Title: Shaw Brothers Classics Vol. One
Format: Blu-ray Disc
Release Date: June 13, 2023
List Price: $169.98 Amazon
Shaw Brothers Classics Vol. One compiles 11 movies from the famed Hong Kong production company that existed from 1925 to 2011. The 11-disc collection has a total run time of 17.75 hours and includes films from the 1967, 1968, and 1969 decades, as well as bonus features and audio commentaries. The Blu-ray collection arrives in the US on June 13, 2023 from Shout! Factory. Also See: Shaw Brothers Classics Vol. Two
Bonus Features
DISC ONE: THE ASSASSIN (1967)
- Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation, English Dub Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
- NEW Audio Commentary By David West, Critic And Author Of Chasing Dragons: An Introduction To The Martial Arts Film
- Celestial Trailer
DISC TWO: THE THUNDERING SWORD (1967)
- Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation
- NEW From A Western Perspective – An Interview About The Transnational Appeal Of The Shaw Brothers With Academic Leon Hunt, Author Of “Kung Fu Cult Masters: From Bruce Lee To Crouching Tiger”
- NEW Interview With Author And Critic Kim Newman About The Western “Breakthrough” Films Of Sir Run Run Shaw, Which Took The Producer From East To West
- Celestial Trailer
DISC THREE: THE GOLDEN SWALLOW (1968)
- Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation, English Dub Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
- NEW Audio Commentary By Hong Kong-Based Academic And Filmmaker Gilbert Po
- Interview With Actress Cheng Pei-Pei By Frédéric Ambroisine
- Celestial Trailer
- Original Theatrical Trailer
DISC FOUR: THE JADE RAKSHA (1968)
- Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation
- NEW Slicing At The Stars – An Interview With Critic And Hong Kong Film Expert Tony Rayns, About The Emergence, Key Players, And Success Of The Shaw Brothers Wuxia Film
- NEW A Very Vocal Violence – Hong Kong Based Dubber Peter Boczar Reflects On His Time Behind The Microphone For A Number Of Martial Arts Masterpieces.
DISC FIVE: THE BELLS OF DEATH (1968)
- Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation, English Dub Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
- NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Veteran Hong Kong Film Critic At easternKicks
- Celestial Trailer
DISC SIX: THE SWORD OF SWORDS (1968)
- Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation, English Dub Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
- NEW Audio Commentary With Film Historian Brian Bankston (Cool Ass Cinema Blog)
- NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Veteran Hong Kong Film Critic At easternKicks
- Celestial Trailer
- Original Theatrical Trailer
DISC SEVEN: KILLER DART (1968)
- Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation
- NEW Audio Commentary with James Mudge, veteran Hong Kong film critic at easternKicks
- Celestial Trailer
DISC EIGHT: THE INVINCIBLE FIST (1969)
- Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation
- NEW Audio Commentary With Film Historian Brian Bankston (Cool Ass Cinema Blog)
- NEW Audio Commentary with James Mudge, veteran Hong Kong film critic at easternKicks
- Celestial Trailer
- Original Theatrical Trailer
DISC NINE: DRAGON SWAMP (1969)
- Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation
- NEW Audio Commentary With Hong Kong-Based Academic And Filmmaker Gilbert Po
- Celestial Trailer
- Original Theatrical Trailer
DISC TEN: THE FLYING DAGGER (1969)
- Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation, English Dub Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
- NEW Audio Commentary with Frank Djeng of the New York Asian Film Festival
- Celestial Trailer
DISC ELEVEN: THE GOLDEN SWORD (1969)
- Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation
- NEW Audio Commentary With Hong Kong-Based Academic And Filmmaker Gilbert Po
- Celestial Trailer
