Johnnie To’s Running On Karma Getting A Masters Of Cinema Release

All eyes will be (or not) on Christmas, a week after that will be 2025 and Eureka Entertainments eyes are on the new year with Running On Karma. There first The Masters of Cinema Blu-ray release of 2025,an offbeat murder-mystery helmed by acclaimed directors Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai, and starring Andy Lau.

The tenth film co-directed by Johnnie To (Running Out of Time) and Wai Ka-fai (Peace Hotel) following a string of collaborations that included comedies, romances, action films and historical epics, Running on Karma is a crime thriller with a distinctly Buddhist flare starring a titan of Hong Kong cinema in Andy Lau (Infernal Affairs).

Big (Lau) was once a devoutly religious man, but turned away from his vocation as a Buddhist monk when he could no longer bear the weight of his unusual gift: the ability to see people’s past lives and predict the impact of karma upon their present and future. Having found a new life as a bodybuilder, he is drawn to use his sixth sense for good after meeting Lee Fung-yee (Cecilia Cheung, The Legend of Zu), a cop investigating a homicide. But as the two grow closer and work together to catch a murderer, their relationship is complicated by the fact that Big can see Lee’s past lives, too…

A film that balances genre thrills with deep philosophical questions on the nature of spirituality and faith, Running on Karma stands with Mad Detective as one of the most interesting and unique collaborations between Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai. This release will be on Blu-ray for the first time outside of Asia, watch the trailer below.

“one of the strangest yet ultimately fulfilling Hong Kong movies ever made” – City on Fire

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES:
Limited edition of 2000 copies | Limited edition O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by Time Tomorrow | 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray | Original Cantonese stereo audio | Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release | New audio commentary by East Asian film experts Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) and F.J. DeSanto | Reap the Whirlwind – new interview with Gary Bettinson, editor-in-chief of Asian Cinema journal | Archival “making of…” featurette | Theatrical trailer | PLUS: A collector’s booklet featuring a new essay by David West of NEO magazine

HONG KONG  |2003 | TBC | 94 MINS | 1.85:1 OAR | ACTION/THRILLER | CANTONESE 

Running On Karma will be available on Blu-ray as part of The Masters of Cinema Series from 27th January 2025 in the UK, and from 28th January 2025 in North America.

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