Eureka Entertainment is set to release THE SWORDSMAN OF ALL SWORDSMEN, Joseph Kuo’s wuxia masterpiece. Presented for the first time ever in the UK on Blu-ray from a new 2K restoration, in a LIMITED EDITION set as part of the Eureka Classics range. Available from 18th March 2024, the Limited Edition set of 2000 copies only features an O-card Slipcase, Facsimile Lobby Cards, Double-sided Poster, Collector’s Booklet PLUS a BONUS DISC featuring THE MYSTERY OF CHESS BOXING, Kuo’s influential kung fu masterpiece.
A tale of honour and revenge by a celebrated master of wuxia cinema, Joseph Kuo!
Having witnessed the brutal slaying of his entire family as a small child, Tsai Ying-jie (Tien Peng, A Touch of Zen) spends several years wandering in search of those responsible. After years in training, he intends to use his expert swordsmanship to exact vengeance on Yun Chun-chung (Tsao Tsien, Dragon Inn) and his four accomplices, who murdered his father in order to obtain a legendary weapon known as the Spirit Chasing Sword. But after dispatching several rival swordsmen who incur his wrath, Tsai comes to contemplate the futile nature of revenge after Yun Chun-chung’s daughter, Flying Swallow (Polly Shang-Kuan Ling-Feng, Back Alley Princess), saves his life.
Followed by The Bravest Revenge and The Ghost Hill, The Swordsman of All Swordsmen is the first entry in Joseph Kuo’s Tsai Ying-jie trilogy and a landmark work in the wuxia genre. Eureka Classics is proud to present the film for the first time ever in the UK, on Blu-ray from a new 2K restoration, along with Kuo’s influential kung fu masterpiece The Mystery of Chess Boxing, available ONLY in this Limited-Edition set.
LIMITED EDITION TWO-DISC BLU-RAY SET FEATURES*:
- Strictly limited to 2000 copies ONLY
- O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by Grégory Sacré (Gokaiju)
- A set of facsimile lobby cards | Double-sided poster featuring original release posters
- Bonus Disc featuring The Mystery of Chess Boxing
- PLUS: A collector’s booklet featuring new writing on both films by James Oliver
DISC ONE – THE SWORDSMAN OF SWORDSMEN – FEATURES
- 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray from a 2K digital restoration completed by the Taiwan Film Institute
- Original Mandarin audio
- Optional English Subtitles
- Brand new feature-length audio commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng and film writer John Charles (The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977–1997)
- Archival interview with director Joseph Kuo
DISC TWO (BONUS DISC) – THE MYSTERY OF CHESS BOXING** – FEATURES
- Strictly limited to 2000 copies ONLY
- 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray, scanned from the only known surviving print of the film supplied by collector Dan Halsted (Head Programmer at the Hollywood Theatre, Oregon)
- Original Cantonese and “Classic” English dubbed audio options
- Brand new feature-length audio commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng and martial artist / filmmaker Michael Worth
- Brand new feature-length audio commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
- Sleeve artwork by Darren Wheeling
* All extras subject to change
** The subtitles for The Mystery of Chess Boxing are burnt-in due to the only surviving materials available being a release print
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