A Better Tomorrow Trilogy (1986-1989) (4K + Blu-ray Limited Edition) (Arrow Video) [UK]

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Release date: September 28, 2026
Purchase links: Arrow Films - Amazon UK - Zavvi - HMV
Price: £45.00 (Arrow FIlms) - £49.99 (Amazon) - £44.99 (Zavvi - HMV)
Notes: Blu-ray Disc is A Better Tomorrow II Workprint Cut

 

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4K UHD 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 UHD)

• 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 UHD)

• 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 UHD)

• 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 UHD)

• 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