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The 1987 film “City on Fire“ is coming to 4K UHD Blu-ray on August 26th via Shout! Studios / Hong Kong Cinema Classics. Ringo Lam directed and co-wrote the film. It starred Chow Yun-Fat, Sun Yueh, and Danny Lee. The movie has been newly remastered and restored. Here are some details from Shout! Studios about this and the other upcoming HKCC (Hong Kong Cinema Classics) releases.

“Shout! Studios, in collaboration with the Hong Kong Film Archives, has been working diligently to remaster and restore several prized hits, all scanned in stunning 4K from the original camera negatives. The video and audio have been restored, and the subtitles have been newly translated. Action fans and martial arts and movie enthusiasts will relish these definitive releases of Hong Kong cinema masterpieces, available for digital download and on-demand across major digital entertainment platforms in the U.S.”

This comes from a new 4K scan from the OCN (original camera negative). The tech specs for the release include a 2160p video presentation in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio with Dolby Vision and HDR10 forms of HDR. It also includes both the original Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono sound, with English subtitles, as well as English (dubbed) DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono. The release will come as a “combo pack” with its Blu-ray Disc counterpart included. The 4K UHD Blu-ray is now available for preorder at Amazon.

UPDATED: Also, you can now preorder directly via the ShoutFactory website. The bonus materials set to be included on each disc of this set are listed below.

DISC 1 (4K UHD Blu-ray):

• NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
• NEW Audio Commentary With Film Historians Frank Djeng And F.J. DeSanto

DISC 2 (Blu-ray):

• Image Gallery
• NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
• NEW Audio Commentary With Film Historians Frank Djeng And F.J. DeSanto
• NEW Burn It Down! – An Interview With Screenwriter Tommy Sham
• NEW Hong Kong Confidential – Inside City On Fire With Author Grady Hendrix
• NEW Some Like It Hot – An Interview With Film Historian Ric Meyers
• NEW Burning Rivalries – An Interview With Film Historian Kim Newman
• Theatrical Trailer

Below, after the break, you can find a trailer for the Hong Kong Cinema Classics.

Hong Kong Cinema Classics Trailer: