Eureka Classics Adds Stephen Chow’s King Of Beggars

When it comes to  the films of the Martial Arts greats, Eureka Entertainment have got your back. In January , they bring you another classic Stephen Chow film, martial-comedy King Of Beggars. Directed by Gordon Chan, from a new 2K restoration on Blu-ray for the first time outside of Asia as part of the Eureka Classics range.

At the dawn of the 1990s, following a decade in which Hong Kong martial arts cinema was dominated by Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung, a new superstar emerged: Stephen Chow. Chow rose to fame as the star of both the Fight Back to School and Royal Tramp series and King of Beggars – a comedic take on the story of famed martial artist and folk hero So Chan.

So Chan (Chow) is a naturally gifted martial artist – but lazy, unmotivated and spoiled by his wealthy parents. He is forced to make something of himself when he falls in love with Yu Shang (Sharla Cheung), a prostitute who agrees to marry him on one condition: that he enters and wins the upcoming imperial martial arts tournament. So Chan only hopes to win Yu Shang’s hand in marriage, but entering the competition soon leads him to become embroiled in a bitter feud between the famed Beggar Clan and a corrupt government official, Chiu Mo-kei (Norman Chiu).

A beloved character previously played by the likes of Yuen Siu-tien, Lau Kar-leung, Philip Kwok, Chow Yun-fat and Gordon Liu, So Chan – popularly known as Beggar So – was a legendary master of drunken boxing who lived during the late Qing dynasty, vividly brought to life in King of Beggars by a star on the rise in Stephen Chow.

“King Of Beggars deserves a place in any Kung-Fu Hustler’s collection” – Empire

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES:
Limited edition of 2,000 copies | Limited edition O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by Sam Gilbey | Limited edition booklet featuring new writing on King of Beggars and director Gordon Chan by Andy Willis | 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray from a new 2K restoration | Cantonese audio (original stereo presentation) | Optional English dub | Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release | New audio commentary with East Asian cinema expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) | Beggars and Tramps – new interview with director Gordon Chan | So Chan and Stephen Chow – new video essay by East Asian cinema scholar Gary Bettinson, co-editor of The Cinema of Stephen Chow | Original theatrical trailer | * All extras subject to change

1992 | HONG KONG | 12 | 100 minutes | MARTIAL ARTS / ACTION / COMEDY | 1.85:1 OAR | Language CANTONESE | Region A/B

King Of Beggars will be released in the UK and Ireland on Blu-ray from 26th January 2026. Also on 27th January 2026 in North America.

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