Kung Fu Hustle — Criterion Collection 4K UHD + Blu-ray (US Edition)
The film
About the film
Stephen Chow plays Sing, a small-time chancer in pre-revolutionary Shanghai who wanders into a war between an axe-wielding gang and the tenants of a battered housing block. With action directed by Yuen Wo-ping, the film treats martial arts as cartoon physics.
Criterion’s February 2027 edition, spine 1346, is a new 4K restoration of the director’s cut. The 4K disc carries the film in Dolby Vision. A separate Blu-ray carries the film again, together with the supplements.
Edition Contents
- One 4K UHD disc of the director’s cut
- One Blu-ray with the film and special features
- Essay by Demi Adejuyigbe
- Cover by Jason Raish
Format
- 4K UHD and Blu-ray
- New 4K digital restoration of the director’s cut
- 2.39:1
- Dolby Vision HDR on the 4K disc
- Cantonese and Mandarin, 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio
- New English subtitle translation
- 99 minutes
Special Features
- Audio commentary with Stephen Chow, Danny Chan Kwok-kwan, Lam Tze-chung and Tin Kai-man
- New commentary with Griffin Newman and David Sims
- New interview with curator La Frances Hui
- Making-of documentary
- Interview with Stephen Chow by Ric Meyers
- Featurettes on fight choreography, production design and costume design
- Outtakes, bloopers and deleted scenes
- Film-to-storyboard comparison
- Trailer
The edition
Edition details
| Format | 4K UHD |
|---|---|
| Region | Region A |
| Director | Stephen Chow |
| Starring | Stephen Chow, Yuen Qiu, Yuen Wah, Lam Tze-chung, Bruce Leung Siu-lung |
| Original release | 2004 |
| Release date | 9 Feb 2027 |
| Label | Criterion Collection |
| Country | China, Hong Kong |
| Genre | Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy |
| Barcode | 715515347518 |
