22/05/2026
Vinegar Syndrome have now released limited discs for Human Lanterns and yes were back myself and Kenny B from Podcast on Fire Network return to deliver a new commentary track on this UNCT version.
Presented in its uncensored original Mandarin-language version, never before released on video, alongside a Cantonese-dubbed version featuring an alternate, shockingly different ending, also never before released on video. Both versions include newly translated English subtitles.
Directed by: Chung Sun
starring: Tony Liu, Chen Kuan-Tai, Lo Lieh, Ni Tien, Linda Chu, Hsiu-Chun Lin, Meng Lo, Chien Sun, Fei Ai, Susan Yam-Yam Shaw
1982 / 100 min / 2.35:1 / Mandarin, Cantonese Mono
Additional info:
2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region A Blu-ray
4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range
Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
Commentary with film historian Samm Deighan
Commentary with Kenneth Brorsson and Phil Gillon of the Podcast on Fire Network
"The End Justifies the Means" (24 min) - an interview with actor Lau Wing (courtesy of Arnaud Lanuque)
"A Fairy in Hell" (15 min) - an interview with actress Linda Chu (courtesy of Arnaud Lanuque)
"A Shaw Story" (14 min) - an interview with actress Susan Shaw (courtesy of Frédéric Ambroisine)
"A Skinning Team: Peeling Back the Layers of Action" (10 min) - a new video essay by film programmer Kenji McGuire
Trailer
Reversible sleeve artwork
Newly translated English subtitles
