Jet Li, Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh. John Woo, Ringo Lam, Tsui Hark. In 4K. Finally.

Shout! Studios is rolling out Hong Kong Cinema Classics™ — a curated, remastered series of action and martial arts films from the 1980s and 1990s. This new home video label will bring iconic films from John Woo, Ringo Lam, Tsui Hark, Corey Yuen, and more to digital platforms and physical formats in 4K UHD and Blu-ray, complete with fresh transfers, restored audio, and new bonus content.

It’s a long-overdue rescue of out-of-print and rarely seen gems that shaped global action cinema — now hitting shelves and digital storefronts starting June 2025.

The Background

• The Golden Age of Hong Kong cinema redefined the action genre worldwide
• Titles from Golden Princess, Cinema City, and other key libraries have been mostly unavailable outside Asia
• Shout! is working with the Hong Kong Film Archives to remaster the films from the original camera negatives
• Every release includes new subtitles, restored sound and video, and bonus features in progress

Digital Releases (All in 4K)

June 24, 2025

• Hard Boiled (John Woo) – Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung Chiu-wai
• City on Fire (Ringo Lam) – Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee

July 8, 2025

• A Better Tomorrow, II, and III (John Woo) – Chow Yun-Fat, Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung Ka-fai

July 22, 2025

• Peking Opera Blues (Tsui Hark) – Brigitte Lin, Sally Yeh, Cherie Chung
• The Killer (John Woo) – Chow Yun-Fat, Danny Lee

August 5, 2025

• A Chinese Ghost Story, II, III – Leslie Cheung, Joey Wang, Tony Leung Chiu-wai

August 19, 2025

• Bullet in the Head (John Woo) – Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Physical Media Releases (4K UHD + Blu-ray)

July 29, 2025 – The Jet Li Collection (HKCC #1–5)

• Fist of Legend
• Tai Chi Master
• Fong Sai Yuk
• Fong Sai Yuk II
• The Bodyguard from Beijing

August 26, 2025 – City on Fire (Ringo Lam) (HKCC #6)

September 23, 2025 – Peking Opera Blues (Tsui Hark) (HKCC #7)

Future releases to follow.

Why It Matters

This isn’t just for collectors. These are the building blocks of everything you love in The Matrix, John Wick, Kill Bill, Hardcore Henry, Extraction, and just about every Hong Kong-influenced American action film of the last 25 years.

Jet Li. Tony Leung. Michelle Yeoh. Leslie Cheung. Brigitte Lin. Johnnie To. Chow Yun-Fat. This is where they became icons.

These are the definitive editions. Finally.