The Swordsman Of All Swordsmen (Blu-ray)

Director: Joseph Kuo

1968 Taiwan

Action

 

£14.99

TECHNICAL DETAILS

TECHNICAL DETAILS
  • Country: Taiwan
  • Language: Mandarin
  • Year: 1968
  • Runtime: 86
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1
  • Colour: Colour
  • Certificate: 12
  • Subtitles: Optional English Subtitles
  • Genre: Action
  • SKU: EKA70574
  • 1 Disc
  • Release Date: Jan 23, 2025
Format:
Region: B

SYNOPSIS

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 HillSwordsman 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 from a 2K restoration.

SPECIAL FEATURES

  • 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray from a 2K digital restoration completed by the Taiwan Film Institute
  • Original Mandarin audio
  • Optional rarely heard English dubbed audio
  • Optional English Subtitles
  • Feature length audio commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng and film writer John Charles (The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977–1997)
  • Return of the Master – previously unseen interview with director Joseph Kuo from 2008, courtesy of Frédéric Ambroisine.