Tsui Hark’s 1995 wuxia The Blade arrives in a 4K UHD + Blu-ray special edition from The Criterion Collection, featuring a new 4K digital restoration with an uncompressed monaural soundtrack. A bruising riff on the one-armed swordsman myth, the film follows sword-maker Ding On as he loses an arm and forges himself into a furious avenger.
Film Info
Country: Hong Kong
Year: 1995
Runtime: 105 minutes
Color | 1.85:1 | Cantonese
Spine: #1305
Special Features
4K UHD + Blu-ray special edition features:
- New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- One 4K UHD disc 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 Tsui Hark, coscreenwriter Koan Hui, and actor Xiong Xin-xin
- New video essay by filmmakers Taylor Ramos and Tony Zhou
- 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
Release Date
The Criterion edition of The Blade releases on March 31, 2026 and can be pre-ordered here.
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