Chow Yun-fat returns to the role that made him famous back in his Hong Kong TV days by portraying Shanghai crime boss Cheng in director Wong Jing’s The Last Tycoon. Also starring Hong Kong acting veterans Sammo Hung and Francis Ng, The Last Tycoon received some of the best reviews of Wong Jing’s career.
The film hits Import Blu-ray and DVD on March 7th, 2013. Trusted retailer DDDHouse is offering the Blu-ray for only $21.15. Since the disc is Region A, it should play on any North American Blu-ray player. Also available is the Region 3 DVD for $13.36, but this disc will require an import player. Both releases feature English subtitles.
Those eager to see Chow Yun-fat return to his pistol-packing glory days would be wise not to miss this lavish gangster tale.