Eureka Entertainment has announced its March batch of Blu-ray releases. They are: In the Line of Duty III (1988) and In the Line of Duty IV (1989). The two releases will be available for purchase on March 20.Description: Cynthia Khan stars in her first leading role as a young police officer who goes up against a dangerous duo of Japanese terrorists.
After staging an outrageous jewellery heist in Tokyo, two thieves (Stuart Ong and Michiko Nishiwaki) travel to Hong Kong to trade their stolen goods. When things don’t go to plan, they go on a violent rampage through Hong Kong, and the only ones standing in their way is a newly promoted police cadet and a Japanese cop with a personal vendetta.
Often overshadowed by other films in the series, In the Line of Duty III is the hidden gem of the franchise, featuring shockingly brutal and ferocious action sequences. Not available on home video in the UK since the VHS era, Eureka Classics is proud to present the film on Blu-ray from a brand new 2K restoration.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 2K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- NEW interview with Cynthia Khan
- NEW interview with Michiko Nichiwaki
- NEW feature length audio commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
- NEW feature length audio commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder & Arne Venema
- Trailers
- Cantonese and English audio options (both in their original mono presentations)
- Optional English Subtitles, newly translated for this release
- Reversible sleeve design
- A Limited Edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing by James Oliver [2000 copies]
Description: Action superstar Donnie Yen and Cynthia Khan team up with legendary martial-arts director Yuen Woo-ping in this fan-favourite fourth entry in the In the Line of Duty film series.
Yen and Khan play a pair of no-nonsense cops on the case of a major drug trafficking operation. When an immigrant dock worker is targeted by the criminals, the officers must protect this innocent man from an international crime syndicate.
Death-defying stunts, insane action set-pieces, and some of the best martial-arts choreography ever captured on film In the Line of Duty IV is an unhinged Hong Kong action masterpiece and Eureka Classics is proud to present it in its UK debut on Blu-ray.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 2K RESTORATIONS OF THE THEATRICAL CUT AND EXPORT VERSIONS OF THE FILM
- NEW interviews with cast and crew
- NEW feature length audio commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
- NEW feature length audio commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder & Arne Venema
- Archival commentary by Hong Kong expert Stefan Hammond and lead actor Michael Wong
- Archival interview with Donnie Yen
- Archival “Donnie Yen Action” featurette
- Trailers
- Cantonese and English audio options (both in their original mono presentations)
- Optional English Subtitles, newly translated for this release
- Reversible sleeve design
- A Limited Edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing by James Oliver [2000 copies]
- Limited Edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling [2000 copies]
