Galleries: Shawscope: Volume Two Boxset (Arrow Video Blu-ray) Screenshots

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Extra Features

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

NEW 4K restoration by Celestial Pictures and L’Immagine Ritrovata
NEW restored uncompressed Mandarin, Cantonese and English original mono audio
NEW translated English subtitles, plus optional hard-of-hearing subtitles for the English dub
NEW feature commentary by critic Travis Crawford
NEW select-scene commentary by film critic and historian Tony Rayns (1:14:00)
Interview with star Gordon Liu, filmed in 2003 (1080p; 20:51)
Interview with cinematographer Arthur Wong, filmed in 2006 (1080p; 28:34)
Shaolin: Birthplace of a Hero (720p; 16:02)
Elegant Trails (720p; 6:23)
NEW Tiger Style: The Musical Impact of Martial Arts Cinema, a filmed overview of Shaw Brothers’ influence on hip hop and other music genres, featuring music historian Lovely Jon (1080p; 37:22)
Cinema Hong Kong: Swordfighting, the second instalment in a three-part documentary produced by Celestial Pictures in 2003 and featuring interviews with Gordon Liu, Lau Kar-leung, Cheng Pei-pei, John Woo, Sammo Hung, Kara Hui, David Chiang and others (1080i; 50:21)
Alternate opening credits from the American version titled Master Killer (720p; 3:16)
Alternate SD shot (720p; 0:27)
Hong Kong theatrical trailer (Mandarin) (720p; 3:54)
Hong Kong theatrical trailer (English) (1080p; 3:54)
German theatrical trailer (1080p; 2:36)
Digital reissue trailer (720p; 1:08)
US TV spot (1080p; 0:32)
Image gallery (chapter breaks; 1:03)

Return to the 36th Chamber

Uncompressed Cantonese, Mandarin and English original mono audio
NEW translated English subtitles, plus optional hard-of-hearing subtitles for the English dubs
Interview with star Gordon Liu, filmed in 2003 (1080p; 14:50)
Citizen Shaw, a French TV documentary from 1980 directed by Maurice Frydland, in which Sir Run Run Shaw gives an all-access tour of the Shaw Brothers backlot (including behind-the-scenes footage from Return to the 36th Chamber), remastered in high definition (1080p; 57:42)
Hero on the Scaffolding, an archive featurette produced by Celestial Pictures in 2003 (720p; 14:40)
Alternate opening credits sequences
- HK theatrical credits (1080p; 1:32)
- English title sequence (720p; 1:45)
Hong Kong theatrical trailer (720p; 3:21)
Digital reissue trailer (720p; 1:12)
Image gallery (chapter breaks; 0:53)

Disciples of the 36th Chamber

Uncompressed Cantonese, Mandarin and English original mono audio
NEW translated English subtitles, plus optional hard-of-hearing subtitles for the English dubs
Interview with star Gordon Liu, filmed in 2003 (1080p; 14:50)
Alternate opening credits sequences (1080p; 4:15)
Hong Kong theatrical trailer (1080p; 3:33)
Digital reissue trailer (720p; 1:07)
Image gallery (chapter breaks; 0:35)

Mad Monkey Kung Fu

NEW 2K restoration from the original negative by Arrow Films
Uncompressed Cantonese, Mandarin and English original mono
NEW translated English subtitles, plus optional hard-of-hearing subtitles for the English dub
NEW commentary by martial arts cinema experts Frank Djeng and Michael Worth
NEW filmed appreciation by film critic and historian Tony Rayns (1080p; 19:56)
Interview with actor Hsiao Hou, filmed in 2004 (1080p; 39:59)
NEW Shaw in the USA, a featurette on how Shaw Brothers broke America featuring Grady Hendrix and Chris Poggiali, authors of These Fists Break Bricks (1080p; 32:12)
Hong Kong theatrical trailer (1080p; 4:01)
US theatrical trailer (1080p; 2:34)
Digital reissue trailer (1080p; 1:08)
Image gallery (chapter breaks; 0:58)

Five Superfighters

NEW 2K restoration from the original negative by Arrow Films
Uncompressed Cantonese, Mandarin and English original mono
NEW translated English subtitles, plus optional hard-of-hearing subtitles for the English dub
NEW Shaw in the USA, a featurette on how Shaw Brothers broke America featuring Grady Hendrix and Chris Poggiali, authors of These Fists Break Bricks (1080p; 32:12)
Hong Kong theatrical trailer (1080p; 3:26)
UK VHS promo (1080p; 2:37)
Image gallery (chapter breaks; 0:57)

Invicible Shaolin

NEW 2K restorations of from the original negative by Arrow Films
Uncompressed Cantonese, Mandarin and English original mono audio
NEW translated English subtitles, plus optional hard-of-hearing subtitles for the English dub
Interview with action director Robert Tai, filmed in 2003 (1080p; 23:59)
NEW Poison Clan Rocks The World, a visual essay on the Venom Mob written and narrated by author Terrence J. Brady (1080p; 26:28)
Hong Kong theatrical trailer (Mandarin) (1080p; 4:06)
Hong Kong theatrical trailer (English) (720p; 4:06)
Digital reissue trailer (720p; 1:17)
Image gallery (chapter breaks; 0:53)

The Kid with the Golden Arm

NEW 2K restorations of from the original negative by Arrow Films
Uncompressed Mandarin and English original mono audio
NEW translated English subtitles, plus optional hard-of-hearing subtitles for the English dub
Interview with action director Robert Tai, filmed in 2003 (1080p; 23:59)
NEW Poison Clan Rocks The World, a visual essay on the Venom Mob written and narrated by author Terrence J. Brady (1080p; 26:28)
Alternate “continuity” cut of The Kid With The Golden Arm, presented via seamless branching (1080p; 1:26:18)
Textless opening credits (1080p; 2:03)
English opening credits 1 (720p; 2:13)
English opening credits 2 (720p; 1:45)
Hong Kong theatrical trailer (audio only) (720p; 3:22)
US TV spot (1080p; 0:49)
Digital reissue trailer (720p; 1:21)
Image gallery (chapter breaks; 0:29)

Magnificent Ruffians

NEW 2K restoration from the original negative by Arrow Films
Uncompressed Mandarin and English original mono audio
NEW translated English subtitles, plus optional hard-of-hearing subtitles for the English dubs
NEW Rivers and Lakes, a video essay on Shaw Brothers’ depiction of Chinese myth and history, written and narrated by Jonathan Clements, author of A Brief History of China (1080p; 22:34)
Hong Kong (audio only) theatrical trailer (720p; 4:01)
German theatrical trailer (720p; 2:58)
Image gallery (chapter breaks; 0:46)

Ten Tigers of Kwangtung

NEW 2K restoration from the original negative by Arrow Films
Uncompressed Mandarin and English original mono audio
NEW translated English subtitles, plus optional hard-of-hearing subtitles for the English dubs
NEW audio commentary by filmmaker Brandon Bentley
Interview with star Chin Siu-ho, filmed in 2003 (1080p; 21:17)
NEW Rivers and Lakes, a video essay on Shaw Brothers’ depiction of Chinese myth and history, written and narrated by Jonathan Clements, author of A Brief History of China (1080p; 22:34)
Textless title sequence (1080p; 1:16)
Hong Kong trailer (Mandarin) (720p; 2:57)
Hong Kong trailer (Cantonese) (1080p; 2:58)
Digital reissue trailer (720p; 1:14)
TV spot (720p; 0:28)
Image gallery (chapter breaks; 0:30)

My Young Auntie

Uncompressed Cantonese, Mandarin and English original mono audio
NEW translated English subtitles, plus optional hard-of-hearing subtitles for the English dub
NEW select-scene commentary by film critic and historian Tony Rayns (46:43)
Interview with star Kara Hui, filmed in 2003 (1080p; 29:20)
Cinema Hong Kong: The Beauties of the Shaw Studios, the final instalment in the three-part documentary produced by Celestial Pictures in 2003 (720p; 53:45)
Alternate standard-definition VHS version (720p; 2:00:34)
Alternate opening credits (1080p; 1:19)
Hong Kong theatrical trailer (720p; 4:19)
Digital reissue trailer (720p; 1:04)
Image gallery (chapter breaks; 0:30)

Mercenaries from Hong Kong

NEW 2K restoration from the original negative by Arrow Films
Uncompressed Cantonese, Mandarin, and English original mono audio
NEW translated English subtitles, plus optional hard-of-hearing subtitles for the English dub
Interview with Mercenaries from Hong Kong action director Tong Kai, filmed in 2009 (1080p; 28:50)
Hong Kong theatrical trailer (1080p; 2:38)
Digital reissue trailer (720p; 1:21)
Image gallery (chapter breaks; 0:27)

The Boxer’s Omen

NEW 2K restoration from the original negative by Arrow Films
Uncompressed Cantonese and Mandarin original mono audio
NEW translated English subtitles, plus optional hard-of-hearing subtitles for the English dub
NEW commentary by critic Travis Crawford
NEW filmed appreciation of filmmaker Kuei Chih-hung by film critic and historian Tony Rayns (1080p; 21:02)
Extended scene (720p; 1:57)
Hong Kong theatrical trailer 1 (1080p; 2:47)
Hong Kong theatrical trailer 2 (720p; 3:06)
Image gallery (chapter breaks; 0:29)

Martial Arts of Shaolin

Uncompressed Cantonese, Mandarin and English original mono audio
NEW translated English subtitles, plus optional hard-of-hearing subtitles for the English dub
NEW commentary by Jonathan Clements
NEW filmed appreciation by film critic and historian Tony Rayns (1080p; 29:40)
Interview with Martial Arts of Shaolin screenwriter Sze Yeung-ping, filmed in 2004 (1080p; 42:15)
Alternate standard-definition version of Martial Arts of Shaolin (720p; 1:37:32)
Hong Kong theatrical trailer (720p; 2:57)
Japanese theatrical trailer (720p; 1:52)
Digital reissue trailer (720p; 1:09)
Trailers for the preceding Shaolin Temple films starring Jet Li (720p; 6:58)
Image gallery (chapter breaks; 0:46)

The Bare-Footed Kid

Uncompressed Cantonese, Mandarin and English original mono audio
NEW translated English subtitles, plus optional hard-of-hearing subtitles for the English dub
NEW commentary by Frank Djeng of the NY Asian Film Festival
NEW filmed appreciation by film critic and historian Tony Rayns (1080p; 16:28)
Alternate opening credits (720p; 3:11)
Hong Kong theatrical trailer (720p; 3:39)
UK VHS promo (720p; 2:06)
Digital reissue trailer (720p; 1:12)
Image gallery (chapter breaks; 0:30)

DISC NINE – MUSIC FROM THE 36TH CHAMBER OF SHAOLIN, FIVE SUPERFIGHTERS, INVINCIBLE SHAOLIN AND THE KID WITH THE GOLDEN ARM (CD)

DISC TEN – MUSIC FROM RETURN TO THE 36TH CHAMBER, MAGNIFICENT RUFFIANS, TEN TIGERS OF KWANGTUNG, MY YOUNG AUNTIE, MERCENARIES FROM HONG KONG AND DISCIPLES OF THE 36TH CHAMBER (CD)”

Shawscope: Volume Two Boxset Packaging Details

High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations of all fourteen films, including nine new 2K restorations by Arrow Films
NEW Illustrated 60-page collectors’ book featuring writing by David Desser, Jonathan Clements, Lovely Jon and David West, plus cast and crew listings and notes on each film by Simon Abrams
NEW artwork by Mike Lee-Graham, Chris Malbon, Kagan McLeod, Colin Murdoch, “Kung Fu” Bob O’Brien, Lucas Peverill, Ilan Sheady, Tony Stella, Darren Wheeling and Jolyon Yates
Hours of never-before-seen bonus features including several cast and crew interviews from the Frédéric Ambroisine Video Archive
Two CDs of music from the De Wolfe Music library as heard in several of the films, exclusive to this collection