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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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Region 'B' - Blu-ray
Runtime 1:38:54 1:39:43.978
Video

1.79:1 Original Aspect Ratio

16X9 enhanced 
Average Bitrate: 5.77 mb/s
NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s

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)
LPCM Audio Chinese 2304 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit
LPCM Audio Chinese 1152 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 1152 kbps / 24-bit
DTS-HD Master Audio English 3638 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3638 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit)
LPCM Audio English 768 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 16-bit

Subtitles English, Chinese, none English, none
Features Release Information:
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Entertainment

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen anamorphic - 1.79:1

Edition Details:
•  Jackie Chan City Hunter Outtakes MTV (2:30) 
•  Exclusive Interviews (Subtitled): 
� - actor Jackie Chan (10:06) 
� - actor Wong Jing (7:13) 
� - stuntman Rocky Lin (10:58) 
• Photo Gallery 
• Jackie Chan Photo Gallery and Biography 
• Theatrical Trailer (4:00) 
• New English Theatrical Trailer (1:50) 
• Original Promotional Materials
• Production Notes
• Bonus Trailers

DVD Release Date: 22 July 2003
Amaray

Chapters 20 
 

Release Information:
Studio: Eureka

 

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:
• 
Original Cantonese mono audio track (also available in 5.1 presentation)
Optional English and Mandarin audio tracks |
• Interviews with Jackie Chan (arch#1 (10:06) arch #2 (03:39)
• Interview with director Wong Jing (07:13)
• Interview with stuntman and long-time member of Jackie Chan s stunt team, Rocky Lai (10:58)
• The Jackie Chan Experience - an interview with Richard Norton (15:16)
• Evolution of a Fighter - an interview with Gary Daniels (29:50)
• Outtake music video (02:35)
• Outtake montage (04:38)
• Japanese ending credits (03:36)
• original theatrical trailer (04:00)
• original Hong Kong dvd trailer (01:50)
• A Collector s booklet featuring new writing on the film (First print run only)
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Blu-ray Release Date: September 24th, 2018
Custom Blu-ray Case (see below)

Chapters 11

 

Package - Eureka Video - Region 'B' - Blu-ray

 

 

Comments

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.

There are a bunch of neat extras on this
Blu-ray, starting with a bunch of interviews from the director, star, and stunt choreographers. These interviews alone make up a good hour of footage. Also here are outtakes, which are normally skippable, but when Jackie Chan is involved, you know you're in for a treat. We also get the Japanese ending credits sequence, and 2 trailers for the film. There is a collector's booklet available on the first run printing.

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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