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(aka "Cheng shi lie ren" or "Shiti Hanta")
directed by Jing Wong
Hong Kong/Japan 1993
Jackie Chan stars as the girl-chasing private
detective Ryo Saeba in this hilarious live-action adaptation of the
popular Japanese manga series, City Hunter, presented from a
stunning new 2K restoration! Hired to track down Shizuko Imamura, the runaway daughter of a publishing tycoon, Ryo initially turns the job down... until he sees a picture of the missing woman! Ryo eventually finds her aboard a luxury cruise ship, but much to the annoyance of his exasperated assistant Carrie (Joey Wang, A Chinese Ghost Story), Ryo seems more interested in catching Shizuko s attention than returning her safely to her father. When terrorists hijack the ship, Ryo must put his romantic feelings aside and swing into action to dispatch the bad guys and save the day. Packed with inventive action sequences coordinated by an at his peak Chan, City Hunter is one of the most visually creative films of Jackie s career - with a vibrant cinematography and a quirky sense of humour. Eureka Classics is proud to present the film for the first time in the UK on Blu-ray. |
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Theatrical Release: 16 January 1993 (Hong Kong)
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Runtime | 1:38:54 | 1:39:43.978 |
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1.79:1 Original Aspect Ratio
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1.85:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 45,841,049,741 bytes Feature: 35,552,097,792 bytes Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Total Video Bitrate: 31.17 Mbps |
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Audio | Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1; English Dolby Digital 5.1 |
DTS-HD Master Audio Chinese 3855 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3855 kbps / 24-bit
(DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit) |
Subtitles | English, Chinese, none | English, none |
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Release Information: Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Entertainment
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Chapters 20 |
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1.85:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray Disc Size: 45,841,049,741 bytes Feature: 35,552,097,792 bytes Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video Total Video Bitrate: 31.17 Mbps
Edition Details: Blu-ray Release Date: September 24th, 2018Custom Blu-ray Case (see below) Chapters 11 |
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NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc. ADDITION: Eureka - Region 'B' - Blu-ray - October 2018': Eureka present the Jackie Chan film "City Hunter" on a dual-layered Blu-ray. The 1.85:1 1080p image looks great, with a high bitrate and a ton of detail. The colors are wild in this film, and thankfully this Blu-ray is quite the upgrade over the previous DVD. Flesh tones are much warmer and realistic, and there is a lot more information in the darker areas, thanks to an increase in contrast.
Eureka give
us the chance to watch the film in the original
Cantonese mono audio track. As if that wasn't enough,
there is also the choice to watch the film with either
English or Mandarin audio tracks. There are 5.1 surround
options here too. These tracks are offered in 24-bit
linear PCM and DTS-HD Master Audio. Very cool to have
all these options. The various comic-book style martial
arts sounds really have a certain power to them on this
track, with a fair separation of dialogue and sound. The
music is thanks to the duo of Romeo Díaz and James Wong,
notable for composing "Once Upon a Time in China"
and the "Chinese Ghost Story" series of films.
There are optional English subtitles. There are also
optional 'gala gala happy subtitles' for that
particular sequence. They weren't originally intended
although English audiences may be curious. This is a Region-B
Blu-ray. This film is peak Jackie Chan zaniness. Though some may prefer the slightly less tongue-in-cheek Chan offerings, I love this stuff. The over-the-top comedy really works here, and thanks to Eureka!'s awesome transfer, fans finally have a copy they can hang onto. Recommended! -Colin Zavitz |
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