Product Details

• Actors: Ti Lung, Mai Tak-lo, Liu Hsueh-hua and Tang Chia
• Directors: Tang Chia
• Format: Anamorphic, Color, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Navarre Corporation
• DVD Release Date: January 6, 2009
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001ELXSOY
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #80,660 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Tang Chia is considered one of the greatest kung-fu choreographers ever. He directed three movies on his own and his last, is not only his greatest, but one of the greatest ever. Ti Lung, in one of his finest performances, stars Tieh Chiao-san, head of the Ten Kwangtung Tigers, who falls victim to opium, the drug which crippled China. The tragedies and drama that ensue are as stunning as the kung-fu, created by a superlative team of six martial artists. It leads to a truly unforgettable climax, as a trembling Tieh, still weak from going cold turkey, must face the gangsters who have ruined his town while he was addicted. A legitimate masterpiece and one of the finest, most effecting martial arts movies Shaw Brothers ever produced. Also starring Chen Kuan-Tai (Heroes Two) and Phillip Ko Fei (Enter the Dragon).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie, Obvious Upscale of DVD Print, Awful Audio, August 17, 2009

By	Ted J. Nemeth - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This film has been difficult to find in the past. Not exactly a lost classic, certainly not obscure -given the cast, but I am certainly grateful to Celestial and Jade Tiger for making this fine print available. I have been waiting for someone to transfer some of these classics on to Blu Ray. Celestial bought the rights to DVD release the entire Shaw filmography and the have done a great job. Films that have been available only as awful VHS prints were digitally remastered lovingly, way beyond what I thoght possible.
That said- this has not been mastered from an original film print but instead is an upscaled DVD, mastered as a Blu Ray disc. Anime fans have been getting this shaft for a while, now it looks like martial arts movie fans are the latest victims.
Don't get me wrong, this is a beautiful print, like most Celestial prints, it is not however true HD.
The sound on this disc is poor, I have Celestial DVD's with far better sound quality, I am not sure what the issue was with the audio.
Shaw Brothers fans will have to wait with their fingers crossed hoping someone will be willing to put the effort Celestial did with DVD for true HD Shaw titles.
This disc comes included with a beautiful liner notes booklet, filled with great photos and information.

Movie- 5 Stars
Print- 4 Stars
Audio- 2 Stars
Extras- 4 Stars (beautifl liner notes, interviews etc.)

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW, March 30, 2009

By	Paul Scott (CENTRAL COAST,, N.S.W. Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Excellent film from Shaw Brother.
Fantastic quality on Blu-ray,it looks better than many top Hollywood films.

Ti Lung is magnificent as the hero, great fight sequences.

The standard DVD also is top quality.

Beautifully coloured and in 2.35 CinemaScope(ShawScope)

Recommended Highly

3.0 out of 5 stars It was decent, March 15, 2010

By	R. Tubbs "R Tubbs" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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For a Ti Lung Shaw brother movie that I have never seen before it was pretty good. The transfer does have a few grain issues but overall it looks really good.

To me this was just not one of the better of the Shaw Brothers movies.

It deals with the Opium issues that China went thru during the western invasion. However, I just did not feel for the characters. I also thought there was not enough KF action.

Ti Lung always gives a good performance, however, this is not one of his better movies.