Disk Kino will release Blades of the Guardians 4K UHD – Disk Kino Exclusive Edition as a 2-disc set with a Blu-ray of extras. The company rebuilt the film in 4K HDR from its original 2K DI project. Yuen Woo-ping directed Blades of the Guardians (2026) and recorded a commentary for the set with his daughter, producer Allison Yuen.
How the 4K master was made
Disk Kino made the 4K master of Blades of the Guardians with the film’s original post-production house. The film’s original DI is in 2K, and most of its shots went through CGI and stayed locked at that resolution. But Disk Kino still rebuilt the whole film in 4K HDR from the original DI project, using as much raw material as possible. That gives the master a few shots in native 4K.
How it differs from the German 4K UHD
German and Well Go USA releases of Blades of the Guardians already exist, and the German 4K UHD has HDR10 only. Its 61.5 GB disc runs 2:06:16. Its audio is DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 in English, Chinese and German. Against it, the Disk Kino Exclusive Edition has Dolby Vision as well as HDR10, with Dolby Atmos for both the Mandarin original and the Cantonese dub.
Blades of the Guardians 4K UHD – Disk Kino Exclusive Edition specs
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Label | Disk Kino |
| Release | Blades of the Guardians 4K UHD – Disk Kino Exclusive Edition |
| Format | 4K UHD (UHD BD-100, feature) and Blu-ray (BD-25, extras) |
| Edition | Disk Kino Exclusive Edition |
| Discs | 2 |
| Video | 2160p, Dolby Vision and HDR10; 4K master with native HDR from the original DI project file and raw materials |
| Audio | Original Mandarin Dolby Atmos; Cantonese dub in Dolby Atmos |
| Director | Yuen Woo-ping |
Blades of the Guardians 4K UHD – Disk Kino Exclusive Edition extras
Blades of the Guardians 4K UHD – Disk Kino Exclusive Edition includes these discs and extras:
- DISC 1 – UHD BD-100 Feature Film
- Feature film presented in 2160p with Dolby Vision / HDR10 presentation
- Brand new 4K master with native HDR presentation, newly created from the original DI project file with the raw materials.
- Two Dolby Atmos tracks
- Original Mandarin Dolby Atmos track and the Cantonese dub track presented exclusively in Doly Atmos too.
- Audio Commentary with director Yuen Woo-Ping and producer Allison Lok Kam Yuen
- A new audio commentary with director Yuen Woo-ping and his daughter Allison Yuen, recorded exclusively for the Disk Kino release. In Mandarin with optional simplified Chinese subtitles.
- DISC 2 – BD-25 Extras
- Making-of Blades of the Guardians (HD, 64 minutes)
- Three-part feature length documentary focusing on the making of this film.
- Behind the scenes (HD, 24 minutes)
- Five EPK materials made for the promotional use.
- Special Videos (HD, 2 minutes)
- Music Videos (HD, 8 minutes)
- Trailers (HD, 4 minutes)
- Making-of Blades of the Guardians (HD, 64 minutes)
Disk Kino will release Blades of the Guardians 4K UHD – Disk Kino Exclusive Edition with the feature on a UHD BD-100 and the extras on a BD-25 Blu-ray.
