With Dada Chen at NYAFF 2013

With Dada Chen at NYAFF 2013
With Dada Chen at NYAFF 2013

Wednesday, April 02, 2014

Special four film, 2-disc MARTIAL ARTS MOVIE MARATHON coming May 20th from Shout! Factory

SHOUT! FACTORY
presents
MARTIAL ARTS MOVIE MARATHON

Featuring Widescreen Movie Presentations of
Four Action-Packed Martial Arts Classics

MANCHU BOXER (1974), THE ASSOCIATION (1975),
THE SKYHAWK (1974), and DRAGON TAMERS (1975)
UNLEASHED FOR THE FIRST TIME ON DVD IN A
SPECIAL 2-DISC COLLECTION IN STORES
EVERYWHERE ON MAY 20, 2014

Shout! Factory has collected four of the most sought-after martial arts action classics into one DVD package with the MARTIAL ARTS MOVIE MARATHON. The 2-disc collection features MANCHU BOXER (1974), THE ASSOCIATION (1975), THE SKYHAWK (1974) and DRAGON TAMERS (1975) -- and includes such renowned talent as Director John Woo (Face/Off, Mission: Impossible II, Broken Arrow, Hard Target), marital arts icon Angela Mao Ying (Stoner, Queen’s Ransom) and celebrated action choreographer Sammo Hung (Ip Man series). Fans will love the opportunity to own these hard-to-find titles available for the first time on DVD May 20, 2014 at one low price of $19.97 SRP.

Pre-order MARTIAL ARTS MOVIE MARATHON on DVD now at ShoutFactory.com and Amazon.com.

MANCHU BOXER (1974)
A young martial artist joins a boxing tournament with vengeance on his mind.

Starring CHI CHU CHIN, PIAO HO, SAMMO HUNG
Screenplay by ON SZETO
Editor YIN KWONG
Fight Instructor SAMMO HUNG
Produced by RAYMOND CHOW
Directed by MA WU


THE ASSOCIATION (1975)
A male and female cop goes undercover to sneak into an international ring of white slavers.

Starring YU BYONG, NIU TIEN, ANGELA MAO YING
Screenplay by KUO HUI & CHANG-HWA JEONG
Produced by RAYMOND CHOW
Directed by CHANG-HWA JEONG


THE SKYHAWK (1974)
Before Jet Li became well-known for the role of Wong Fei Hung, the great Kwan Tak Hing played the role in hundreds of films. The Skyhawk finds Wong Fei Hung fighting the local crime boss.

Starring TAK-HING KWAN, NORA MIAO, HSIUNG CHAO
Photographed by YAO CHUNG CHANG
Music by JOSEPH KOO
Editor PETER CHEUNG
Screenplay by I. FANG YEH
Action Director SAMMO HUNG
Produced by RAYMOND CHOW
Directed by CHANG-HWA JEONG


DRAGON TAMERS (1975)
A Chinese martial artist student comes to Korea with the intention of challenging a Taekwondo master. He soon meets a group of people belonging to several martial arts dojos which are localized in the area, and are being attack by a mysterious gang who intend to take control of the schools.

Starring CHUAN CHEN, CHI CHU CHIN, KEIKO HARA
Music by JOSEPH KOO
Editor PETER CHEUNG
Screenplay by JOHN WOO
Action Director CHUAN CHEN
Produced by RAYMOND CHOW
Directed by JOHN WOO
Audio: English & Mandarin
Subtitles: English Color/Not Rated