Blu-ray & 4K UHD release: ‘The Killer’

By   |  Oct 8, 2025

Shout! Studios are bringing the 1989 Hong Kong action thriller ‘The Killer’ (喋血雙雄) to US Blu-ray and 4K UHD on December 2, 2025.

Directed by , the film revolves around a disillusioned assassin who accepts one last hit in hopes of using his earnings to restore the vision of a singer he accidentally blinded. The cast includes , , , , and .

Synopsis: A Hong Kong hitman (Chow Yun-Fat) accidentally blinds an innocent woman during a job. Determined to fund surgery to restore her sight, he must complete one final hit. After finishing the job, he’s ambushed while trying to escape—someone wants him dead. Meanwhile, a resourceful, unorthodox police detective (Danny Lee) relentlessly pursues him.

Disc 1 – 4K UKD:
• New 4K Scan From The Original Camera Negative
• Presented In Dolby Vision (HDR-10 Compatible)
• Audio: Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
• New Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
• New Audio Commentary with John Woo and Drew Tayler
• New Audio Commentary with David West
• Audio Commentary with John Woo and Terence Chang

Disc 2 – Blu-Ray:
• New 4K Scan From The Original Camera Negative
• Audio: Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono
• New Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
• New Audio Commentary with John Woo and Drew Tayler
• New Audio Commentary with David West
• Audio Commentary with John Woo and Terence Chang

Disc 3 – Bonus:
• New “The Hero Of Heroic Bloodshed: A John Woo Documentary”
• New “A Bullet Ballet” – An Interview with John Woo
• New “My Kind Of Hero” – An Interview with Terence Chang
• New “Editing The Killer” – An Interview with editor David Wu
• New “Hong Kong Confidential” – An Inside ‘The Killer’ with Grady Hendrix
• Deleted And Extended Scenes
• Trailers
• Image Gallery

‘The Killer’ is available to pre-order now from Amazon.com.

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