Wong Kar Wai Collection (DVD) (US Version) DVD Region 1

Kino Video's Wong Kar Wai Collection is a collector's set of some of the renowned Hong Kong auteur's celebrated cinema classics. Five of the filmmaker's first six features are represented here: As Tears Go By, Days of Being Wild, Chungking Express, Fallen Angels, and Happy Together. Together, the films represent nearly a decade of the director's work, and feature a who's who of Hong Kong's biggest stars, including Leslie Cheung, Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung, Carina Lau, Jacky Cheung, Leon Lai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Brigitte Lin, Charlie Young, and regular Wong Kar-Wai collaborator Tony Leung Chiu-Wai. For the curious cineaste or the Hong Kong Cinema completist, the Wong Kar Wai Collection is an essential.

Each DVD in the Wong Kar Wai Collection is English subtitled and Region 1 encoded for play on North American DVD players, and features various extras, including still galleries, filmographies, trailer collections, and more. In addition, the Kino version of Happy Together includes Buenos Aires Degrees, a fascinating 59-minute documentary on the making of the film.

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Product Title:	Wong Kar Wai Collection (DVD) (US Version) 王家衛電影系列 (DVD) (美國版) 王家卫电影系列 (DVD) (美国版) 王家衛 BOXセット （US版） Wong Kar Wai Collection (DVD) (US Version)
Artist Name(s):	Wong Kar Wai | Jacky Cheung (Actor) | Andy Lau (Actor) | Faye Wong (Actor) | Leslie Cheung (Actor) | Tony Leung Chiu Wai (Actor) | Takeshi Kaneshiro (Actor) | Karen Mok (Actor) | Carina Lau (Actor) | Maggie Cheung Man Yuk (Actor) | Chang Chen (Actor) | Leon Lai (Actor) | Charlie Yeung (Actor) | Alex Man (Actor) | Brigitte Lin (Actor) | Michelle Reis (Actor) 王 家衛 | 張 學友 (Actor) | 劉 德華 (Actor) | 王靖雯 王菲 (Actor) | 張 國榮 (Actor) | 梁 朝偉 (Actor) | 金城武 (Actor) | 莫文蔚 (Actor) | 劉嘉玲 (Actor) | 張 曼玉 (Actor) | 張震 (Actor) | 黎明 (Actor) | 楊采妮 (Actor) | 萬梓良 (Actor) | 林青霞 (Actor) | 李嘉欣 (Actor) 王 家卫 | 张 学友 (Actor) | 刘 德华 (Actor) | 王靖雯 王菲 (Actor) | 张 国荣 (Actor) | 梁 朝伟 (Actor) | 金城武 (Actor) | 莫文蔚 (Actor) | 刘嘉玲 (Actor) | 张 曼玉 (Actor) | 张震 (Actor) | 黎明 (Actor) | 杨采妮 (Actor) | 万梓良 (Actor) | 林青霞 (Actor) | 李嘉欣 (Actor) 王家衛 （ウォン・カーウァイ）　 | 張學友（ジャッキー・チョン） (Actor) | 劉徳華 （アンディ・ラウ） (Actor) | 王菲 （フェイ・ウォン）　 (Actor) | 張國榮 （レスリー・チャン） (Actor) | 梁朝偉（トニー・レオン）　 (Actor) | 金城武 (Actor) | 莫文蔚（カレン・モク） (Actor) | 劉嘉玲 （カリーナ・ラウ）　 (Actor) | 張曼玉 （マギー・チャン） (Actor) | 張震（チャン・チェン） (Actor) | 黎明（レオン・ライ） (Actor) | 楊采妮 （チャーリー・ヤン） (Actor) | 萬梓良（アレックス・マン） (Actor) | 林青霞 （ブリジット・リン） (Actor) | 李嘉欣　（ミッシェル・リー） (Actor) 왕가위 | Jacky Cheung (Actor) | 유덕화 (Actor) | Faye Wong (Actor) | 장국영 (Actor) | 양조위 (Actor) | 금성무 (Actor) | Karen Mok (Actor) | Carina Lau (Actor) | 장만옥 (Actor) | Chang Chen (Actor) | Leon Lai (Actor) | Charlie Yeung (Actor) | Alex Man (Actor) | Brigitte Lin (Actor) | Michelle Reis (Actor)
Director:	Wong Kar Wai 王 家衛 王 家卫 王家衛 （ウォン・カーウァイ）　 왕가위
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Release Date:	2006-02-06
UPC Code:	738329038229
Language:	Cantonese, Mandarin, Original Soundtrack
Subtitles:	English
Country of Origin:	Hong Kong
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Close Caption:	Yes
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Publisher:	Kino Video (US)
Other Information:	5DVDs
Package Weight:	600 (g)
Shipment Unit:	3 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004117029

US Wong Kar Wai Box Set:
1. As Tears Go By
2. Days of Being Wild
3. Fallen Angels
4. Chungking Express
5. Happy Together

As Tears Go By
* Screen Formt; 1.85:1 LetterBox (Enhanced for 16:9 TVs)
* Language: Cantonese
* Subtitles: English
* Special Features:
- A Wong Kar Wai Trailer Gallery
- Still Gallery
- Filmographies

A low-level trial "big brother" (Andy Lau) has a hot-tempered "littler brother" (Jacky Cheung) who can't keep out of trouble, and consequently is in constant need of being bailed out by his protector. Andy Lau is super cool, but lacks the ambition to rise in the ranks of the triad societies - and once he meets his cousin (Maggie Cheung) and falls in love with her, he even decides he wants to leave "the Life ". But it turns out that he has to bail out Jacky one more time, with predictable results....


Days Of Being Wild
* Screen Format: 1.85:1 LetterBox (Enhanced for 16:6 TVs)
* Language: Cantonese
* Subtitles: English
* Special Features:
- A Wong Kar Wai Trailer Gallery
- Stills Gallery
- Filmographies

Hong Kong, 1960. A sweltering hot summer. York (Leslie Cheung), an amoral disillusioned and cruel young man is kept in luxury by his foster mother, a retired courtesan, who gives him everything but the one thing he needs to know - the identity of his natural mother. A self-obsessed man, desperately seeking his true identity, York plays carelessly with his lovers, a lonely submissive bargirl (Maggie Cheung) and a beautiful club hostess/dancer (Carina Lau) and his friends, before leaving them all for the Philippines in search of the truth that has been denied, and may ultimately destory him.

Fallen Angels
* Sceen Format: Enhanced For 16:9 TVs
* Language: Cantonese
* Subtitles: English
* Special Features:
- A Wong Kar Wai Trailer Gallery
- stills Gallery
- Filmographies

A disillusioned killer embarks on his last hit but first he has to overcome his affections for his cool, detached partner. Thinking it's dangerous and improper to become involved with a colleague he sets out to find a surrogate for his affections. Against the sordid and surreal urban nightscape (set in contemporary Hong Kong), he crosses path with a strange drifter looking for her mysterious ex-boyfriend and an amusing mute trying to get the world's attention in his own unconventional ways.

Chungking Express
* Screen Format: 1.85:1 Widescreen (Enhanced For 16:9 Televisions)
* Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
* Language: Original Language Track
* Subtitles: English
* Extras:
- Theatrical Trailer
- Original Hong Kong Trailer
- Quentin Tarantino Introduction

Wong Kar-Wai's movie about two love-struck cops is filmed in impressionistic splashes of motion and color. The first half deals with Cop 223, who has broken up with his girlfriend of five years. He purchases a tin of pineapples with an expiration date of May 1 each day for a month. By the end of that time, he feels that he will either be rejoined with his love or that it too will have expired forever. The second half shows Cop 663 dealing with his breakup with his flight attendant girlfriend. He talks to his apartment furnishings until he meets a new girl at a local lunch counter.

Happy Together
* Screen Format: Enhanced for 16:9 TVs
* Language: Cantonese
* Subtitles: English
* Extras:
- "Buenos Aires Zero Degrees" (1999, 59mins, Color, In cantonese with Optional English Subtitles) A fascinating and revealing documentary about Wong Kar-Wai and the making of HAPPY TOGETHER
- A Wong Kar-Wai trailer Gallery
- Still Gallery
- Filmographies
- A Print Interview with Wong Kar Wai

Yiu-Fai and Po-Wing arrive in Argentina from Hong Kong and take to the road for a holiday. Something is wrong and their relationship goes adrift. A disillusioned Yiu-Fai starts working at a tango bar to save up for his trip home. When a beaten and bruised Po-Wing reappears, Yiu-Fai is empathetic but is unable to enter a more intimate relationship. After all, Po-Wing is not ready to settle down. Yiu-Fai now works in a Chinese restaurant and meets the youthful Chang from Taiwan. Yiu-Fai's life takes on a new spin, while Po-Wing's life shatters continually in contrast.

This film has won 4 award(s) and received 1 award nomination(s).

• Cannes International Film Festival 1996
  • Golden Palm Nomination, Wong Kar Wai
  • Best Director Winner, Wong Kar Wai
• Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 1997
  • Best Cinematography Winner, Christopher Doyle
• Hong Kong Films Awards 1998
  • Best Actor Winner, Tony Leung Chiu Wai
• Hong Kong Film Awards - Best 100 Chinese Films 2005
  • Best 100 Chinese Films Winner

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