Swordsman of All Swordsmen | Blu-ray (Eureka)
On March 18, 2024, Eureka is releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for Swordsman of All Swordsmen, a 1968 Taiwanese swordsplay actioner from Joseph Kuo (Shaolin Kids, The Old Master) that stars Tien Peng (The Ghost Hill) and Polly Shang-Kwan (The Return of the 18 Bronzemen).
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 violent revenge 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 that stand in the way of his righteous vengeance, 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 Hill, The Swordsman 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 new 2k restoration, along with Kuo’s influential kung fu masterpiece The Mystery of Chess Boxing, available ONLY in this Limited-Edition set.
Swordsman of All Swordsmen also stars Chiang Nan (Shaolin Kids), Tsao Chien (Fist of Fury Part II), Miao Tian (Phantom Kung Fu), Hsueh Han (The Killer Meteors), Ko Yu-Min (The Return of the 18 Bronzemen) and Lu Shih (Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger).
Limited Edition Features:
- Limited Edition Two Disc Set [2000 copies]
- Limited Edition Bonus Disc – The Mystery of Chess Boxing
- Limited edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Grégory Sacré (Gokaiju)
- A Limited Edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing on both films by James Oliver
- Limited Edition Set of facsimile lobby cards and Double-sided poster featuring original release posters
Disc 1 – The Swordsman of All Swordsmen:
- 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray from a 2K digital restoration completed by the Taiwan Film Institute
- Original Mandarin audio
- Optional English Subtitles
- Brand new feature length audio commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng and film writer John Charles (The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977–1997)
- Archival interview with director Joseph Kuo
Disc 2 – The Mystery of Chess Boxing:
- 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray, scanned from the only known surviving print of the film supplied by collector Dan Halsted (Head Programmer at the Hollywood Theatre, Oregon)
- Original Cantonese and “Classic” English dubbed audio options
- Brand new feature length audio commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng and martial artist / filmmaker Michael Worth
- Brand new feature length audio commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
- Limited edition reversible artwork by Darren Wheeling
This title will soon be available at The Goodie Emporium, a U.S.-based online store that currently has many Import Shaw Brothers/Golden Harvest/martial arts DVD/Blu-ray movies in-stock – with New titles being added regularly!
Watch the Trailers for the films below:
