Eureka Entertainment has announced the release of The Island [Sang sei sin] (1985), the cult Hong Kong survival horror from acclaimed filmmaker Leong Po-Chih. Presented on Blu-ray for the first time anywhere outside of Asia, from a brand new 2K restoration, this forgotten genre gem joins The Masters of Cinema Series as a Limited Edition release. Available in October in the UK and North America, this strictly limited run of 2,000 copies (per territory) comes housed in an O-card slipcase, complete with a collector’s booklet.

Perhaps the most accomplished genre picture directed by British-Chinese filmmaker Leong Po-Chih (Hong Kong 1941), The Island is Hong Kong’s answer to the likes of Deliverance, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Hills Have Eyes and Motel Hell – a film that transports the visceral survival horror so popular in the 1970s and 1980s from the backwoods of America to a remote island in East Asia.

At the height of summer, teacher Mr Cheung (John Sham) takes a small group of his students on an excursion to explore a rural island that he assumes is uninhabited. But upon arrival, Cheung and his class discover that they are not alone – the island is, in fact, home to three deranged brothers and their equally deranged mother. And when one of Cheung’s students refuses a marriage proposal from the youngest – and perhaps most disturbed – member of this deeply strange family, both the teacher and the young people in his care soon come to wish that they had stayed at home.

Following in the footsteps of its Western predecessors, The Island plays out a pointed class conflict as it pits its educated urbanites against the violent members of an isolated rural community – but never loses the unique qualities of a Hong Kong horror movie. The Masters of Cinema series is presenting the film on Blu-ray for the first time anywhere outside of Asia.

The Island will be released on Blu-ray by Eureka Entertainment as part of the Masters of Cinema series on 13 October 2025 in the UK at the RRP of £22.99, and on 14 October 2025 in North America at the SRP of $39.95.

LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES:

• Limited edition of 2,000 copies
• Limited edition O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by Ilan Sheady
• Limited edition collector’s booklet featuring an interview with LeongPo-Chih and revised introduction notes on The Island by film writer, producer and film festival executive Roger Garcia
• 1080p HD presentation from a brand new 2K restoration
• Original Cantonese mono
• Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release
• New audio commentary with East Asian cinema expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
• New audio commentary with genre cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
• Surviving the Shoot – interview with director Leong Po-Chih from 2023 courtesy of Frédéric Ambroisine
• Trailer

All extras subject to change.