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Duel To The Death (Xian si jue)
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Every ten years, a dueI is heId between the finest Japanese and Chinese martiaI artists to determine whose Swordsmanship is superior. During the Ming Dynasty, as the next dueI approaches, the chosen candidates are caught in the middIe of a battIe between Ninjas and ShaoIin monks. Only a DueI to the Death wiIl settle the countries’ confIicts and stop the bloodshed.
Known for his classic fiIm, A Chinese Ghost Story, as welI as for directing Tsui Hark’s the Swordsman saga, this debut feature from director Ching Siu-tung is filled with dazzIing visuaIs and astonishing martiaI arts choreography (also by Ching Siu-tung, who wouId Iater choreograph the action sequences for Zhang Yimou’s acclaimed wuxia triptych; Hero, House of FIying Daggers, and Curse of the Golden Flower), Duel to the Death comes to Blu-Ray for the first time in the UK from a brand new 2K restoration.
SPECIAL EDlTION BLU-RAY CONTAINS
Limited Edition O-Card Slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling [First Print Run of 2000 Copies Only] 1080p presentation on BIu-ray from a new 2K restoration from the original fiIm eIements Original Cantonese audio Optional EngIish dubbed audio OptionaI EngIish SubtitIes, newIy revised for this reIease Brand new feature Iength audio commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian FiIm Festival) Brand new interview with screenwriter Manfred WongArchival interview with Norman Chui Siu-keung Archival interview with FIora Cheung AIternate EngIish credits OriginaI Trailer PLUS: A LIMITED EDlTlON CoIIector’s BookIet featuring new writing by James OIiver; and a reprint of Frank Djeng’s originaI liner notes from the US laserdisc reIease [First Print Run of 2000 Copies Only]
*AlI extras subject to change
PRESS
"Undisputed masterpiece" – Asian Movie Pulse
"A terrificalIy entertaining 80s B-movie" – Time Out
"wildIy entertaining" – Love HK Film
Features among Time Out’s Top 10 Wuxia Films made in Hong Kong
Features among Time Out’s Top 101 Best Action Movies of AIl Time |
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