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Peking Opera Blues is released on 4K UHD Blu-ray September 23!

July 1st, 2025 by Gerard Iribe

Set in chaotic 1920’s China, when warlords fought each other for power while Sun Yat-Sen’s underground movement tried to establish a democratic republic, Peking Opera Blues tells the story of three young women and two young men who are thrown together. One young woman grabs a box of jewels during the looting when one warlord takes Peking. A deserting soldier joins her, but the jewels end up at the Peking Opera. Here we meet the daughter of the head of the troupe, who dreams of being an actress. But even female roles are played by men in the opera. Soon, the daughter of the currently ruling warlord and a male agent of the democratic underground are involved. It’s a genre-blending smash hit from legendary Hong Kong director Tsui Hark!

 

In chaotic 1920’s China, three young women and two young men are thrown together. One young woman grabs a box of jewels during the looting when a warlord takes Peking, and madcap action ensues when the jewels end up at the Peking Opera.

PEKING OPERA BLUES Bonus Content

DISC ONE (4K UHD)

  • NEW 4K Scan From The Original Camera Negative

Presented In Dolby Vision

  • NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
  • NEW Audio Commentary With Film Critic James Mudge

 

DISC TWO (Blu-ray)

  • NEW 4K Scan From The Original Camera Negative
  • NEW Optional English Subtitles Newly Translated For This Release
  • NEW “An Opus For Peking: Starring in a Tsui Hark Classic” – Interview With Actor Mark Cheng
  • NEW “An Operatic Achievement” – Interview With Cinematographer Ray Wong
  • NEW “Hong Kong Confidential” – Inside Peking Opera Blues With Author Grady Hendrix
  • NEW “Peking Provocations” – Interview With Author And Critic David West On The Cinema Of Tsui Hark
  • NEW “Peking History Blues” – Professor Lars Laamann On The Setting And Time Of A Tsui Hark Masterpiece
  • NEW Audio Commentary With Film Critic James Mudge
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Image Gallery
  • Limited edition slipcover with first pressing.

For the upcoming Shout! Studios, in collaboration with the Hong Kong Film Archives, has been working diligently to remaster and restore several prized hits, all scanned in stunning 4K from the original camera negatives. The video and audio have been restored, and the subtitles have been newly translated. With fans in mind, Shout! Studios is currently producing a variety of bonus content for each physical media release for this numbered and deluxe home entertainment series. Upcoming physical media releases include HONG KONG GLAMERS & GAMERS (HKCC #8-13), and A CHINESE GHOST STORY TRILOGY Blu-ray (HKCC #14-16).

 

 

Peaking Opera Blues is released on 4K UHD Blu-ray September 23, 2025!

PRE-ORDER NOW!

 

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Gerard Iribe is a writer/reviewer for Why So Blu?. He has also reviewed for other sites like DVD Talk, Project-Blu, and CHUD, but Why So Blu? is where the heart is. You can follow his incoherency on Twitter: @giribe

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