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Shout! Studios Launches Hong Kong Cinema Classics Label with 4K Restorations

The initiative revives iconic 1980s-90s Hong Kong action films with digital releases starting in June and collector-grade physical editions debuting in July.

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"City on Fire" (Credit: Shout! Studios)
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Overview

  • Shout! Studios has announced the Hong Kong Cinema Classics label, focusing on restoring and reissuing seminal Hong Kong action films from the 1980s and 1990s.
  • The restoration effort includes 4K remasters of films from the Golden Princess library, with enhanced video, audio, and newly translated subtitles, in collaboration with the Hong Kong Film Archives.
  • Digital 4K releases begin June 24 with John Woo’s 'Hard Boiled' and Ringo Lam’s 'City on Fire,' followed by additional titles in July and August.
  • The first physical release, 'The Jet Li Collection,' a 10-disc 4K UHD + Blu-ray box set featuring five of Jet Li’s classic films, will be available on July 29.
  • Shout! Studios plans to expand the label’s offerings with further digital and physical releases, including collector-numbered editions, through the end of the year and beyond.