Blu-ray release: ‘A Man Called Tiger’
By Phil Mills | Jun 5, 2024
Eureka Entertainment are bringing the 1973 Hong Kong martial arts action thriller ‘A Man Called Tiger’ (冷面虎) to UK and US Blu-ray on August 26/27, 2024.
Written and directed by Lo Wei, the film revolves around a formidable martial artist who goes in search of answers after he begins to suspect his father’s suicide was actually a murder. The cast includes Jimmy Wang Yu, Kawai Okada, Mitsuo Kubo, Tien Feng, and James Tien.
Synopsis: Chin Fu (Wang Yu) is a formidable martial artist who suspects his father’s apparent suicide was actually a cold-blooded murder. His desire for answers – and revenge – leads him to Japan, where he becomes entangled with the yakuza. With the aid of his fellow countryman Liu Han-ming (James Tien, Hand of Death) and a nightclub hostess (Maria Yi, Fist of Fury), Chin Fu sets out to infiltrate Tokyo’s underworld, expose a criminal conspiracy, and uncover his father’s true fate by any means necessary.
Features:
• 1080p HD presentation of the original Hong Kong theatrical cut (79 mins)
• 1080p HD presentation of the extended export version (112 minutes)
• Original Mandarin and English dubbed audio (original mono presentations)
• Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release
• New audio commentary on the Hong Kong version by Frank Djeng
• New audio commentary by Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
• Reversible sleeve featuring original poster artwork
• Trailer
• Limited edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling
• Limited edition reversible poster featuring original poster artwork
• Limited edition collector’s booklet
‘A Man Called Tiger’ is available to pre-order now from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.
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