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The Blade 4K UHD + Blu-ray (Criterion Collection) [Preorder]
The Blade 4K UHD + Blu-ray (Criterion Collection) [Preorder]
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Preorder scheduled for release on March 31, 2026
Among the boldest accomplishments of Hong Kong cinema’s golden age, this uniquely visceral martial-arts movie puts a gritty new spin on the story of the one-armed swordsman, an iconic figure from the moment he was introduced by the Shaw Brothers studio in 1967. Composed in a whirlwind of immersive close-ups and fractured editing, The Blade follows the young sword-maker Ding On (Vincent Zhao), who, after losing an arm in an ambush, transforms himself into a furious avenger. With its intentionally disorienting stylization and starkly brutal tone, The Blade was a rare commercial disappointment for Tsui Hark, but it has since been reclaimed as one of the director’s most radical visions—a tour de force of action expressionism, and a scathing reappraisal of the wuxia genre’s code of masculinity, that achieves a feverish intensity.
4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- New audio commentary featuring Hong Kong cinema expert and producer Frank Djeng
- Action et vérité (2006), a documentary featuring director Tsui Hark, coscreenwriter Koan Hui, and actor Xiong Xin-xin
- New video essay by filmmakers Taylor Ramos and Tony Zhou (Every Frame a Painting)
- New York Asian Film Festival Q&A with Tsui from 2011
- Alternate English-dubbed track
- English-version opening and end credits
- Trailer
- New English subtitle translation
- PLUS: An essay by author Lisa Morton
New cover by Oliver Barrett
Preorder Policy
All items ordered together will ship together when everything is in stock. Please place separate orders if you wish to have your items shipped sooner. Please note that a titles release date change will delay the shipment of your order. We can cancel items out of orders to expedite your shipment as needed. However, we are unable to add items to your order.
Domestic preorders will usually ship before or around release date. Import preorders can take a week to three weeks after release date before they are available to ship to you.
All product release dates, features, and artwork are subject to change.
Preorders are charged when you place an order. If for any reason, I am unable to fulfill the order for this product, the product will be cancelled from the order and a refund will be issued for the product. If you have other items in the same order, this will not disrupt those from shipping out together if and when they become available.
You will receive an automated email when your item ships. Please check your junk email folder as they could be filtered as spam by your email provider.
If you need to cancel a preorder please contact me at owner@atomicmoviestore.com