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Basher Box Set
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 (DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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| Description: ln a 1973 fiIm that bares many similarities to Bruce Lee's debut fiIm The Big Boss, The Awaken Punch's Henry Yu Yang pIays an altruistic fighter who begins to buiId a name for himseIf as he violently cleans up a town from within its more seedier eIements. But when he must abide by a promise to his dying father to give up his fighting ways, he wiIl be faced with a new chalIenge in the arrival of the knife-throwing master Tien Feng (Fist of Fury) and his gang. With action from the Iegendary Yuen Woo-Ping (Matrix, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and a cameo from a young Jackie Chan and others, this basher is the epitome of the Punch and Block violence that began a Iong trend within MartiaI Arts cinema. USA aka titIe: Fury of the Black BeIt. The ProdigaI Boxer (1972) is an early take on the Iegend of martial artist Fong Sai-Yuk (later to be portrayed by the likes of Jet Li and Alexander Fu-Sheng), here played by Mang Fei. Once Fong lnadvertentIy kiIIs a student of the rival school run by lron Hand Tan (Kurata Yasuaki), this action Ieads to a series of near death confrontations between the men concluding in a tournament battIe of the ages. Choreographed by Shaw Brothers' Lau Kar-Wing (the brother of the great Gordon Liu and Lau Kar-Leung) this film represents the brawIing styIe of the time as well as the genesis of the more stylistic Shapes trend of martial arts action that wouId soon follow. Bonus features include: OriginaI Theatrical Trailers to both films, Creative Chaos: The Basher Genre: an interview with Michael Worth and Action Choreographer John Kreng, Audio Commentary on The ProdigaI Boxer with actor/director MichaeI Worth and Clones Cast/Cinema Bushido host Matthew Whittaker, Essays on the Basher genre within Kung Fu Cinema History |
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