Before Tsui Hark Became synonymous with arthouse action films, his hong kong new wave comedy ”Shanghai Blues“Helped to put TSUI on the map. AUTEURS 1984 film Earns a long-end 4K restoration to honor its 40th anniversary, which IndieWire can announce with the trailer.
“Shanghai Blues” was set in 1937 after the second Chinese-Japanese war starts. The film centers on a soldier and a young woman who has a cumbersome meeting under a bridge while he seeks refuge from a bomb attack. Under the moonlight, none of them can really see each other’s faces; Still promised both to meet again.
When the log line teases, “After ten years, the soldier, now a growing songwriter and Tuba player in a march band, is back in town desperately after his measured, he misses her new Inge-inge-love to live in the same building that is not known to each other. Through a series of Mishaps, he misses her new Inge-Ining for his love interest
Sylvia Chang, Kenny Bee and Sally Yeh lead the film, which are co -written by TSUI and John Chan. The 4K restoration was monitored by TSUI from the original negative with L’Omagine Ritrovata, and the soundtrack was remixed by a cool sound.
Tsui challenged famous censorship restrictions with its films “Butterfly murder” and “dangerous meetings of the first kind.” He is best known for the film series “Once Upon a Time in China” and “Detective Dee”; He remains of the highly large filmmakers in Chinese language. His feature “Turning of Tiger Mountain 3D” Later he got the best director award at the Golden Rooster Awards and Hong Kong Film Awards. Tsui’s “Septet: The Story of Hong Kong” debuted at the Film Festival 2020 Cannes, and his adaptation of the classic Jin Yong novel “The Legend of the Condor Heroes” was released in 2025.
Tsui told indifire In 2011, despite his global success, he has “always (had) a problem” that reaches American audience because of “the cultural barrier, which becomes a separating factor that categorizes the audience.” He said at that time, “Some people might not be used to watching movies in other languages. It takes time. When I made the movie I wanted to do it for everyone.” TSUI also annoys a reunion with co -director John Woo and said: “We talk so much about it. We say:” Let’s work together. ”
Film movement will release “Shanghai Blues” in June 4, June 20 in theaters, starting at Metrograph. The full list of theaters is here. Check out the trailer, an indieviewer exclusive, below.
