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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 Swordsmenis 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.
FEATURES:
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
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