The Shaw Brothers: Basher Box Blu-ray brings together three influential martial arts classics from the early days of the kung fu boom that transformed Hong Kong cinema in the 1970s. Known to Western audiences as “bashers” for their emphasis on intense hand-to-hand combat, these films helped establish kung fu cinema as a global phenomenon.

Produced by Shaw Brothers Studio at their legendary Movietown complex in Hong Kong, these films combine spectacular widescreen production values with the work of some of the genre’s most influential directors and stars.

The collection begins with King Boxer (1972), directed by Chung Chang-wha. A massive international success, the film helped launch the worldwide kung fu craze and became one of the first martial arts films to break through with Western audiences under the alternate title Five Fingers of Death.

Chang Cheh, one of Shaw Brothers’ most prolific and influential directors, contributes two of the set’s films. The Boxer from Shantung delivers a gritty revenge story set within the violent world of Shanghai crime gangs, while Chinatown Kid follows a naive young martial artist who travels to San Francisco only to become entangled in the city’s brutal underworld.

Packed with raw action, revenge-driven storytelling and memorable performances from some of Shaw Brothers’ biggest stars, these films represent key entries in the rise of martial arts cinema.

1972–1977 / 351 min / Mandarin, Cantonese & English / Region A

The Shaw Brothers: Basher Box [Blu-ray] w/slip

$44.99

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BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

DISC ONE – KING BOXER

• 2K restoration by Arrow Films from a 4K scan of the original negative
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
• Restored uncompressed Mandarin and English mono audio
• English subtitles for the Mandarin audio plus English hard-of-hearing subtitles for the English dub
• Audio commentary by David Desser
• Appreciation by film critic Tony Rayns
• Interview with director Chung Chang-wha
• Interview with actor Wang Ping
• Interview with Korean cinema expert Cho Young-jung
• Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu documentary featurette
• Alternate opening credits from the American release Five Fingers of Death
• Trailers
• Image gallery

DISC TWO – THE BOXER FROM SHANTUNG

• 2K restoration by Arrow Films from a 4K scan of the original negative
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
• Uncompressed Mandarin and English mono audio
• English subtitles for the Mandarin audio plus English hard-of-hearing subtitles for the English dub
• Interview with actor Chen Kuan-tai
• Interview with assistant director John Woo
• Interview with actor David Chiang
• Conversation between Chen Kuan-tai and Ku Feng
• Trailers
• Image gallery

DISC THREE – CHINATOWN KID

• 2K restoration of the 115-minute International Version
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
• 90-minute Alternate Version
• Uncompressed Cantonese audio for the International Version with English subtitles
• Uncompressed English audio for the International Version with optional hard-of-hearing subtitles
• Uncompressed Mandarin audio for the Alternate Version with English subtitles
• Audio commentary by Terrence J. Brady
• Select scene video commentary by Susan Shaw
• Elegant Trails: Fu Sheng featurette
• Trailers
• Image gallery

Additional details
directed by: Chung Chang-wha, Chang Cheh
starring: Wang Ping, Lo Lieh, Bolo Yeung, Chen Kuan-tai, Alexander Fu Sheng, Susan Shaw
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