Furious Swords & Fantastic Warriors: Heroic Cinema of Chang Cheh (1983) (5 Blu-ray)

New Blu-ray. Running time: 16 h 53 min. Age rating: 18
Subtitles: english

Collection of ten features which showcase the range of prolific film-maker Chang Cheh and were made during the years 1967-1983. Frequently referred to as the ´Godfather of Hong Kong cinema´, he focused on wuxia and kung fu action but also explored other genres including historical epics and supernatural fantasies. The collection includes: ´Trail of the Broken Blade´ (1967), ´Wandering Swordsman´ (1970), ´King Eagle´ (1971), the anthology ´Trilogy of Swordsmanship´ (1972) which also features segments directed by Yueh Feng and Cheng Kang, ´Iron Bodyguard´ (1973), ´Men from the Monastery´ (1974), ´Shaolin Martial Arts´ (1974), ´The Fantastic Magic Baby´ (1975), ´The New Shaolin Boxers´ (1976) and ´The Weird Man´ (1983)

Special features:

Interviews: Wayne Wong (Hong Kong cinema scholar).

Commentary: ´Men from the Monastery´/´The Trail of the Broken Blade´/´The Weird Man´: David West (critic); ´King Eagle´/´The Wandering Swordsman´/´Trilogy of Swordsmanship´/´The Fantastic Magic Baby´: Mike Leeder and Arne Venema (action cinema experts); ´Shaolin Martial Arts´/´Iron Bodyguard´/´New Shaolin Boxers´: Frank Djeng (East Asian film expert) and Michael Worth (martial artist/film-maker); ´The Fantastic Magic Baby´: Frank Djeng

Directors: Chang Cheh,Yueh Feng,Cheng Kang

Actors: Ti Lung,Jimmy Wang Yu,David Chiang,Lily Li,Yueh Hua,Fu Sheng,Chin Ping,Chen Hung-lieh,Chiao Chiao,Chen Kuan-tai,Wu Ma,Wang Lung-wei,Hu Chin,Chi Kuan-chun,Lee Ching,Chang Pei-shan,Leung Ka-Yan,Liu Chia-hui,Nan Chiang,Cheng Tien-chi,Jenny Tseng,Ting Hua Chung,Liu Yu-Po