Shaw Brothers Presents: Four Films By Lau Kar-Leung

After masterminding the spellbinding martial arts choreography on dozens of Shaw Brothers' biggest hits, Lau Kar-Leung became an extraordinary director in his own right, using his inimitable talents and deeply-felt understanding of kung fu history to create his own idiosyncratic and often humorous take on the genre. Lau's second film, the thrilling and deeply personal Challenge of the Masters, draws upon the legend of the real-life Cantonese folk hero Wong Fei-hung, played here by Lau's soon-to-be-legendary adoptive brother Gordon Liu in his first starring role. Having choreographed the action for many of Chang Cheh's 'Shaolin Temple' films, Lau took on the same historical legends in Executioners from Shaolin, jam-packed with extraordinary fight scenes and unforgettable characters, not least the evil Bai Mei, the White-Browed Hermit! Lau's trademark mix of high-kicking kung fu choreography and knee-slapping physical comedy is on full display in one of the director's most acclaimed films, Heroes of the East, which pits Japanese and Chinese martial arts against one another and ultimately celebrates both. Last but not least is Dirty Ho, Lau's take on the odd couple buddy comedy, which shows off some of the most inventive action set-pieces in the Shaw Brothers canon and is not to be missed!

Special Features

Bonus Footage, Commentary: 'Heroes of the East': Jonathan Clements (author), Image Gallery, Interviews: Gordon Liu (actor); Chen Kuan-Tai (actor); Yasuaki Kurata (actor), Appreciation of Lau Kar-Leung by Tony Rayns (critic/film historian); Textless opening credits for 'Challenge of the Masters'; 'Alternate English credits for 'Executioners from Shaolin'; Appreciation of 'Heroes of the East' and 'Dirty Ho' by Tony Rayns; Alternate opening credits for 'Shaolin Challenges Ninja', the international version of 'Heroes of the East'; 'Alternate English credits for 'Dirty Ho', Trailers

Actors: Lily Li, Lau Kar-wing, Naozo Kato, Hsaio Ho, Gordon Liu, Kurata Yasuaki, Yuka Mizuno, Wong Yue, Lung Wei Wang, Chia-Liang Liu, Kara Hui, Yuen Biao, Chen Kuan-Tai, Lo Lieh

Audio Languages: Mandarin chinese, Mandarin chinese, English

Duration: 405 minutes

Number of Discs: 2

Subtitle Languages: English, English

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