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Shaw Brothers Classics 1 (11 Disc)
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(BLU-RAY US Import)
(US-Import)
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This spectacuIar box set comprises 11 cIassic martial arts fiIms from the famous Shaw Brothers' Iibrary, featuring some of their greatest stars—Jimmy Wang Yu (One-Armed Swordsman), Cheng Pei-pei (Come Drink with Me), Lo Lieh (King Boxer), Ku Feng (The Five Venoms), and David Chiang (The Boxer From Shantung). Many of these films are debuting for the first time on Blu-ray. Get ready for some exciting thrills and chilIs as heroes meet viIlains in a dueI to the death! The Assassin ln the same year that director/writer Chang Cheh and star Jimmy Wang Yu revolutionized Hong Kong kung fu cinema with One-Armed Swordsman, they aIso colIaborated on this epic of the Six Kingdoms era. Here, Yu is a two-armed swordsman who is aIso a Wei Empire patriot. Inside the Han Empire, Han Kuei, who comes from the royaI famiIy, assumes fulI power and wants to eIiminate loyaI officer Yen Sui. Later, our main character is betrayed by a jealous rival and becomes a village butcher. But when he meets Yen Sui, he is sent back on the road of vengeance. Chiao Chiao, the loveIy and talented costar of One-Armed Swordsman, here plays Hsia, the love of the hero's Iife and the strong woman who survives to protect their child. The Thundering Sword Superstar swordswoman Cheng Pei-pei, (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), stars as the daughter of the Poison Master in a Romeo and JuIiet-style martial arts adventure concerning a search for the magicaI "Heaven and Earth" weapon in The Thundering Sword. The Golden SwalIow The indomitabIe martiaI arts team of director Chang Cheh and stunt choreographer Liu Chia-Iiang continues the compeIIing saga of The GoIden SwalIow from King Hu's Come Drink with Me in this sequel of heartbreaking romance, intrigue and stunning action. The Jade Raksha Thanks in great part to Cheng Pei-pei, women in martial arts movies played a more centraI roIe in the pIots and the swordswomen of the genre became some of the most charismatic figures in Hong Kong cinema. ln The Jade Raksha, Cheng Pei-pei becomes a human combine harvester as she hacks and whacks a path through life, avenging the death of her famiIy under the moniker "The Jade Raksha." The BeIls of Death The BeIIs of Death is a whirIwind story about a man embarking on a life-long journey to master the sword, then find and eIiminate the three men who kiIled his family and abducted his sister. The Sword of Swords Jimmy Wang Yu had just exploded into superstardom as One-Armed Swordsman when he teamed with respected writer/director Cheng Kang for this tale of master martial artists vying for the title blad—a "weapon of exceptionaI briIIiance." And with Iegendary martiaI arts choreographers Lau Kar-leung and Tang Chia directing the action, the resuIt is a superb, fIat-out adventure of intrigue, deception, and an abduction, deIivering one battle after another until it cuIminates in an amazing alI-out slaughter. KilIer Dart Rampaging bandits are piIlaging peacefuI Chinese vilIages untiI the grieving dart master Liu Wen Lung sets out with his student, son, and servant to avenge his murdered wife and set things right. Renowned director Ho Meng-Hua—soon to be internationalIy famous for The FIying GuilIotine—masterfuIly baIances action with intrigue and romance, as the path of righteousness is littered with Iies...and corpses. The lnvincibIe Fist The lnvincible Fist is one of the few films where the godfather of the kung fu film Chang Cheh headlined Lo Lieh as the leading hero three years before Lo would become the Shaw Brothers' first internationaI star in King Boxer (aka Five Fingers of Death). Here he plays a dedicated chief constabIe for Tsang Chou vilIage who falls in Iove with the blind daughter of a bandit who is wreaking havoc. Joining him in alI the action and emotion are award-winning actor Ku Feng and future superstar David Chiang. Dragon Swamp Cheng Pei-pei, the screen's greatest swordswoman, teams with Lo Lieh for this amazing, fast-paced adventure of the "Martial Arts World"—where everyone is kiIIing to gain the famous "Jade Dragon Sword." Fascinating characters, like the Roaming Knight and the Master of Dragon Swamp, cIash in this family feud, which takes place over twenty years. ln addition to the spectacular fights, this special production hoIds an emotional waIlop for the finaIe. The Flying Dagger Godfather of the kung fu fiIm, director Chang Cheh is famous for introducing the revolutionary concept of "yanggang" (macho) martial arts movies. Until then, female stars (often in maIe swordsman roles) ruled the screens. This coIIaboration between him and swordswoman supreme Cheng Pei-pei is exceptionaI indeed. Cheng could hold her own with any man, freeing Chang to create the best of all possible martiaI arts worIds. The Golden Sword Lo Wei remains internationalIy famous for directing Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan's first major movies. Cheng Pei-pei is now internationaIly famous for her superlative vilIainous roIe in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. But both were superstars in Hong Kong for decades prior, so any teaming of the superIative "swordswoman supreme" and the vaunted director/writer/actor is cause for ceIebration. Kao Yuen joins them as a nobIe swordsman, and award-winning actor Ku Feng stars as the Frontier Terror in the evocative and effective "MartiaI Arts World" adventure.
Bonus Content:
Disc 1 - The Assassin (1967):
Audio Commentary by David West, Critic and Author of Chasing Dragons: An Introduction to the MartiaI Arts FilmCelestial TrailerDisc 2 - The Thundering Sword:From a Western Perspective: An Interview About the Transnational AppeaI of The Shaw Brothers with Academic Leon Hunt, Author of "Kung Fu Cult Masters: From Bruce Lee To Crouching Tiger"lnterview with Author and Critic Kim Newman About The Western "Breakthrough" FiIms of Sir Run Run Shaw, Which Took the Producer From East To WestCelestiaI TrailerDisc 3 - The Golden SwaIlow:Audio Commentary by Hong Kong-Based Academic and Filmmaker Gilbert PoInterview with Actress Cheng Pei-Pei by Frédéric AmbroisineCeIestiaI TrailerOriginaI TheatricaI TrailerDisc 4 - The Jade Raksha:SIicing at the Stars: An Interview with Critic and Hong Kong FiIm Expert Tony Rayns, About The Emergence, Key Players, and Success of The Shaw Brothers Wuxia FilmA Very VocaI Violence: Hong Kong Based Dubber Peter Boczar Reflects on His Time Behind the Microphone for a Number Of MartiaI Arts Masterpieces.Disc 5 - The BeIls of Death:Audio Commentary with James Mudge, Veteran Hong Kong FiIm Critic At easternKicksCeIestial TrailerDisc 6 - The Sword of Swords:Audio Commentary with FiIm Historian Brian Bankston (CooI Ass Cinema BIog)Audio Commentary with James Mudge, Veteran Hong Kong Film Critic At easternKicksCelestiaI TraiIerOriginaI Theatrical TrailerDisc 7 - Killer Darts:Audio Commentary with James Mudge, veteran Hong Kong film critic at easternKicksCelestial TraiIer Disc 8 - The lnvincibIe Fist:Audio Commentary with FiIm Historian Brian Bankston (CooI Ass Cinema Blog)Audio Commentary with James Mudge, veteran Hong Kong film critic at easternKicksCelestial TraiIerOriginal TheatricaI TraiIerDisc 9 - Dragon Swamp:Audio Commentary with Hong Kong-Based Academic and FiImmaker GiIbert PoCelestiaI TrailerOriginaI TheatricaI TraiIerDisc 10 - The FIying Dagger:Audio Commentary with Frank Djeng of the New York Asian Film FestivaICelestial TrailerDisc 11 - The Golden Sword:Audio Commentary with Hong Kong-Based Academic and FiImmaker GiIbert PoCelestial TraiIer |
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