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A Better Tomorrow Trilogy Limited Edition

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Released: 28th September 2026. In 1986, a chance encounter between producer Tsui Hark and director John Woo led both men to collaborate on the revolutionary A Better Tomorrow, an unexpected smash hit that spawned sequels, remakes and legions of imitators, gave birth to a new genre – the “heroic bloodshed” film – and firmly established Woo as a master of action cinema.  In the first film, money-launderer Ho (Ti Lung) keeps his criminal endeavours a secret from his younger brother, police officer Kit (Leslie Cheung); but when Ho and his loyal friend Mark (Chow Yun-Fat in an effortlessly cool breakthrough performance) turn the tables on their triad boss, the brothers must put aside their differences to defeat the gang once and for all. Woo and his cast return for the sequel, in which the brothers unite to bring down another gang and save Ho’s former mentor from droves of hitmen, presented in its original theatrical cut and the recently unearthed workprint cut. Finally, Tsui’s prequel A Better Tomorrow III: Love & Death in Saigon focuses on Mark’s past during the final days of the Vietnam War, laying the foundations of the gangster he will become. Woo and Tsui’s magnificent crime trilogy is finally here in glorious new restorations and fully loaded with new and archival extras, reminding everyone that in the action movie game, Hong Kong cinema reigns supreme! 4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS • Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork for each film by Tony Stella  • Double-sided foldout poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella  • Collectors’ perfect-bound booklet featuring new writing on the films by critics and Hong Kong cinema experts Victor Fan, Camille Zaurin and David West, archival writing by critic Julien Dupuy and an excerpt from an interview with John Woo conducted by Stéphane Moïssakis DISC ONE – A BETTER TOMORROW (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY) • 4K Ultra HD (2160p) Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)  • Original lossless Cantonese mono and lossless English mono audio  • Optional English subtitles for the Cantonese soundtrack and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack  • Brand new audio commentary by Hong Kong cinema experts Frank Djeng & FJ DeSanto  • Brand new audio commentary by film critic James Mudge  • Isolated score track  • Brand new interviews with director John Woo, producer Terence Chang, writers Chan Hing-Ka and Gordon Chan, filmmaker Gareth Evans and author Grady Hendrix  • Archival interviews with John Woo and actors Kenneth Tsang, Waise Lee and Ti Lung  • Archival UK featurette  • Introduction to the film by John Woo, filmed at Beyond Fest at the American Cinematheque in 2025  • Alternate English credits  • Theatrical trailers  • Image gallery DISC TWO – A BETTER TOMORROW II (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY) • 4K Ultra HD (2160p) Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the theatrical cut  • Original lossless Cantonese mono and lossless English mono audio  • Optional English subtitles for the Cantonese soundtrack and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack  • Brand new audio commentary by Hong Kong cinema experts Frank Djeng & FJ DeSanto  • Brand new audio commentary by film critic James Mudge  • Isolated score track  • Brand new interviews with John Woo, Frank Djeng and Grady Hendrix  • Fantasia Festival 2022 Artist Talk and Q&A with John Woo  • Archive interview with Tsui Hark  • Deleted and extended scenes from the workprint  • Alternate English credits  • Theatrical trailers  • Image gallery DISC THREE – A BETTER TOMORROW II WORKPRINT CUT (BLU-RAY) • High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of the recently unearthed extended Workprint Cut, viewable either in raw unrestored form or with inserts from the restored Theatrical Cut, via seamless branching  • Original lossless Cantonese mono audio  • Optional English subtitles DISC FOUR – A BETTER TOMORROW III: LOVE & DEATH IN SAIGON (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY) • 4K Ultra HD (2160p) Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the Hong Kong theatrical cut  • Original lossless Cantonese mono and lossless English mono audio  • Optional English subtitles for the Cantonese soundtrack and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack  • Brand new audio commentary by film critic David West  • Brand new interviews with writers Jason Lam Kee-To and Lau Tai-Muk, Grady Hendrix and historian Aurélie Basha i Novosejt  • Deleted and extended scenes from the Taiwanese cut  • Alternate English credits  • Theatrical trailer  • Image gallery DISC FIVE – A BETTER TOMORROW III EXTENDED CUT (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY) • 4K Ultra HD (2160p) Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the extended Taiwanese preview cut  • Original lossless Mandarin mono and lossless English mono audio, plus newly assembled hybrid Cantonese/Mandarin mono audio  • Optional English subtitles

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  • Details

    Released:
    28th September 2026
    Category:
    Feature, Action
    Studio:
    Arrow Video
    Format:
    4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
    Certification:
    18 – Suitable only for adults
    Barcode:
    5027035029696
  • Description

    In 1986, a chance encounter between producer Tsui Hark and director John Woo led both men to collaborate on the revolutionary A Better Tomorrow, an unexpected smash hit that spawned sequels, remakes and legions of imitators, gave birth to a new genre – the “heroic bloodshed” film – and firmly established Woo as a master of action cinema. 

    In the first film, money-launderer Ho (Ti Lung) keeps his criminal endeavours a secret from his younger brother, police officer Kit (Leslie Cheung); but when Ho and his loyal friend Mark (Chow Yun-Fat in an effortlessly cool breakthrough performance) turn the tables on their triad boss, the brothers must put aside their differences to defeat the gang once and for all. Woo and his cast return for the sequel, in which the brothers unite to bring down another gang and save Ho’s former mentor from droves of hitmen, presented in its original theatrical cut and the recently unearthed workprint cut. Finally, Tsui’s prequel A Better Tomorrow III: Love & Death in Saigon focuses on Mark’s past during the final days of the Vietnam War, laying the foundations of the gangster he will become.

    Woo and Tsui’s magnificent crime trilogy is finally here in glorious new restorations and fully loaded with new and archival extras, reminding everyone that in the action movie game, Hong Kong cinema reigns supreme!

    4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS
    • Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork for each film by Tony Stella 
    • Double-sided foldout poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella 
    • Collectors’ perfect-bound booklet featuring new writing on the films by critics and Hong Kong cinema experts Victor Fan, Camille Zaurin and David West, archival writing by critic Julien Dupuy and an excerpt from an interview with John Woo conducted by Stéphane Moïssakis

    DISC ONE – A BETTER TOMORROW (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)
    • 4K Ultra HD (2160p) Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) 
    • Original lossless Cantonese mono and lossless English mono audio 
    • Optional English subtitles for the Cantonese soundtrack and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack 
    • Brand new audio commentary by Hong Kong cinema experts Frank Djeng & FJ DeSanto 
    • Brand new audio commentary by film critic James Mudge 
    • Isolated score track 
    • Brand new interviews with director John Woo, producer Terence Chang, writers Chan Hing-Ka and Gordon Chan, filmmaker Gareth Evans and author Grady Hendrix 
    • Archival interviews with John Woo and actors Kenneth Tsang, Waise Lee and Ti Lung 
    • Archival UK featurette 
    • Introduction to the film by John Woo, filmed at Beyond Fest at the American Cinematheque in 2025 
    • Alternate English credits 
    • Theatrical trailers 
    • Image gallery

    DISC TWO – A BETTER TOMORROW II (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)
    • 4K Ultra HD (2160p) Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the theatrical cut 
    • Original lossless Cantonese mono and lossless English mono audio 
    • Optional English subtitles for the Cantonese soundtrack and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack 
    • Brand new audio commentary by Hong Kong cinema experts Frank Djeng & FJ DeSanto 
    • Brand new audio commentary by film critic James Mudge 
    • Isolated score track 
    • Brand new interviews with John Woo, Frank Djeng and Grady Hendrix 
    • Fantasia Festival 2022 Artist Talk and Q&A with John Woo 
    • Archive interview with Tsui Hark 
    • Deleted and extended scenes from the workprint 
    • Alternate English credits 
    • Theatrical trailers 
    • Image gallery

    DISC THREE – A BETTER TOMORROW II WORKPRINT CUT (BLU-RAY)
    • High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of the recently unearthed extended Workprint Cut, viewable either in raw unrestored form or with inserts from the restored Theatrical Cut, via seamless branching 
    • Original lossless Cantonese mono audio 
    • Optional English subtitles

    DISC FOUR – A BETTER TOMORROW III: LOVE & DEATH IN SAIGON (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)
    • 4K Ultra HD (2160p) Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the Hong Kong theatrical cut 
    • Original lossless Cantonese mono and lossless English mono audio 
    • Optional English subtitles for the Cantonese soundtrack and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack 
    • Brand new audio commentary by film critic David West 
    • Brand new interviews with writers Jason Lam Kee-To and Lau Tai-Muk, Grady Hendrix and historian Aurélie Basha i Novosejt 
    • Deleted and extended scenes from the Taiwanese cut 
    • Alternate English credits 
    • Theatrical trailer 
    • Image gallery

    DISC FIVE – A BETTER TOMORROW III EXTENDED CUT (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)
    • 4K Ultra HD (2160p) Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of the extended Taiwanese preview cut 
    • Original lossless Mandarin mono and lossless English mono audio, plus newly assembled hybrid Cantonese/Mandarin mono audio 
    • Optional English subtitles
    Region Code:
    Region A,B,C
    Duration:
    589 minutes
    Original Language:
    Cantonese
    Extras:
    Language(s): Cantonese, English, Mandarin, Hard of Hearing Subtitles: English, Subtitles: English, Interactive Menu, Screen ratio 1 - 1.85:1, Mono, Booklet, Commentary: 'A Better Tomorrow'/'A Better Tomorrow II' theatrical cut: Frank Djeng and FJ DeSanto (Hong Kong cinema experts); James Mudge (film critic); 'A Better Tomorrow III' theatrical cut: David West (film critic), Deleted Scenes, Image Gallery, Interviews: John Woo (director); Terence Chang (producer); Chan Hing-Ka and Gordon Chan (writers); Gareth Evans (film-maker); Grady Hendrix (author); Kenneth Tsang (actor); Waise Lee (actor); Ti Lung (actor); Frank Djeng (Hong Kong cinema expert); Tsui Hark (director); Jason Lam Kee-To and Lau Tai-Muk (writers); Aurélie Basha i Novosejt (historian), Isloated Score, Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork for each film by Tony Stella; Double-sided foldout poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella; 'A Better Tomorrow': Introduction to the film by John Woo, filmed at Beyond Fest at the American Cinematheque in 2025; Alternate English credits; 'A Better Tomorrow II': Theatrical cut and extended workprint cut (viewable either in raw unrestored form or with inserts from the restored Theatrical Cut, via seamless branching) included; Fantasia Festival 2022 Artist Talk and Q&A with John Woo; Alternate English credits; 'A Better Tomorrow III': theatrical cut and extended Taiwanese preview cut included; Alternate English credits, Trailers
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