Hong Kong 1941 (1984) Blu-ray (Eureka Entertainment)

[MifuneFan]

Eureka Entertainment will be releasing the HK film Hong Kong 1941 (1984) on Blu-ray in June. The film was produced by Sammo Hung, and co-stars Chow Yun-fat, Cecilia Yip, and Alex Man.

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SPECIAL FEATURES:

• Limited Edition [2000 copies]
  
• Limited edition O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by Time Tomorrow
  
• Presented in 1080p HD from a brand new 4K restoration
  
• Original Cantonese mono audio track
  
• Optional English dub
  
• Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release
  
• New audio commentary by East Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
  
• Hong Kong 1984 – new video essay by Tony Rayns on the contemporary impact of Hong Kong 1941
  
• Archival interview with Chow Yun-fat
  
• Archival interview with Cecilia Yip
  
• Original theatrical trailer
  
• PLUS: Limited edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing on Hong Kong 1941 and Po-Chih Leong by Gary Bettinson, editor of Asian Cinema journal

SYNOPSIS: A versatile British-Chinese filmmaker whose career has spanned nearly fifty years, Po-Chih Leong has worked in a variety of genres, from action in Foxbat to horror in The Island, comedy in Ping Pong and the gangster movie in Shanghai 1920, which was nominated for Best Feature at the Chicago International Film Festival. His masterpiece, though, is Hong Kong 1941 – an affecting war drama starring Cecilia Yip (Nomad), Alex Man (Rich and Famous) and Chow Yun-fat (The Killer) in his breakout role.

Produced by Sammo Hung, Hong Kong 1941 follows three Hongkongers forced to negotiate life under occupation as their homeland falls to the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Ha Yuk-nam (Yip) is a young woman locked in a love triangle with her close friends Yip Kim-fei (Chow) and Wong Hak-keung (Man). As they dream of escape, their complicated personal relationships play out against the background of oppression and brutality that was brought to Hong Kong by Japanese rule between 1941 and 1945.

A story of loyalty and love, Leong’s film deals with one of the darkest periods in Hong Kong’s history and was nominated for no less than eight awards at the 1985 Hong Kong Film Awards – winning for its breathtaking cinematography by Brian Lai (The Postman Strikes Back). It also launched Chow Yun-fat to stardom two years before his first collaboration with John Woo in A Better Tomorrow. The Masters of Cinema series is honored to present the film on Blu-ray for the first time outside of Asia.

[DukeTogo84]

Very nice. I saw this A LONG TIME ago, and don't remember much, but I do remember liking it.

[FilmPrick]

Is this one already pushed back? Half of the indie retailers have a mid-July release date and the other half have the announced mid-June date

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by FilmPrick

Is this one already pushed back? Half of the indie retailers have a mid-July release date and the other half have the announced mid-June date

No, Eureka or MVD (US distributor) messed up and listed their June releases for July instead. This happened since they were announced. I will reach out to one, or both to try and get this fixed.

[FilmPrick]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

No, Eureka or MVD (US distributor) messed up and listed their June releases for July instead. This happened since they were announced. I will reach out to one, or both to try and get this fixed.

Okay great, thanks! You rock for monitoring all these threads that you create and/or contribute to

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by FilmPrick

Okay great, thanks! You rock for monitoring all these threads that you create and/or contribute to

Eureka got back to me very promptly, and they said they'll alert MVD to fix it. I had also contacted MVD too haha.

Hi Michael,

Thank you for pointing this out.

We have contacted MVD and advised them of the incorrect date.

Many thanks,
Matthew

Customer Services
Eureka Entertainment Ltd

[FilmPrick]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Eureka got back to me very promptly, and they said they'll alert MVD to fix it. I had also contacted MVD too haha.

Nice! Thanks for doing that. I guess the ones who had it correct potentially aren't using MVD as their distributor for Eureka stuff then. Kinda interesting.

[cheez avenger]

My copy arrived today. .