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THE SWORDSMAN OF ALL SWORDSMEN (Yi dai jian wang) (Eureka Classics)Standard Edition - Blu-ray

THE SWORDSMAN OF ALL SWORDSMEN (Yi dai jian wang) (Eureka Classics)Standard Edition - Blu-ray

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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 PengA 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-FengBack Alley Princess), saves his life.

Followed by The Bravest Revenge and The Ghost HillThe 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

SKU: EKA70574

Barcode: 5060000705744

Region: B

Release Date: January 27, 2025

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