Imprint Asia has revealed seven new titles to join the collection on 4K UHD and Blu-Ray in March and April: A Better Tomorrow Trilogy (1986 – 1989), Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005), The Way Home (2002), Hard Boiled (1992), The Killer (1989), The Touch (2002), and Beijing Bicycle (2001). These represent works from John Woo, Zhang Yimou, Lee Jeong-hyang, Michelle Yeoh and more.

Imprint is a specialty label based out of Australia whose releases can be played in Blu-Ray players worldwide, including U.S. players. Details on these films can be found below:

A Better Tomorrow Trilogy (1986 – 1989) 4K UHD + Blu-ray SteelBook + Hardcover Booklet in Limited Edition Hardbox

Street Date: March 25, 2026

Synopsis: Hong Kong action was never the same after John Woo’s A Better Tomorrow hit the big screen in 1986! Kicking off one of the greatest action trilogies of all time, the sequel A Better Tomorrow II quickly followed in 1987, and the prequel A Better Tomorrow III: Love & Death in Saigon in 1989.

Jam-packed with explosive, truly over-the-top sequences of balletic violence and courageous bloodshed, these films are iconic entries in the pantheon of Hong Kong action and defining works in John Woo’s remarkable filmography.

All three films have been restored from their original camera negatives in 4K UHD with Dolby Vision, accompanied by hours of brand NEW Special Features, including a long-lost workprint of A Better Tomorrow II, featuring over thirty minutes of never-before-seen footage, and the Taiwanese cut of A Better Tomorrow III.

This special collection features an exclusive SteelBook with all three 4K UHD discs, four Blu-ray discs featuring special features and the alternate cuts in a separate case, plus an 80-page Hardback Booklet with production stills and brand NEW essays, all housed in a Lid Hardbox.

“An action scene should tell a human story. If it doesn’t, the scene won’t work.” — ⁠John Woo

1500 copies only.

A Better Tomorrow (1986) – Imprint Asia #44

Written and directed by John Woo, produced by Woo and the great Tsui Hark, and starring Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung, and Chow Yun-fat, A Better Tomorrow marked the first of many collaborations for John Woo and Chow Yun-fat, launching a new phase of Woo’s career and shooting Chow Yun-fat to stardom.

A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.

The winner of Best Film and Best Actor at the 6th Hong Kong Film Awards, and the winner of Best Director, Best Leading Actor, Best Cinematography, and Best Sound Recording at the 23rd Golden Horse Awards.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

Disc One – 4K UHD

• 2160p Ultra high-definition NEW Dolby Vision / HDR10 presentation on 4K UHD, restored from the original camera negative
• NEW Audio commentary by film critic James Mudge
• Theatrical Trailers
• Audio: Cantonese LPCM 2.0 Mono + Cantonese DTS-HD 7.1 Surround + Mandarin DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Optional English Subtitles from a NEW translation

Disc Two – Blu-ray

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray of the 4K restoration
• NEW Audio commentary by film critic James Mudge
• NEW Better Than The Best – interview with director John Woo
• NEW Between Friends – interview with producer Terence Chang
• NEW When Tomorrow Comes – interview with screenwriter Chang Hing-ka
• NEW Thoughts on the Future – interview with filmmaker Gordon Chan
• NEW Better and Bombastic – interview with filmmaker Gareth Evans
• Code of Bullets: Part 1 – archival featurette
• Interview with actor Kenneth Tsang
• Interview with actor Waise Lee
• Image Gallery
• Theatrical Trailers
• Audio: Cantonese LPCM 2.0 Mono + Cantonese DTS-HD 7.1 Surround + Mandarin DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Optional English Subtitles from a NEW translation

A Better Tomorrow II (1987) – Imprint Asia #45

The team behind A Better Tomorrow reunited for the adrenaline-fueled sequel, bringing the action to a whole new level with a body count nearing the hundreds!

A restaurateur teams up with a police officer and his ex-con brother to avenge the death of a friend’s daughter.

Director and writer John Woo, producer Tsui Hark, and stars Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung, and Chow Yun-fat all return (alongside actor Dean Shek joining the team), cementing the film’s reputation as one of the most audacious and influential Hong Kong action films of the 1980s.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

Disc One – 4K UHD

• 2160p Ultra high-definition NEW Dolby Vision / HDR10 presentation on 4K UHD, restored from the original camera negative
• NEW Audio commentary by film critic James Mudge
• Theatrical Trailers
• Audio: Cantonese LPCM 2.0 Mono + Cantonese DTS-HD 7.1 Surround + Mandarin DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Optional English Subtitles from a NEW translation

Disc Two – Blu-ray

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray of the 4K restoration
• NEW Audio commentary by film critic James Mudge
• NEW A Tumultuous Tomorrow – interview with director John Woo
• NEW Better Than Ever – interview with film historian Frank Djeng
• Code of Bullets: Part 2 – archival featurette
• Image Gallery
• Theatrical Trailers
• Audio: Cantonese LPCM 2.0 Mono + Cantonese DTS-HD 7.1 Surround + Mandarin DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Optional English Subtitles from a NEW translation

A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989) – Imprint Asia #46

Producer Tsui Hark took to the director’s chair for this third film in the franchise, a prequel to the original events of A Better Tomorrow.

The year is 1974, and a young Mark travels to Saigon to make his fortune. There, he encounters a mysterious femme fatale known as the lovely Kit. As he becomes more involved in her various underworld deals, a tragic romance develops. On the eve of the outbreak of war, Kit’s past returns to endanger her, and Mark must risk everything for the one true love of his life.

Actor Chow Yun-fat returns as Mark, starring alongside Anita Mui and Tony Leung, in this thrilling finale to the A Better Tomorrow series.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

Disc One – 4K UHD

• 2160p Ultra high-definition NEW Dolby Vision / HDR10 presentation on 4K UHD, restored from the original camera negative
• NEW Audio commentary by critic and author David West
• Theatrical Trailer
• Audio: Cantonese LPCM 2.0 Mono + Cantonese DTS-HD 7.1 Surround + Mandarin DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Optional English Subtitles from a NEW translation

Disc Two – Blu-ray

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray of the 4K restoration
• NEW Audio commentary by critic and author David West
• NEW Third Time Lucky – interview with screenwriters Yiu-Ming Leung and Foo Ho Tai
• NEW All Our Tomorrows – interview with Hong Kong filmmaker and academic Gilbert Po
• NEW Nam Flashbacks – interview with Vietnam War researcher Dr. Aurélie Basha i Novosejt
• Code of Bullets: Part 3 – archival featurette
• Deleted scenes
• Image Gallery
• Theatrical Trailer
• Audio: Cantonese LPCM 2.0 Mono + Cantonese DTS-HD 7.1 Surround + Mandarin DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Optional English Subtitles from a NEW translation

Blu-ray Bonus Disc

Special Features & Technical Specs:

• Long-Lost A Better Tomorrow II Workprint featuring over 30 minutes of never-before-seen footage! (Audio: Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio Mono)
• A Better Tomorrow III – Taiwanese Cut (Audio: Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio Mono)

Hardcover Booklet

An exclusive 80-page hardcover booklet featuring production stills and brand NEW essays:

• A Trilogy to Remember: A Journey from Counterfeit to Real Money by Victor Fan, Professor of Film and Media Philosophy, King’s College London
• BLOOD BROTHERS: The Love and Death of Brotherhood in the A Better Tomorrow Trilogy by film historian Travis Woods

Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005)

Street Date: March 25, 2026

Synopsis: Legendary director Zhang Yimou returns to Imprint Asia with this moving drama, which makes worldwide Blu-ray debut.

Japanese fisherman Takata has been estranged from his son for many years, but when the son is diagnosed with terminal cancer, his daughter-in-law, Rie, summons him to the hospital. Through a series of obstacles and relationships, he is unexpectedly brought closer to both an understanding of himself and his son.

A co-production between China and Japan with director Yasuo Furuhata handling the Japanese sections, this intimate picture was acclaimed by critics on release, and is a must-see for fans of Zhang Yimou’s filmography.

1500 copies only.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• The Making of Zhang Yimou’s “Riding Alone For Thousands Of Miles” – featurette
• Audio: Mandarin DTS-HD 5.1 Surround
• Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Optional English Subtitles

Street Date: March 25, 2026

Synopsis: This South Korean drama, written and directed by Lee Jeong-hyang and starring Kim Eul-boon and Yoo Seung-ho, was the winner of Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards.

This is the story of a 7-year-old boy, Sang-woo, born and raised in the big city, and his mute grandmother, who has spent her whole life in a small rural village.

At the age of 78, star Kim Eul-boon had not only never acted before, but had also never seen a film. Discovered by director Lee Jeong-hyang in a country village, she received critical acclaim and was nominated for Best New Actress at the Grand Bell Awards.

1500 copies only.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• In the Dubbing Studio Featurette
• Making of Featurette
• Theatrical Trailer
• Audio: Korean DTS-HD 5.1 Surround
• Aspect Ratio 1.78:1
• Optional English Subtitles

Hard Boiled (1992) – 4K UHD + Blu-ray SteelBook + Hardcover Booklet in Limited Edition Hardbox

Street Date: April 29, 2026

Synopsis: John Woo’s action classic Hard Boiled explodes onto the Imprint Asia collection on 4K UHD & Blu-ray! One of the most iconic entries in the Golden Princess pantheon, this non-stop guns-blazing gauntlet brought big-screen action to a whole new level, often lauded as “Woo’s masterpiece … an action film to end all action films” (Boston Herald). Hard Boiled saw Woo continue his collaboration with actor Chow Yun-fat, also reuniting with Tony Leung Chiu-wai (Bullet in the Head) and working with Teresa Mo and Philip Chan for the first time.

A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring, he joins forces with an undercover cop who’s working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.

This special release features an exclusive embossed SteelBook with the film remastered on 4K UHD and Blu-ray from the original 35mm negative, a bonus Blu-ray filled with special features, and a 60-page Hardback Booklet with production stills and brand NEW essays, all housed in a Lid Hardbox.

1500 copies only.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

Disc One – 4K UHD

• 2160p Ultra high-definition NEW Dolby Vision / HDR10 presentation on 4K UHD, restored from the original camera negative
• NEW Audio commentary by director John Woo and film journalist Drew Taylor
• NEW Audio commentary by film historian Frank Djeng
• Audio commentary by director John Woo, producer Terence Chang, filmmaker Roger Avary, and critic Dave Kehr
• Audio: Cantonese LPCM 2.0 Mono + Cantonese DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + Mandarin DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Optional English Subtitles from a NEW translation

Disc Two – Blu-ray

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray of the 4K restoration
• NEW Audio commentary by director John Woo and film journalist Drew Taylor
• NEW Audio commentary by film historian Frank Djeng
• Audio commentary by director John Woo, producer Terence Chang, filmmaker Roger Avary, and critic Dave Kehr
• Audio: Cantonese LPCM 2.0 Mono + Cantonese DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + Mandarin DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Optional English Subtitles from a NEW translation

Disc Three – Blu-ray Special Features

• NEW Violent Night – interview with director John Woo
• NEW Boiling Over – interview with actor Anthony Wong
• NEW No Time for Failure – interview with producer Terence Chang
• NEW Hard to Resist – interview with screenwriter Gordon Chan
• NEW Boiled to Perfection – interview with screenwriter Chung Hang Ku
• NEW Body Count Blues – interview with composer Michael Gibbs
• NEW Hong Kong Confidential – interview with author Grady Hendrix
• NEW Gun-Fu Fever – Interview with author Leon Hunt
• NEW Chewing the Fat – Interview with film historian Lin Feng
• More Special Features TBC
• Deleted and Extended Scenes
• Trailers
• Image Gallery

Hardback Booklet

An exclusive 60-page hardcover booklet featuring production stills and brand NEW essays by Panos Kotzathanasis and VERN.

The Killer (1989) – 4K UHD + Blu-ray SteelBook + Hardcover Booklet in Limited Edition Hardbox

Street Date: April 29, 2026

Synopsis: John Woo’s seminal action classic The Killer joins the Imprint Asia collection on 4K UHD & Blu-ray! A Golden Princess triumph, this revenge-driven, explosive hit stars Chow Yun-fat, Danny Lee, and Sally Yeh, and is said to have been heavily influential on many Hollywood directors, including Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez.

Mob assassin Jeffrey is no ordinary hired gun. The best in his business, he views his chosen profession as a calling rather than simply a job. So, when beautiful nightclub chanteuse Jennie is blinded in the crossfire of his most recent hit, Jeffrey chooses to retire after one last job to pay for his unintended victim’s sight-restoring operation. But when Jeffrey is double-crossed, he reluctantly joins forces with a rogue policeman to make things right.

This special release features an exclusive embossed SteelBook with the film remastered on 4K UHD and Blu-ray from the original 35mm negative, a bonus Blu-ray filled with special features, and a 60-page Hardback Booklet with production stills and brand NEW essays, all housed in a Lid Hardbox.

1500 copies only.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

Disc One – 4K UHD

• 2160p Ultra high-definition NEW Dolby Vision / HDR10 presentation on 4K UHD, restored from the original camera negative
• NEW Audio commentary by director John Woo and film journalist Drew Taylor
• NEW Audio commentary by critic/author David West
• Audio commentary by director John Woo and producer Terence Chang
• Audio: Cantonese LPCM 2.0 Mono + Cantonese DTS-HD 7.1 Surround + Mandarin DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Optional English Subtitles from a NEW translation

Disc Two – Blu-ray

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray of the 4K restoration
• NEW Audio commentary by director John Woo and film journalist Drew Taylor
• NEW Audio commentary by critic/author David West
• Audio commentary by director John Woo and producer Terence Chang
• Audio: Cantonese LPCM 2.0 Mono + Cantonese DTS-HD 7.1 Surround + Mandarin DTS-HD 5.1 Surround + English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Aspect Ratio 1.85:1
• Optional English Subtitles from a NEW translation

Disc Three – Blu-ray Special Features

• The Hero of Heroic Bloodshed: A John Woo Documentary
• NEW A Bullet Ballet – interview with director John Woo
• NEW My Kind of Hero – interview with producer Terence Chang
• NEW Editing The Killer – interview with editor David Wu
• NEW Hong Kong Confidential – interview with author Grady Hendrix
• More Special Features TBC
• Deleted and extended scenes
• Theatrical Trailers
• Image Gallery

Hardback Booklet

An exclusive 60-page hardcover booklet featuring production stills and brand NEW essays by Sean Gilman and Brian Tallerico.

Street Date: April 29, 2026

Synopsis: Michelle Yeoh, Ben Chaplin and Richard Roxburgh star in The Touch, a martial arts epic directed by Peter Pau (Oscar winner for Best Cinematography in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon). A sister and brother, the last heirs of a family of acrobats, are called upon by a Buddhist monk sect to retrieve an artifact that their ancestors have protected throughout the ages.

1500 copies only.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray of the US 83-minute cut
• 103-minute Original Theatrical Cut (standard-definition)
• Making Of The Touch
• Asia Promotional Tour – featurette
• Theatrical Trailer
• Audio: Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 + LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
• Optional English HOH Subtitles

Beijing Bicycle (2001)

Street Date: April 29, 2026

Synopsis: Once banned in China, Beijing Bicycle is the acclaimed drama from writer-director Wang Xiaoshuai, which won the Jury Grand Prix Silver Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Festival. A seventeen-year-old country boy working in Beijing as a courier has his bicycle stolen, and finds it with a schoolboy his age.

“Mr. Wang has a graceful, almost classical sense of perspective. … ”Beijing Bicycle” is at once somber and mysterious, comical and sad. It shows just how lonely a crowded city can be.” – New York Times

1500 copies only.

Special Features & Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
• Theatrical Trailer
• Audio: Mandarin LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Aspect Ratio 1.78
• Optional English Subtitles