Shaw Brothers Classics: Volume 1 (Blu-ray Box Set) (Shout Factory) [USA]

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Release date: June 13, 2023
Purchase links: Shout Factory - Amazon
Price: $139.98 (Shout Factory) - $159.75 (Amazon)
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Bonus Features for Blu-ray​

DISC ONE: THE ASSASSIN (1967)

• Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation, English Dub Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
• NEW Audio Commentary By David West, Critic And Author Of Chasing Dragons: An Introduction To The Martial Arts Film
• Celestial Trailer

DISC TWO: THE THUNDERING SWORD (1967)

• Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation
• NEW From A Western Perspective – An Interview About The Transnational Appeal Of The Shaw Brothers With Academic Leon Hunt, Author Of "Kung Fu Cult Masters: From Bruce Lee To Crouching Tiger"
• NEW Interview With Author And Critic Kim Newman About The Western "Breakthrough" Films Of Sir Run Run Shaw, Which Took The Producer From East To West
• Celestial Trailer

DISC THREE: THE GOLDEN SWALLOW (1968)

• Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation, English Dub Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
• NEW Audio Commentary By Hong Kong-Based Academic And Filmmaker Gilbert Po
• Interview With Actress Cheng Pei-Pei By Frédéric Ambroisine
• Celestial Trailer
• Original Theatrical Trailer

DISC FOUR: THE JADE RAKSHA (1968)

• Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation
• NEW Slicing At The Stars – An Interview With Critic And Hong Kong Film Expert Tony Rayns, About The Emergence, Key Players, And Success Of The Shaw Brothers Wuxia Film
• NEW A Very Vocal Violence – Hong Kong Based Dubber Peter Boczar Reflects On His Time Behind The Microphone For A Number Of Martial Arts Masterpieces.

DISC FIVE: THE BELLS OF DEATH (1968)

• Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation, English Dub Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
• NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Veteran Hong Kong Film Critic At easternKicks
• Celestial Trailer

DISC SIX: THE SWORD OF SWORDS (1968)

• Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation, English Dub Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
• NEW Audio Commentary With Film Historian Brian Bankston (Cool Ass Cinema Blog)
• NEW Audio Commentary With James Mudge, Veteran Hong Kong Film Critic At easternKicks
• Celestial Trailer
• Original Theatrical Trailer

DISC SEVEN: KILLER DART (1968)

• Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation
• NEW Audio Commentary with James Mudge, veteran Hong Kong film critic at easternKicks
• Celestial Trailer

DISC EIGHT: THE INVINCIBLE FIST (1969)

• Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation
• NEW Audio Commentary With Film Historian Brian Bankston (Cool Ass Cinema Blog)
• NEW Audio Commentary with James Mudge, veteran Hong Kong film critic at easternKicks
• Celestial Trailer
• Original Theatrical Trailer

DISC NINE: DRAGON SWAMP (1969)

• Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation
• NEW Audio Commentary With Hong Kong-Based Academic And Filmmaker Gilbert Po
• Celestial Trailer
• Original Theatrical Trailer

DISC TEN: THE FLYING DAGGER (1969)

• Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation, English Dub Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
• NEW Audio Commentary with Frank Djeng of the New York Asian Film Festival
• Celestial Trailer

DISC ELEVEN: THE GOLDEN SWORD (1969)

• Audio: Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio With New Subtitle Translation
• NEW Audio Commentary With Hong Kong-Based Academic And Filmmaker Gilbert Po
• Celestial Trailer