Throw Down 柔道龍虎榜 (2004) (Blu Ray) (4K Ultra HD Restored) (The Criterion Collection) (English Subtitled) (US Version)
Throw Down 柔道龍虎榜 (2004) (Blu Ray) (4K Ultra HD Restored) (The Criterion Collection) (English Subtitled) (US Version)
Artist Name(s): Aaron Kwok (Actor) | Louis Koo (Actor) | Tony Leung Ka Fai (Actor) | Cherrie Ying (Actor) | Tony Yip
Director: Johnnie To
Blu-ray Region Code: A - Americas (North, Central and South except French Guiana), Korea, Japan, South East Asia (including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) What is it?
Release Date: 2021 - 12
Language: Cantonese
Subtitles: English
Country of Origin: Hong Kong
Picture Format: [HD] High Definition What is it?
Sound Information: Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS-HD Master Audio
Disc Format(s): Blu-ray, 25 GB - Single Layer
Screen Resolution: 1080p (1920 x 1080 progressive scan)
Video Codecs: AVC (MPEG-4 Part 10)
A love letter to both judo and Kurosawa—one of the celebrated Hong Kong auteur Johnnie To’s most personal films
One of the most personal films by the prolific Hong Kong auteur Johnnie To is a thrilling love letter to both the cinema of Akira Kurosawa and the art and philosophy of judo.
Amid the neon-drenched nightclubs and gambling dens of Hong Kong’s nocturnal underworld, the fates of three wandering souls—a former judo champion now barely scraping by as an alcoholic bar owner (Louis Koo), a young fighter (Aaron Kwok) intent on challenging him, and a singer (Cherrie Ying) chasing dreams of stardom—collide in an operatic explosion of human pain, ambition, perseverance, and redemption.
Paying offbeat homage to Kurosawa’s debut feature, Sanshiro Sugata, To scrambles wild comedy, flights of lyrical surrealism, and rousing martial-arts action into what is ultimately a disarmingly touching ode to the healing power of friendship.
Special Edition Features
- New 4K digital restoration
- Interview from 2004 with director Johnnie To
- New interviews with coscreenwriter Yau Nai-hoi and composer Peter Kam
- New interviews with film scholars David Bordwell and Caroline Guo
- Short documentary featuring To and members of the cast
Description
One of the most personal films by the prolific Hong Kong auteur Johnnie To is a thrilling love letter to both the cinema of Akira Kurosawa and the art and philosophy of judo. Amid the neon-drenched nightclubs and gambling dens of Hong Kong’s nocturnal underworld, the fates of three wandering souls—a former judo champion now barely scraping by as an alcoholic bar owner (Louis Koo), a young fighter (Aaron Kwok) intent on challenging him, and a singer (Cherrie Ying) chasing dreams of stardom—collide in an operatic explosion of human pain, ambition, perseverance, and redemption. Paying offbeat homage to Kurosawa’s debut feature, Sanshiro Sugata, To scrambles wild comedy, flights of lyrical surrealism, and rousing martial-arts action into what is ultimately a disarmingly touching ode to the healing power of friendship.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- 4K digital restoration, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- Interview from 2004 with director Johnnie To
- New interviews with coscreenwriter Yau Nai-hoi, composer Peter Kam, and film scholars David Bordwell and Caroline Guo
- Short making-of documentary from 2004 featuring To and actors Louis Koo, Aaron Kwok, Cherrie Ying, and Tony Leung Ka-fai
- Trailer
- New English subtitle translation
- PLUS: An essay by film critic Sean Gilman
Product information
| Number of discs | 1 |
|---|---|
| Media Format | Blu-ray, Subtitled |
| Actors | Aaron Kwok, Cherrie Ying, Louis Koo |
| Studio | The Criterion Collection |
| Release date | September 21, 2021 |
