Hong Kong Gamblers & Gangsters 6-Film Set (Shout Factory Store Exclusive)
Shout Factory will be releasing 6-film set of Hong Kong movies themed around Gamblers and Gamers. It includes a mixture of Shaw Brothers and Celestial Pictures films. This is a Store exclusive, limited to 2,500 copies, and releasing on September 30th.
NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
NEW Audio Commentary With Critic And Author David West
NEW “Money Makes Macau” – An Interview With Academic And Author Dr. Victor Fan
NEW “Lisbon On The South China Seas” – An Interview With Macanese Historian Dr. Helena Lopes
Celestial Trailer
DISC TWO: CASINO TYCOON II (1992)
Audio: Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
NEW Audio Commentary With Critic And Author David West
NEW “Fame and Fortune” – Hong Kong Film Critic James Mudge On Actress Chingmy Yau
NEW “Gambling With Success” – An Interview With Film Historian Frank Djeng
Celestial Trailer
DISC THREE: CHALLENGE OF THE GAMESTERS (1981)
Audio: Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Hong Kong Film Critic At easternKicks
Gangsters & Gamblers Poster Gallery
Celestial Trailer
DISC FOUR: DESTINY’S CHAMPION (1984)
Audio: Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Hong Kong Film Critic At easternKicks
NEW “Champion of the Silver Screen” – An Interview With Academic And Author Dr. Wayne Wong On Actor Ti Lung
Celestial Trailer
DISC FIVE: GODFATHER FROM CANTON (1982)
Audio: Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Hong Kong Film Critic At easternKicks
Celestial Trailer
DISC SIX: LOVING YOU (1995)
Audio: Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Hong Kong Film Critic At easternKicks
NEW – “Romantic Reflections” – An Interview With Screenwriter Nai-Hoi Yau
NEW – “For the Love of To” – An Interview With Author And Critic David West On The Films Of Johnnie To
Celestial Trailer
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ENTER THE HIGH-STAKES WORLD OF HONG KONG'S MOST NOTORIOUS PLAYERS WITH THIS SPECIAL COLLECTION!
Celebrating the popular gambling and crime drama subgenres of Asian cinema, Hong Kong Gamblers & Gangsters presents six films that deal out intrigue and thrills in equal measure. Taking viewers from the glitz and glamor of the casino floors to the seedy underbelly of the city streets, this collection is one you won't want to bet against.
CASINO TYCOON (1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.85:1) / Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 130 min.)
Benny Ho San, a refugee (Andy Lau, Infernal Affairs) with luck, charm, and skills to spare rises to the top of the thrilling world of gambling.
CASINO TYCOON II (1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.85:1) / Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 112 min.)
Andy Lau doubles down in this sequel, reprising his role as Benny Ho San. Now a casino boss, his power is tested by forces from without and within.
CHALLENGE OF THE GAMESTERS (1080p High-Definition Widescreen (2.35:1) / Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 104 min.)
The money and the mahjong tiles fly in this precursor to the New Wave of Hong Kong gambling films, from acclaimed director Wong Jing.
DESTINY'S CHAMPION (1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.85:1) / Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 101 min.)
When an aging fighter crosses paths with a streetwise kid, the boxer finds himself reliving his own violent past and the mistakes he made along the way.
GODFATHER FROM CANTON (1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.85:1) / Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 85 min.)
After saving a government official, a man is offered a job as a policeman. Through treachery and corruption, he rises through the ranks of the police, then becomes a brutal gangster.
LOVING YOU (1080p High-Definition Widescreen (1.85:1) / Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono / 83 min.)
Struggling in a loveless marriage, a hard-drinking workaholic cop finds a chance at redemption after a fateful accident leaves him wounded.