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Shawscope Volume 3 Blu-ray Set brings together fourteen restored wuxia classics from the legendary Shaw Brothers studio, highlighting the evolution of swordplay cinema from the late 1960s through the 1980s. Featuring new 2K and 4K restorations, a collectors’ book, hours of supplements and newly commissioned artwork, this limited edition continues Arrow Video’s definitive archival journey through the Shaw filmography.
Before Shaw Brothers rose to global dominance with kung fu cinema, they mastered the wuxia pian — a unique blend of Chinese chivalric lore, samurai-influenced violence and operatic melodrama. This Volume includes Chang Cheh’s landmark One-Armed Swordsman trilogy, the female-driven classics Lady Hermit, Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan and The 14 Amazons, Chor Yuen’s Gu Long adaptations (The Magic Blade, Clans of Intrigue, Jade Tiger and The Sentimental Swordsman), the late-era reinventions The Avenging Eagle and Killer Constable, and the wildly imaginative 1980s fantasy spectacles Buddha’s Palm and Bastard Swordsman.
Packed with restorations, commentaries, archival interviews, alternate cuts and a bonus soundtrack CD, Shawscope Volume 3 stands as the most comprehensive archival collection yet of Shaw Brothers’ wuxia era.
directed by: Chang Cheh, Chor Yuen, Cheng Kang, Sun Chung, Kuei Chih-hung, Taylor Wong, Lu Chun-ku and others
starring: Jimmy Wang Yu, David Chiang, Ti Lung, Cheng Pei-pei, Lily Ho, Chen Ping, Derek Yee
1967–1983 / 14 films / Mandarin mono with Cantonese & English dubs (where applicable)
Shawscope Volume 3 [Limited Edition] [Blu-Ray Set]
BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
LIMITED EDITION COLLECTION CONTENTS
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all fourteen films
• Thirteen new 2K restorations by Arrow Films from the original negatives
• New 4K restoration of One-Armed Swordsman by Celestial Pictures
• Original uncompressed Mandarin mono audio
• Cantonese and/or English mono dubs where applicable
• Newly translated English subtitles for each film
• Illustrated 60-page collectors’ booklet with new writing by David West, Jonathan Clements & Dylan Cheung
• Cast and crew listings and film notes by Ian Jane
• New artwork by Tony Stella, Ilan Sheady, Tom Ralston, Jolyon Yates, Kung Fu Bob and Chris Malbon
• Hours of bonus features including:
• Feature commentaries for every film
• Cast and crew interviews from the Frédéric Ambroisine Video Archive
• The rare alternate Korean cut of Killer Constable
• Exclusive CD of music from the De Wolfe Music Library as heard in The Avenging Eagle and other Shaw Brothers films