THE SWORDSMAN OF ALL SWORDSMEN (Yi dai jian wang) (Eureka Classics)Standard Edition - Blu-ray
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 vengeance 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 who incur his wrath, 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 Swordsmenis 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 on Blu-ray from a new 2K restoration.
STANDARD EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES:
1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray from a 2K digital restoration completed by the Taiwan Film Institute | Original Mandarin audio | Optional rarely heard English dubbed audio | Optional English Subtitles | Feature length audio commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng and film writer John Charles (The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977–1997) | Return of the Master – previously unseen interview with director Joseph Kuo from 2008, courtesy of Frédéric Ambroisine.
PRESS
“a must-see for wuxia lovers with director Joseph Kuo proving his prowess within the genre in terms of storytelling and drama” – Asian Movie Pulse
“(a) solid and early entry into the genre, and shows that there’s always something worth rediscovering” – Eastern Kicks
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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 vengeance 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 who incur his wrath, 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 Swordsmenis 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 on Blu-ray from a new 2K restoration.
STANDARD EDITION BLU-RAY FEATURES:
1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray from a 2K digital restoration completed by the Taiwan Film Institute | Original Mandarin audio | Optional rarely heard English dubbed audio | Optional English Subtitles | Feature length audio commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng and film writer John Charles (The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977–1997) | Return of the Master – previously unseen interview with director Joseph Kuo from 2008, courtesy of Frédéric Ambroisine.
PRESS
“a must-see for wuxia lovers with director Joseph Kuo proving his prowess within the genre in terms of storytelling and drama” – Asian Movie Pulse
“(a) solid and early entry into the genre, and shows that there’s always something worth rediscovering” – Eastern Kicks
