City on Fire, more Shawscope, Wild Style and Ninja Turtles from Arrow in December
It’s going to be a Heroes in a Half Shell Christmas from Arrow Video with the announcement of the label’s disc releases for December, which will consist of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trilogy on UHD and Blu-ray, Ringo Lam’s gritty and dynamic crime thriller, City on Fire, a collection of sixteen of the wildest and weirdest films made made by the Shaw Brothers studio, Shawscope Volume Four, and hybrid of fiction and documentary, Wild Style. Full details below.
CITY ON FIRE [LUNG FOO FUNG WAN] (1987)
Limited Edition UHD | Limited Edition Blu-ray | 1 December 2025 | £29.99 (UHD), £24.99 (Blu-ray)
After the success of John Woo’s A Better Tomorrow, lead actor Chow Yun Fat cemented his reputation as Hong Kong’s hottest new action film megastar with his electrifying performance in Ringo Lam’s City on Fire, one of the most beloved examples of the ‘heroic bloodshed’ subgenre.
Ko (Chow) is an undercover cop on one last job, assigned to infiltrate a gang of jewel thieves committing armed robberies across Hong Kong. When another police officer is killed in the line of duty during one of the gang’s heists, Ko finds himself caught in the crossfire between the police force desperate to catch the culprits at any cost, and the trigger-happy thieves who begin to smell a rat in their midst. As the bullets fly and the body count rises, Ko’s only hope for survival might be his burgeoning friendship with weary gang member Fu (Danny Lee)…
A marked influence on Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs, Lam’s gritty and dynamic crime thriller has been restored from the original negative and is finally unleashed on home video again in all its lethal fury, looking and sounding more spectacular than ever before.
4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:
- 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- Original lossless Cantonese and English mono audio
- Optional English subtitles for the Cantonese soundtrack and English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack
- Brand new audio commentary by Hong Kong cinema experts Frank Djeng and F.J. DeSanto
- Burn It Down, a brand new interview with screenwriter Tommy Sham
- Hong Kong Confidential, a brand new appreciation by author Grady Hendrix
- Some Like It Hot, a brand new appreciation by film historian Ric Meyers
- Burning Rivalries, a brand new appreciation by critic Kim Newman
- An archival interview with director Ringo Lam
- Portrait of Anger, an archive interview with cinematographer Andrew Lau
- Long Arm of the Law, an archive interview with co-star Roy Cheung
- Theatrical trailer
- Image gallery
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Tony Stella
- Illustrated collectors’ booklet featuring new writing on the film by Dylan Cheung
The Blu-ray edition will have the same special features but a 1080p transfer of the film.
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES TRILOGY (1990-1993)
Limited Edition UHD | Limited Edition Blu-ray | 15 December 2025 | £59.99 (UHD), £54.99 (Blu-ray)
A shell-shocking saga of mutants, martial arts and New York mayhem, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles trilogy brought comic book grit, practical effects wizardry and pizza-fuelled fun to a generation of moviegoers, helping turn four sewer-dwelling brothers into global pop culture icons.
Launching in 1990 with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, director Steve Barron’s gritty, high-energy adaptation of the underground comic became a box office phenomenon, fusing martial arts action, streetwise humour and the groundbreaking animatronics of Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. The 1991 sequel The Secret of the Ooze is an irresistibly fun second slice: a deep-dive into the turtles’ origins where new mutant foes Tokka and Rahzar are thrown in the mix… double the stakes, double the pizza! Rounding out the trilogy, 1993’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III sends the heroes in a half shell back to feudal Japan in a time-travel adventure full of samurai showdowns, ancient legends and comic chaos.
Restored in glorious 4K and packed with extras, this radical set celebrates the legacy of Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo and Raphael in one of the most iconic franchises of the era, blending innovative effects, comic-book heart and early ’90s attitude.
3-DISC 4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:
- Brand new 4K restorations of all three films by Arrow Films
- 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentations in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible) of all three films
- Perfect bound collector’s booklet in the style of a Roy’s Pizza menu, featuring new writing on the films by Simon Ward, John Torrani and John Walsh
- Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Florey
- Double-sided foldout poster featuring original artwork from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesand the “Map of the Kappa Realm”, a stylised re-creation of the ancient scroll that appears in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
- Two additional double-sided foldout posters featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Florey
- Eight character trading cards
- Roy’s Pizza loyalty card
- Four character stickers
DISC 1 – TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES:
- 4K restoration of the film from the original camera negative by Arrow Films approved by director Steve Barron
- Two lossless stereo mixes (original theatrical mix and alternate “warrior” mix) plus newly remixed Dolby Atmos audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Brand new commentary with director Steve Barron
- Brand new commentary with comic book expert and podcast host Dave Baxter
- Rising When We Fall, a newly filmed interview with director Steve Barron
- Turtle Talk, a newly filmed interview with actors Robbie Rist, Brian Tochi, Ernie Reyes Jr and Kenn Scott
- O’Neil on the Beat, a newly filmed interview with actor Judith Hoag
- Wet Behind the Shells, a newly filmed interview with producer Simon Fields
- Beneath the Shell, a newly filmed interview with puppet coordinator and second unit director Brian Henson, and Rob Tygner, puppeteer for both Splinter and Leonardo
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turf, a newly filmed featurette exploring the film’s locations in New York City and North Carolina
- Alternate UK version with unique footage prepared for censorship reasons, presented in 4K via seamless branching
- Alternate ending from VHS workprint
- Alternate Korean footage
- Theatrical trailers
- Image gallery
DISC 2 – TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II: THE SECRET OF THE OOZE:
- 4K restoration of the film from the 35mm interpositive by Arrow Films
- Original lossless stereo audio and optional DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Brand new commentary with director Michael Pressman moderated by filmmaker Gillian Wallace Horvat
- John Du Prez to the Rescue, a newly filmed interview with composer of the trilogy John Du Prez
- Hard Cores, a newly filmed interview with Kenny Wilson, mould shop supervisor at Jim Henson’s Creature Shop
- The Secret of the Edit, a newly filmed interview with editor Steve Mirkovich
- Behind the Shells, an archive featurette from 1991
- Theatrical trailer
- Image gallery
DISC 3 – TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES III:
- 4K restoration of the film from the 35mm interpositive by Arrow Films
- Original lossless stereo audio and optional DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Brand new commentary with director Stuart Gillard
- Daimyos & Demons, a newly filmed interview with actor Sab Shimono
- Rebel Rebel, a newly filmed interview with actor Vivian Wu
- Alternate UK opening
- Theatrical trailer
- Image gallery
The Blu-ray edition will have the same special features but a 1080p transfer of the film. Both the 4K UHD and Blu-ray editions will also be available as Arrow Store exclusive.
SHAWSCOPE VOLUME FOUR
Limited Edition Blu-ray | 8 December 2025 | £169.99
As special effects-driven horror and sci-fi cinema dominated the global box office in the 1970s, Hong Kong’s mightiest film studio Shaw Brothers not only followed suit but took things one step beyond!
One of Shaws’ most beloved cult classics, Hua Shan’s tokusatsu tribute Super Inframan stars Danny Lee (The Killer) as the titular high-kicking superhero, defending the planet against a demon queen and her legion of subterranean mutant minions. Lee also stars as a monster vigilante issuing vicious justice in Ho Meng-hua’s creeptastic Oily Maniac and as the prince granted magical powers in Pao Hsueh-li’s fantastical wuxia Battle Wizard. Director Ho next treats us to a double-helping of occult mayhem with Black Magic and its sequel, where Ti Lung battles wicked voodoo doctors with the power to cast spells and raise the dead. Four more doses of unhinged madness follow from Kuei Chih-hung in the form of Bewitched and the Hex trilogy, an unforgettable quadruple serving of possession and witchcraft that presaged his notorious brain-melting classic The Boxer’s Omen.
Master filmmaker Chor Yuen adds a hefty dose of horror to his trademark wuxia-mystery style in Bat Without Wings, in which a young sword fighter must end a deranged martial arts master-turned-multiple murderer’s perverted rampage. Hua Shan returns with Bloody Parrot, an eye-poppingly vivid horror fantasy about two swordsmen hunting a demon that offers to grant wishes, only to leave a messy trail of destruction in its wake. Lau Kar-wing’s kung fu jiangshi comedy The Fake Ghost Catchers sees two conmen unwittingly enlisted to battle spirits from the underworld, while Tang Tak-cheung’s hair-raising wuxia fantasia Demon of the Lute has to be seen to be believed. Yang Chuen’s gruesome splatterfest Seeding of a Ghost has a taxi driver enlist a necromancer’s help in avenging the murder of his wife, with sickening results; and Hua Shan returns with Portrait in Crystal, a deliriously imaginative tale of a murderous swordswoman brought to life through a crystal sculpture. Last but not least, Alex Cheung’s Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is an out-of-this-world comedy in which city girl Cherie Chung is abducted by aliens and taken to a galaxy far, far away…
From slimy creatures to supernatural wizardry to sex-crazed serial killers, the biggest collection in Arrow Video’s Shawscope series yet features sixteen of the wildest and weirdest films the company ever made, gorgeously restored in all their gory glory with an amazing array of never-seen-before bonus features.
LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY COLLECTION CONTENTS:
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all sixteen films, all newly restored in 2K from the original negatives by Arrow Films
- Illustrated 60-page collectors’ booklet featuring new writing by David West, Jonathan Clements and Grady Hendrix, plus cast and crew listings and notes on each film by Ian Jane
- New artwork by Matt Frank & Jolyon Yates, Mike Lee-Graham, Chris Malbon and Ilan Sheady
DISC ONE – SUPER INFRAMAN [ZHONG GUO CHAO REN] (1975)
- Newly restored lossless Mandarin, Cantonese and English mono audio
- Newly translated English subtitles, plus optional hard-of-hearing subtitles for the English dub
- Option to view the film in its US theatrical version, Infra-man, with lossless “Stereo-Infra-Sound” surround audio
- Brand new commentary by martial arts cinema experts Frank Djeng & Erik Ko
- Shaws’ Little Dragon, a newly filmed interview with co-star Bruce Le
- Super Ultra Infra Action!, a brand new video essay on Shaws’ tokusatsu films written and narrated by Steven Sloss
- Theatrical trailers, TV spots and radio spots
DISC TWO – OILY MANIAC [YOU GUI ZI] (1976) / BATTLE WIZARD [TIAN LONG BA BU] (1977)
- Newly restored lossless Mandarin mono for both films, plus English mono for Battle Wizard
- Newly translated English subtitles for both films, plus optional hard-of-hearing subtitles for the English dub on Battle Wizard
- Brand new commentary on Oily Maniac by critic Ian Jane
- Brand new commentary on Battle Wizard by Jonathan Clements, author of A Brief History of the Martial Arts
DISC THREE – BLACK MAGIC [JIANG TOU] (1975) / BLACK MAGIC PART 2 [GOU HUN JIANG YOU] (1976)
- Newly restored lossless Mandarin and English mono audio for both films
- Newly translated English subtitles for both films, plus optional hard-of-hearing subtitles for the English dubs
- Brand new commentary for Black Magic by critic James Mudge
- Brand new commentary for Black Magic Part 2 by critic Samm Deighan
- Alternate US opening for Black Magic Part 2
DISC FOUR – HEX [XIE] (1980) / BEWITCHED [GU] (1981)
- Newly restored lossless Cantonese and Mandarin mono audio for both films
- Newly translated English subtitles for both films
- Brand new commentary for Bewitched by critic James Mudge
DISC FIVE – HEX VS. WITCHCRAFT [CHE DAU CHE] (1980) / HEX AFTER HEX [CHE YUN JOI CHE] (1982)
- Newly restored lossless Cantonese and Mandarin mono audio for both films
- Newly translated English subtitles for both films
- Additional Mandarin voiceover clip for Hex Vs. Witchcraft
DISC SIX – BAT WITHOUT WINGS [WO YI BIAN FU] (1980) / BLOODY PARROT [XIE YING WU](1981)
- Newly restored lossless Mandarin mono audio for both films
- Newly translated English subtitles for both films
- Brand new commentaries for both films by critic Samm Deighan
DISC SEVEN – THE FAKE GHOST CATCHERS [GUI HUA FU] (1982) / DEMON OF THE LUTE [LIUZHI QIN MO] (1983)
- Newly restored lossless Cantonese and Mandarin mono audio for both films
- Newly translated English subtitles for both films
- Brand new commentary for Demon of the Lute by martial arts cinema expert Frank Djeng
DISC EIGHT – SEEDING OF A GHOST [ZHONG GUI] (1983) / PORTRAIT IN CRYSTAL [SHUI JINGREN] (1983)
- Newly restored lossless Cantonese and Mandarin mono audio for both films
- Newly translated English subtitles for both films
- Brand new commentary for Seeding of a Ghost by critic James Mudge
DISC NINE – TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR [XING JI DUN TAI] (1983)
- Newly restored lossless Cantonese and Mandarin mono audio
- Newly translated English subtitles
- Seamless branching option to watch Cantonese version with additional scene from Mandarin version
- Brand new commentary by martial arts cinema expert Frank Djeng
- Newly filmed interview with director/co-writer Alex Cheung
- Newly filmed appreciation by film scholar Victor Fan
- Theatrical trailer
DISC TEN – BONUS DISC
- Hong Kong: The Show of Mister Shaw, a 1972 French TV profile of Shaw Brothers
- Brand new video essay on Ho Meng-hua written and narrated by Grady Hendrix
- Newly filmed appreciations of Super Inframan by Leon Hunt, Luke White and Kim Newman
- Newly filmed appreciation of Bat Without Wings by Wayne Wong
- Newly filmed appreciation of Demon of the Lute by Luke White
- Newly filmed appreciations of Battle Wizard and Demon of the Lute by Victor Fan
- Theatrical trailers for most of the films in the set, some never seen on video before
WILD STYLE (1982)
Limited Edition UHD | Limited Edition Blu-ray | 1 December 2025 | £39.99 (UHD), £34.99 (Blu-ray)
In early 1980s New York City, independent filmmaker Charlie Ahearn and downtown artist Fred Brathwaite ventured uptown with the aim of capturing an exciting new underground scene that was happening in the South Bronx, a scene that featured graffiti artists, breakdancing b-boys and two turntables and a microphone. The result was Wild Style, and to many viewers it was their first glimpse of the musical and cultural phenomenon called hip-hop.
In this unique hybrid of fiction and documentary, the story of lone graffiti artist Lee “Zoro” Quiñones trying to achieve success on his own terms is brought to vivid life with support by Fred “Fab 5 Freddy” Brathwaite, Sandra “Lady Pink” Fabara and Patti Astor, and with historic music performances by such luminaries as Grandmaster Flash, Busy Bee, The Fantastic Five, The Cold Crush Brothers and The Rock Steady Crew. To create the score, Chris Stein (Blondie) would collaborate with Brathwaite to produce the actual breakbeats to be used in the film, an inspired decision that would provide a source of obsession among crate diggers for decades to come.
Endlessly sampled, imitated and debated, Wild Style is the truest portrait of the hip-hop scene during its early years, and remains one of the most important music films ever made. Arrow Films is proud to present Wild Style in an exclusive new 4K restoration with hours of brand-new bonus features, vintage interviews and featurettes.
4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:
- 120 page perfect bound collector’s book featuring new and archival essays and articles, alongside an extensive collection of stills and artwork from the film
- Reversible sleeve featuring two original artwork options
- Double-sided foldout poster featuring two original artwork options
- Exclusive mini-version of the Wild Style issue of Hip-Hop Family Tree comic book by Ed Piskor
- Three Wild Style logo stickers
DISC 1 – FEATURE (4K UHD):
- Brand new 4K restoration from the original 16mm negative by Arrow Films
- High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
- Newly restored original lossless mono audio
- Optional English subtitles
- Brand new audio commentary with Jeff “Chairman” Mao and Andrew “Monk One” Mason
- Legacy commentary featuring director Charlie Ahearn and Fred “Fab 5 Freddy” Brathwaite
- Down by Law: Creating the Music of Wild Style, a brand new interview with Charlie Ahearn, Chris Stein and Fred “Fab 5 Freddy” Brathwaite
- Theatrical trailer
- Image gallery
DISC 2 – EXTRAS (BLU-RAY):
- The Origin Story, an interview with Lee Quiñones and Fred “Fab 5 Freddy” Brathwaite
- Studio/Benchmark, an interview with Lee Quiñones
- Archive footage from Wild Style’s 1983 Japanese Tour
- Two panel discussions and footage from the Wild Style 40 exhibition
- ZDF TV Wild Style 30th anniversary featurette
- Rammellzee in the Battle Station featurette
- Featurettes from the Wild Style 20th, 25th and 30th anniversary shows
- Smith Projects Gym (1977)
- Archival featurettes and interviews from the players and performers of Wild Style
- Outtakes
- Subway Rap music video
- 2025 Restoration and Theatrical trailers
The Blu-ray edition will have the same special features but a 1080p transfer of the film.