The last few years have proven to be a golden time for fans of classic Hong Kong cinema. The vault of the Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest have been opened up with their movies coming out on Blu-ray transfers that let viewers fully appreciate the dynamic films. Jackie Chan’s best titles can now be appreciated outside of the butchered prints that were previously distributed in America. Now Shout! Studios have announced they’ve bringing the last great Hong Kong vault to North America. In an article at Variety, Shout! Studios revealed they struck a deal for 156 titles in Golden Princess Library.
The films include the John Woo and Chow Yun-fat collaborations Hard Boiled, The Killer, the Better Tomorrow trilogy, Bullet in the Head and Once a Thief. There’s also Ringo Lam’s City on Fire and Prison on Fire; Eric Tsang’s Aces Go Places; Tsui Hark’s Peking Opera Blues; Tony Ching’s Chinese Ghost Story trilogy, Johnnie To’s The Big Heat and Alex Law’s Now You See It, Now You Don’t. These are films that a generation of American directors mined for their action films.
There’s no word when to expect to see Shout! Studios releasing the Golden Princess movies. The article confirms that they have the rights to release them on physical media and streaming. There will even be a few titles that get theatrical releases once more. It will be a rejuvenation of Golden Princess titles. We’ll provide updates as they’re announced.
from John Woo’s The Killer.
