Fresh from the success of the first two a better tomorrow films, in 1989 action maestro john woo would unleash the killer, a spectacular blend of explosive gunfights and dramatic performances, including the magnetic chow yun fat in one of his most memorable roles.ah chong chow yun fat is a hitman whose latest job takes a wrong turn when, during a shootout at a lavish nightclub, he accidentally blinds singer jennie by firing his gun too close to her eyes. Racked with remorse, ah chong decides to retire from his life of crime and help jennie get a cornea transplant. But when ah chong’s rancorous former boss betrays him, ah chong receives an unexpected helping hand from hot headed police detective lee ying danny lee, city on fire.an international sensation, the killer put woo on the radar of genre fans the world over and inspired waves of imitators, but none that could outclass it.limited edition contentsreversible sleeve and double sided foldout poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by tony stellasix postcard sized reproduction artcardscollectors’ perfect bound booklet featuring new writing on the film by critics priscilla page and frank djeng, archival writing by critic rafik djoumi and an excerpt from an interview with john woo conducted by stéphane moïssakisdisc one – feature and extrashigh definition 1080p blu ray presentationoriginal lossless cantonese mono and dolby atmos audio, and lossless english mono audiooptional newly translated english subtitles for the cantonese audiooptional english subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the english audiobrand new commentary by director john woo and film journalist drew taylorbrand new commentary by critic david westtwo archival commentaries by john woo, one with producer terence changdeleted and extended scenestheatrical trailersimage gallerydisc two – extrasthe hero of heroic bloodshed, a brand new feature length documentary on john woo’s careera bullet ballet, a brand new interview with director john woomy kind of hero, a brand new interview with producer terence changediting the killer, a brand new interview with editor david wuhong kong confidential, a new appreciation by author grady hendrixamerican cinematheque 2025 introduction with wooarchival interviews with cinematographer peter pau and actors sally yeh and kenneth tsangfour archival featurettes from 2001 with woo and producer tsui harkdisc three – extended cuthigh definition 1080p blu ray presentation of the 130 minute taiwan extended cut with lossless mandarin mono audio and optional english subtitles contains standard definition insertsoption to view the extended cut with additional scenes from the taiwan vhs releaseunrestored print of the extended cut standard definition with burnt in subtitles only