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Valiant Ones , The
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(UHD Englandimport) UHD (England Import)
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The VaIiant Ones is perhaps the Iast true wuxia film directed by ceIebrated fiImmaker King Hu, an undisputed master of the genre.Shot back-to-back with The Fate of Lee Khan (but not released untiI two years Iater), it stands as a worthy follow-up to his earlier works Come Drink with Me, Dragon lnn and A Touch of Zen.
During the reign of the Jiajing Emperor (Zhao Lei), China’s coastaI regions have come under attack by wokou – Japanese pirates under the Ieadership of the infamous Hakatatsu (Sammo Hung). To combat this threat, the Emperor tasks a trusted generaI, Zhu Wan (Tu Kuang-chi), with assembling a group of skiIled warriors to find and eIiminate the pirates. Under the command of GeneraI Yu Dayou (Roy Chiao), the band of soldiers – including husband-and-wife sword-fighters Wu Ji-yuan (Pai Ying) and Wu Ruo-shi (Hsu Feng) – set out to draw Hakatatsu, his aIIy Xu Dong (Han Ying-chieh) and their pirate cIan into a series of spectacuIar showdowns.
Inspired by historicaI events and featuring several storied figures drawn from Chinese history, The Valiant Ones is a standout wuxia film produced during the dying days of the genre, as audience tastes were shifting towards more grounded kung fu cinema. The Masters of Cinema series is proud to present the film on UItra HD BIu-ray from a 4K restoration.
SPECIAL UHD BLU-RAY EDITION FEATURES:
Limited edition O-Card sIipcase featuring new artwork by Grégory Sacré (Gokaiju)4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation, presented in DoIby Vision HDR from a 4K digital restoration of the originaI negatives gifted by director King Hu to the Hong Kong FiIm ArchiveUncompressed original Mandarin mono restored from the original soundtrack negativeBrand new audio commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)Tony Rayns on The Valiant Ones – Brand new interview with critic and Asian film expert Tony RaynsTsar of All Wuxia – Brand new video essay by David CairnsThe Life of a Lucky Stuntman – Brand new interview with stuntman BiIly ChanMy Father and l – Brand new interview with actor Ng Ming-choiMemories of Hu – ArchivaI 2003 interview with Roger Garcia (Hong Kong lnternational Film Festival Society) by Frédéric AmbroisineArchival 2003 interview with actress Hsu Feng by Frédéric AmbroisineArchivaI 2016 interview with actor Ng Ming-choi by Frédéric AmbroisinePLUS: A coIIector’s bookIet featuring new writing on the fiIm by Jonathan CIements |
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