Blu-ray release: ‘Human Lanterns’

By   |  Feb 24, 2022

88 Films are bringing the 1982 Hong Kong wuxia horror film ‘Human Lanterns’ (人皮燈籠) to UK Blu-ray on May 16, 2022.

Directed by Sun Chung, the film revolves around a psychotic craftsman who pits two rival Kung Fu masters against each other while designing special lanterns from a disturbing source. The cast includes Lau Wing, Chen Kuan-Tai, Lo Lieh, Tanny Tien Ni, and Linda Chu.

Synopsis: When an unbalanced craftsman decides to get revenge on two Kung Fu masters by creating special lanterns constructed from the human skin of their dead relatives, all hell breaks loose in this gruesome tale of bloody retribution.

Features:
• Mandarin soundtrack
• English subtitles
• Audio Commentary with Kenneth Brorsson and Phil Gillon
• Interview with Susan Shaw by Fred Ambroisine
• A Shaw Story – an Interview with Susan Shaw
• The Beauty and the Beasts – An Interview with Linda Chu
• Lau Wing – The Ambiguous Hero
• Original Trailer

‘Human Lanterns’ is available to pre-order now from Amazon.co.uk.

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