The Swordsman Of All Swordsmen

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Jitendar Canth

A tale of honour and revenge by a celebrated master of wuxia cinema, Joseph Kuo!
Certificate: 18
Running Time: 177 mins
Retail Price: £29.99
Release Date: 2024
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
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 violent revenge 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 that stand in the way of his righteous vengeance, 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 Swordsmen is 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 for the first time ever in the UK from a new 2k restoration, along with Kuo’s influential kung fu masterpiece The Mystery of Chess Boxing, available ONLY in this Limited-Edition set.

Special Features:
Limited Edition Two Disc Set [2000 copies]
Limited Edition Bonus Disc - The Mystery of Chess Boxing
Limited edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Grégory Sacré (Gokaiju)
A Limited Edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing on both films by James Oliver
Limited Edition Set of facsimile lobby cards and Double-sided poster featuring original release posters

DISC ONE - The Swordsman of All Swordsmen
Brand new feature length audio commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng and film writer John Charles (The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977–1997)
Archival interview with director Joseph Kuo

BONUS DISC TWO- The Mystery Of Chess Boxing
Brand new feature length audio commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng and martial artist / filmmaker Michael Worth
Mike Leeder and Arne Venema

Limited edition reversible artwork by Darren Wheeling