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Shawscope: Volume One

The Mighty Peking Man - Miramax 2000 DVD ( USA) King Boxer - Dragon Dynasty 2007 DVD ( USA) Heroes of the East - Dragon Dynasty 2008 DVD ( USA) The 5 Deadly Venoms - Dragon Dynasty 2009 DVD ( USA) The Return of the 5 Deadly Venoms - Dragon Dynasty 2010 DVD ( USA) The 5 Deadly Venoms - Dragon Dynasty 2011 Blu-ray ( USA) Five Shaolin Masters - Dragon Dynasty 2011 DVD ( USA) Executioner from Shaolin - Dragon Dynasty 2011 DVD ( USA) The Mighty Peking Man - 88 Asia Collection 2017 Blu-ray + DVD Combo Pack ( United Kingdom) Der Kung Fu-Fighter von Chinatown [Chinatown Kid] - Koch Media 2018 Blu-ray ( Germany) Shawscope: Volume One - Arrow Video 2021 Blu-ray ( USA)
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  • Release Date: Tuesday, 28 December 2021
  • Country of Release: USA
  • MSRP: $179.95
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King Boxer | The Boxer from Shantung | Five Shaolin Masters | Shaolin Temple | The Mighty Peking Man | Challenge of the Masters | Executioners from Shaolin | Chinatown Kid | The Five Venoms | Crippled Avengers | Heroes of the East | Dirty Ho
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Celestial Pictures Ltd.

After an undisputed reign at the peak of Hong Kong’s film industry in the 1960s, Shaw Brothers (the studio founded by real-life brothers Run Run and Runme Shaw) found their dominance challenged by up-and-coming rivals in the early 1970s. They swiftly responded by producing hundreds of the most iconic action films ever made, revolutionising the genre through the backbreaking work of top-shelf talent on both sides of the camera as well as unbeatable widescreen production value, much of it shot at ‘Movietown’, their huge, privately-owned studio on the outskirts of Hong Kong.

This inaugural collection by Arrow Video presents twelve jewels from the Shaw crown, all released within the 1970s, kicking off in 1972 with Korean director Jeong Chang-hwa’s King Boxer, the film that established kung fu cinema as an international box office powerhouse when it hit Stateside cinemas under the title Five Fingers of Death. From there we see Chang Cheh (arguably Shaw’s most prolific director) helm the blood-soaked brutality of The Boxer from Shantung and two self-produced films in his ‘Shaolin Cycle’ series, Five Shaolin Masters and its prequel Shaolin Temple, before taking a detour into Ho Meng Hua’s King Kong-inspired Mighty Peking Man, one of the most unmissably insane giant monster films ever made. Chang’s action choreographer Lau Kar-leung then becomes a director in his own right, propelling his adoptive brother Gordon Liu to stardom in Challenge of the Masters and Executioners from Shaolin. Not to be outdone, Chang introduces some of Shaw’s most famous faces to the screen, including Alexander Fu Sheng fighting on the streets of San Francisco in Chinatown Kid and, of course, the mighty Venom Mob in <

  • Year: 1972-1979
  • Time: 1334 total min.

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Technical Specifications

Format:
Blu-ray
Discs:
BD-50 (8 Discs)
Total: 8 Discs
Regions:
A/B/C (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Audio Options:
English DTS-HD MA Mono 1.0
Cantonese DTS-HD MA Mono 1.0
Mandarin DTS-HD MA Mono 1.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English

Supplements

Types of Supplements Included: Book, Interview, Alternate Scene, Theatrical Trailer, Alternate Version, Audio Commentary, Documentary, TV Spot, Featurette, Behind the Scenes Footage, CD
  • Brand new commentary for King Boxer by David Desser, co-editor of The Journal of Japanese and Korean Cinema and The Cinema of Hong Kong
  • Newly filmed appreciation for King Boxer by film critic and historian Tony Rayns
  • Interview with director Chung Chang-wha, filmed in 2003 and 2004 by Frédéric Ambroisine
  • Interview with King Boxer star Wang Ping, filmed in 2007 by Frédéric Ambroisine
  • Interview with Korean cinema expert Cho Young-jung, author of Chung Chang-wha: Man of Action, filmed in 2005 by Frédéric Ambroisine
  • Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu, the first in a three-part documentary on Shaw Brothers’ place within the martial arts genre produced by Celestial Pictures in 2003, featuring interviews with Jackie Chan, Jet Li, John Woo, Sammo Hung, Gordon Liu, Lau Kar-leung, Cheng Pei-pei, David Chiang and many others
  • Alternate opening for King Boxer credits from the American version titled Five Fingers of Death
  • US Trailer (Five Fingers of Death)
  • Hong Kong trailer for King Boxer
  • German trailer for King Boxer
  • US TV spot for King Boxer (Five Fingers of Death)
  • Interview with star Chen Kuan-tai, filmed in 2007 by Frédéric Ambroisine
  • Interview with assistant director John Woo, filmed in 2004 by Frédéric Ambroisine
  • Interview with star David Chiang, filmed in 2003 by Frédéric Ambroisine
  • Conversation between stars Chen Kuan-tai and Ku Feng, filmed at a Shaw Brothers reunion in 2007 by Frédéric Ambroisine
  • Hong Kong trailer for The Boxer from Shantung
  • German trailer for The Boxer from Shantung
  • US TV spot for The Boxer from Shantung
  • Interview with star Kong Do, filmed in 2003 by Frédéric Ambroisine
  • Elegant Trails: David Chiang, featurette on the actor produced by Celestial Pictures in 2003
  • Elegant Trails: Ti Lung, featurette on the actor produced by Celestial Pictures in 2003
  • Alternate standard-definition version of Shaolin Temple
  • Alternate opening credits from Five Masters of Death, the US version of Five Shaolin Masters
  • Alternate opening credits sequences for Shaolin Temple
  • US trailer for Five Shaolin Masters
  • German trailer for Five Shaolin Masters
  • Hong Kong trailer for Shaolin Temple
  • German trailer for Shaolin Temple
  • Brand new commentary for Mighty Peking Man by Travis Crawford
  • Brand new interview with suit designer Keizo Murase, filmed in 2021 by Daisuke Sato and Yoshikazu Ishii
  • Interview with director Ho Meng-hua, filmed in 2003 by Frédéric Ambroisine
  • Interview with star Ku Feng, filmed in 2004 by Frédéric Ambroisine
  • Behind-the-scenes Super 8 footage from the archives of Keizo Murase
  • ‘Unrestored’ standard-definition version
  • Alternate opening credits from Goliathon, the US version of Mighty Peking Man
  • Hong Kong trailer for Mighty Peking Man
  • US trailer for Mighty Peking Man
  • German trailer for Mighty Peking Man
  • Dutch trailer for Mighty Peking Man
  • US TV spot for Mighty Peking Man
  • Newly filmed appreciation of Lau Kar-leung by film critic and historian Tony Rayns
  • Interview with star Gordon Liu, filmed in 2002 by Frédéric Ambroisine
  • Interview with star Chen Kuan-tai, filmed in 2007 by Frédéric Ambroisine
  • Textless opening credits for Challenge of the Masters
  • Alternate English credits for Executioners from Shaolin
  • Hong Kong theatrical trailers for Challenge of the Masters
  • Hong Kong theatrical trailers for Executioners from Shaolin
  • US theatrical trailers for Executioners from Shaolin
  • Both the 115-minute International and 90-minute Alternate Versions of Chinatown Kid
  • Select scene video commentary for Chinatown Kid by co-star Susan Shaw from 2021
  • Elegant Trails: Fu Sheng, a featurette on the actor produced by Celestial Pictures in 2005
  • Hong Kong theatrical trailer
  • US theatrical trailer
  • German theatrical trailer
  • US TV spot
  • Brand new commentary on The Five Venoms by critic Simon Abrams
  • Interview with star Lo Meng, filmed in 2003 by Frédéric Ambroisine
  • Chang Cheh: The Master, a featurette about the director produced by Celestial Pictures in 2003
  • Hong Kong trailer for The Five Venoms
  • US trailer for The Five Venoms
  • Hong Kong trailer for Crippled Avengers
  • Brand new commentary on Heroes of the East by Jonathan Clements, author of A Brief History of the Martial Arts
  • Newly filmed appreciation of Heroes of the East and Dirty Ho by film critic and historian Tony Rayns
  • Interview with Heroes of the East star Yasuaki Kurata, filmed in 2003 by Frédéric Ambroisine
  • Alternate opening credits for Shaolin Challenges Ninja, the international version of Heroes of the East
  • Alternate English credits for Dirty Ho
  • Hong Kong trailer for Heroes of the East
  • US TV spot for Heroes of the East
  • Hong Kong trailer for Dirty Ho
  • 60 page book featuring new writing by David Desser, Simon Abrams and Terrence J. Brady, with cast and crew info for each film plus trivia and soundtrack info
  • 2 CDs featuring music from Shaolin Temple, Mighty Peking Man, Chinatown Kid, The Five Venoms, Crippled Avengers, and Dirty Ho

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King Boxer
The Boxer from Shantung
Five Shaolin Masters
Shaolin Temple
The Mighty Peking Man
Challenge of the Masters
Executioners from Shaolin
Chinatown Kid
The Five Venoms
Crippled Avengers
Heroes of the East
Dirty Ho
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