The general consensus is a pirate movie will contain lots of epic sea battles and hidden treasures. Well “The Valiant Ones” may contain treasure of the stolen kind but there is barely a sighting of a ship throughout, despite the coastal setting. Yet this is a King Hu feature so put that initial concern to one side and prepare to rediscover one of his less prominent works as Eureka entertainment release it in a new 4K scan.
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Pirates are attacking the coast of China and the Emperor (Chao Lei) tasks General Zhu Wan (Tu Kuang-chi) to assemble a small group to defeat them. Under the command of General Yu Dayou (Roy Chiao), they include the husband and wife sword fighters Wu Ji-yuan (Wing Bai) and Wu Ruo-shi (Feng Hsu). As they learn more about their opponents, it becomes evident...
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Pirates are attacking the coast of China and the Emperor (Chao Lei) tasks General Zhu Wan (Tu Kuang-chi) to assemble a small group to defeat them. Under the command of General Yu Dayou (Roy Chiao), they include the husband and wife sword fighters Wu Ji-yuan (Wing Bai) and Wu Ruo-shi (Feng Hsu). As they learn more about their opponents, it becomes evident...
- 5/16/2024
- by Ben Stykuc
- AsianMoviePulse
Kentaro Miura’s passing left a big hole in the anime and manga industry alongside an unfinished masterpiece in the form of Berserk. Kouji Mori, who also happens to be the late mangaka’s best friend decided to helm on the project in honor of him. The series has some of the most captivating art and storytelling. Nothing was ever as mesmerizing as that of Miura’s art and the stories he told through the series.
Guts
However, because of the 2016 adaptation, the series hasn’t had the best luck when it comes to anime. That is not its end. On the contrary, many wanted to pick up where Miura left off. Some are in the form of an anime while others with the resources of continuing the manga. Leaving his legacy unfinished was not an option and that was something Kouji Mori understood perfectly.
Kouji Mori – From Holyland to...
Guts
However, because of the 2016 adaptation, the series hasn’t had the best luck when it comes to anime. That is not its end. On the contrary, many wanted to pick up where Miura left off. Some are in the form of an anime while others with the resources of continuing the manga. Leaving his legacy unfinished was not an option and that was something Kouji Mori understood perfectly.
Kouji Mori – From Holyland to...
- 5/15/2024
- by Adya Godboley
- FandomWire
Arrow’s recent box sets Shawscope Volume One and Volume Two highlighted the golden age of Hong Kong’s Shaw Brothers studio, spanning roughly from the mid-1970s to their pivot toward TV in 1986. Now, Shout! Factory’s Shaw Brothers Classics: Volume 1 focuses on the studio’s rapid commercial ascendency at the end of the ’60s with their then-new, harder-edged take on martial arts cinema.
The earliest film in the set is, fittingly, Chang Cheh’s The Assassin, from 1967. Made hot on the heels of Chang’s (and the studio’s) breakout feature The One-Armed Swordsman from the same year, The Assassin furthers the filmmaker’s interest in moving the martial arts film away from its erstwhile emphasis on female heroes who are prone to musical outbursts and flowery romances as they are violence and toward the sort of male-centric revenge narratives that dominate the titles collected here.
One-Armed Swordsman...
The earliest film in the set is, fittingly, Chang Cheh’s The Assassin, from 1967. Made hot on the heels of Chang’s (and the studio’s) breakout feature The One-Armed Swordsman from the same year, The Assassin furthers the filmmaker’s interest in moving the martial arts film away from its erstwhile emphasis on female heroes who are prone to musical outbursts and flowery romances as they are violence and toward the sort of male-centric revenge narratives that dominate the titles collected here.
One-Armed Swordsman...
- 6/26/2023
- by Jake Cole
- Slant Magazine
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