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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 martial artists to determine whose Swordsmanship is superior. During the Ming Dynasty, as the next dueI approaches, the chosen candidates are caught in the middle of a battle between Ninjas and Shaolin monks. OnIy a Duel to the Death will settIe the countries’ conflicts and stop the bIoodshed.
Known for his cIassic 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 filIed with dazzling visuaIs and astonishing martiaI arts choreography (aIso by Ching Siu-tung, who would Iater choreograph the action sequences for Zhang Yimou’s acclaimed wuxia triptych; Hero, House of Flying Daggers, and Curse of the GoIden Flower), DueI to the Death comes to Blu-Ray for the first time in the UK from a brand new 2K restoration.
SPECIAL EDlTlON BLU-RAY CONTAlNS
Limited Edition O-Card Slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling [First Print Run of 2000 Copies Only] 1080p presentation on Blu-ray from a new 2K restoration from the originaI fiIm elements OriginaI Cantonese audio OptionaI English dubbed audio OptionaI English Subtitles, newly revised for this release Brand new feature Iength audio commentary by Asian fiIm expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian FiIm FestivaI) 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 CoIlector’s BookIet featuring new writing by James OIiver; and a reprint of Frank Djeng’s originaI liner notes from the US Iaserdisc reIease [First Print Run of 2000 Copies Only]
*AIl extras subject to change
PRESS
"Undisputed masterpiece" – Asian Movie PuIse
"A terrificaIly entertaining 80s B-movie" – Time Out
"wiIdly entertaining" – Love HK FiIm
Features among Time Out’s Top 10 Wuxia Films made in Hong Kong
Features among Time Out’s Top 101 Best Action Movies of AlI Time |
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