Shawscope Volume One (Blu-ray Limited Edition) (Arrow Video) [UK]

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Release date: December 20, 2021
Purchase links: Arrow Films - Amazon UK - Zavvi - HMV
Price: £110.00 (Arrow) - £149.99 (Amazon) - £109.99 (Zavvi - HMV)
Notes: Arrow Film price of £110.00 is early bird pre order price the price will increase to £125.00 just before or after release date

Spoiler: Previous Mockup Artwork

 

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LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY COLLECTION CONTENTS

• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of King Boxer, The Boxer from Shantung, Five Shaolin Masters, Shaolin Temple, Mighty Peking Man, Challenge of the Masters, Executioners from Shaolin, Chinatown Kid, The Five Venoms, Crippled Avengers, Heroes of the East and Dirty Ho
• Brand new 2K restorations by Arrow Films from the original camera negatives of King Boxer, The Boxer from Shantung, Challenge of the Masters, The Five Venoms, Crippled Avengers and Dirty Ho
• Brand new 2K master of the longer international cut of Chinatown Kid from original film elements
• Original uncompressed Mandarin, Cantonese (where applicable) and English mono audio
• Newly translated English subtitles for each film
• Hours of bonus features including brand new commentaries and critic appreciations on selected films, new and archive interviews with cast and crew, alternate credit sequences, trailer and image galleries for each film and more to be announced!
• 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
• New artwork for each film by artists including Matthew Griffin, Chris Malbon, Jacob Phillips, Ilan Sheady, Tony Stella, Darren Wheeling and Jolyon Yates

PRE-ORDER: NOW RELEASE DATE: DECEMBER 6 2021

COMING IN 2022… SHAWSCOPE VOLUME TWO, AND MORE!

 

[Marian-Koniuszko]

OMG. Ordered

 

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[hoppusdelonge]

Ordered from Zavvi but I don't know if it's a good idea to trust their packing on an item like this, hopefully Amazon will drop their price soon.

Zavvi price is now £109.99 @paulboland

 

[paulboland]

Arrow Films price of £110.00 is early bird pre order price the price will increase on arrow webstore to £125.00 just before or after release date

Usually the early bird pre order price last around 2 - 4 weeks but can be longer sometimes

 

[nutcaseshy]

Arrow Films price of £110.00 is early bird pre order price the price will increase on arrow webstore to £125.00 just before or after release date

Usually the early bird pre order price last around 2 - 4 weeks but can be longer sometimes

And don't forget to use the discount code: welcomejuly21 for a 10% discount.

 

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• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all twelve films, including seven new 2K restorations by Arrow Films
• Illustrated 60-page collectors’ book featuring new writing by David Desser, Terrence J. Brady and James Flower, plus cast and crew listings and notes on each film by Simon Abrams
• New artwork by Sam Gilbey, Matthew Griffin, Chris Malbon, Jacob Phillips, Ilan Sheady, Tony Stella, Darren Wheeling and Jolyon Yates
• Hours of never-before-seen bonus features, including several cast and crew interviews from the Frédéric Ambroisine Video Archive
• Two CDs of music from the De Wolfe Music library as heard in six of the films, exclusive to this collection

Disc One – King Boxer

• Brand new 2K restoration by Arrow Films from a 4K scan of the original negative
• Newly restored uncompressed Mandarin and English original mono audio
• Newly translated English subtitles for the Mandarin audio, plus English hard-of-hearing subtitles for the English dub
• Brand new commentary by David Desser, co-editor of The Journal of Japanese and Korean Cinema and The Cinema of Hong Kong
• Newly filmed appreciation by film critic and historian Tony Rayns
• Interview with director Chung Chang-wha, filmed in 2003 and 2004 by Frédéric Ambroisine
• Interview with 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 credits from the American version titled Five Fingers of Death
• Hong Kong, US and German theatrical trailers, plus US TV and radio spots
• Image gallery

Disc Two – The Boxer From Shantung

• Brand new 2K restoration by Arrow Films from a 4K scan of the original negative
• Newly restored uncompressed Mandarin and English original mono audio
• Newly translated English subtitles for the Mandarin audio, plus English hard-of-hearing subtitles for the English dub
• 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 and German theatrical trailers, plus US TV spot
• Image gallery

Disc Three – Five Shaolin Masters / Shaolin Temple

• Uncompressed Mandarin and English original mono audio for both films
• Newly translated English subtitles for both films, plus English hard-of-hearing subtitles for the English dub
• Newly filmed appreciation of Chang Cheh by film critic and historian Tony Rayns
• Interview with star Kong Do, filmed in 2003 by Frédéric Ambroisine
• Elegant Trails: David Chiang and Elegant Trails: Ti Lung, two featurettes on the actors 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 and German trailers for Five Shaolin Masters
• Hong Kong and German trailers for Shaolin Temple
• Image galleries for both films

Disc Four – Mighty Peking Man

• Uncompressed Mandarin and English original mono audio
• Newly translated English subtitles for the Mandarin audio, plus English hard-of-hearing subtitles for the English dub
• Brand new commentary 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, US, German and Dutch theatrical trailers, plus US TV spot
• Image gallery

Disc Five – Challenge Of The Masters / Executioners From Shaolin

• Brand new 2K restoration of Challenge of the Masters from the original negative by Arrow Films
• Uncompressed Mandarin and English original mono audio for both films, plus Cantonese mono for Challenge of the Masters
• Newly translated English subtitles for both films, plus English hard-of-hearing subtitles for the English dubs
• 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 and US theatrical trailers for Executioners from Shaolin
• Image galleries for both films

Disc Six - Chinatown Kid:

• Brand new 2K restoration of the 115-minute International Version from original film elements
• 90-minute Alternate Version
• Uncompressed original Cantonese audio for the International Version, with newly translated English subtitles
• Uncompressed original English audio for the International Version, with optional hard-of-hearing subtitles
• Uncompressed original Mandarin audio for the Alternate Version, with newly translated English subtitles
• Select scene video commentary by co-star Susan Shaw from 2021
• Elegant Trails: Fu Sheng, a featurette on the actor produced by Celestial Pictures in 2005
• Hong Kong, US and German theatrical trailers, plus US TV spot
• Image gallery

Disc Seven – The Five Venoms/Crippled Avengers

• Brand new 2K restorations of both films from the original negatives by Arrow Films
• Uncompressed Mandarin and English original mono audio for both films plus Cantonese mono for The Five Venoms
• Newly translated English subtitles for both films, plus English hard-of-hearing subtitles for the English dubs
• 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 and US theatrical trailers for The Five Venoms
• Hong Kong theatrical trailer for Crippled Avengers
• Image galleries for both films

Disc Eight:

• Brand new 2K restoration of Dirty Ho from the original negative by Arrow Films
• Uncompressed Cantonese, Mandarin and English original mono audio for both films
• Newly translated English subtitles for both films, plus English hard-of-hearing subtitles for the English dubs
• Brand new commentary on Heroes of the East by Jonathan Clements, author of A Brief History of the Martial Arts
• Newly filmed appreciation of both films 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 theatrical trailer for Heroes of the East, plus US TV spot
• Hong Kong theatrical trailer for Dirty Ho
• Image galleries for both films

Disc Nine – MUSIC FROM SHAOLIN TEMPLE, MIGHTY PEKING MAN AND CHINATOWN KID (CD)

– MUSIC FROM THE FIVE VENOMS, CRIPPLED AVENGERS AND DIRTY HO (CD)

 

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