The Leg Fighters | Blu-ray (VCI Entertainment)
RELEASE DATE: October 15, 2019
VCI Entertainment, the U.S. distribution company that recently released Bruce’s Deadly Fingers (1976) on Blu-ray, have announced The Pearl Collection, a label “dedicated to publishing important classic and neglected martial arts films from Asia in editions that offer the highest technical quality available and original supplements and content.”
The first title from the The Pearl Collection is The Leg Fighters (1980), which hits Blu-ray/DVD on October 15th.
Read the official details below:
Phoenix (Kuang-Li Hsia) is a rebellious young student in martial arts, so when her father brings in a new Kung Fu instructor, high-kicking Tan Hai-Chi (Tao-Liang Tan), she will find herself having to shape up quickly as a deadly master approaches (Kang Peng) looking for Tan to avenge his brother’s death. With action scenes from Sun Jung-Chi Sun and Kang Peng, the fights set new standards in kicking choreography under the knowledgeable action eye of Tso Nam Lee (The Hot, The Cool and The Vicious).
Special Features:
- New! 2K Restoration of original 35mm Chinese print
- Audio commentary by filmmaker, actor and Kung Fu Film fan Michael Worth
- Michael Worth visits with director Lee Tso Nam
- Original Theatrical Trailer to Nam’s The Hot, The Cool and The Vicious
- Discussion with Dan Halsted, curator of Portland’s Hollywood Theater Kung Fu Night
- Original film memorabilia and behind the scenes photos
- An original illustration was commissioned from popular genre artist, Ian McEwan!
Pre-order from The Leg Fighters Amazon.com today!
Does anyone remember in the early days of COF, there was another site, purely about kicking in martial arts cinema, called “BOOTMASTERS”??? That site would have been all over this, with VHS screencaps of each kick movement .. Aprox 20 years ago..
I don’t even remember that. lol 😉
DUDE!!! This was Casanova Wong central!!!
This is incredible news. There is definitely more to Kung Fu cinema than Shaw Brothers produced films. It’s nice to see some of these films getting this type of treatment. Is that the official Blu-ray cover for the release? Why wasn’t Kung Fu Bob commissioned for this project? 😉 The spine says “The Leg Fighter” while the front states “The Leg Fighters”.
I believe Michael Worth is the main man behind these releases. I hear he has a crazy collection of rare films waiting to be released.
Michael Worth was on the latest “I MUST BREAK THIS PODCAST” (great Dolph Lundgren podcast) … Listeners got their moneys worth! https://soundcloud.com/imustbreakthispodcast/imbtp-episode-37-interview-with-actor-writer-director-and-stuntman-michael-worth
Got a lot of respect for Michael Worth as a martial arts movie aficionado himself, a lifelong martial artist and a film-maker, he’s really been working hard on exploring the Bruce’sploitation genre and helping put together these releases
I will say the artwork doesnt exactly jump at me, it could have done with some Kung Fu Bob genius, it kind of reminds me of some of the covers i think it was Optimum Asia put out for a bunch of Shaws and other releases, that i think helped kill their label as they just weren’t ‘booom’…the artwork KFB has done for the Vengeance releases in germany is off the hook
BUT lets see what the final artwork is etc, just happy to see Tan Tao-liang in remastered glory!