré (Gokaiju) [2000 copies]
- 1080p presentations on Blu-ray from new restorations of the original film elements
- Original Cantonese audio tracks
- Newly translated English subtitles (optional)
- Brand new audio commentaries on both films by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
- Brand new video piece looking at the dubbing of Hong Kong films into English during the 80s, featuring an interview with Simon Broad who was the voice of Chow Yun Fat for the English language releases of many of his films
- Interview with Manfred Wong (archival)
- Interview with Michael Mak (archival)
- Trailers
- A collectors booklet featuring new writing on both films by James Oliver [2000 copies]
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!
Until then, don’t miss the Trailer for the films below:
Boring pseudo heroic bloodsheds. Maybe 5 or 10 minutes of maybe watchable action. If the rest was good…but no…