Blu-ray release: ‘Beach of the War Gods’

By   |  Aug 1, 2023

Eureka Entertainment are bringing the 1973 Hong Kong historical action adventure ‘Beach of the War Gods’ (戰神灘) to UK Blu-ray on October 23, 2023.

Directed by Jimmy Wang Yu, the film follows a wandering swordsman who gathers five other fighters and rallies the local fishermen to fight off a band of Japanese pirates. The cast includes Jimmy Wang Yu, Lung Fei, Tien Yeh, Hsieh Han, Kwan Hung, and Chang Yi-Kuai.

Synopsis: In the waning days of the Ming dynasty, Japanese marauders raid villages on the Chinese coast. A wandering swordsman (Wang Yu) single-handedly dispatches a group of the invading thugs and agrees to help defend the town. He assembles a core team of highly skilled warriors, including mercenary knife thrower Leng Ping (Tien Yeh) and hot-headed swordsman Iron Bull Chao (Hsieh Han). Together, they train the townsfolk to stand up to the pirates, using strategy and skill. When the army launches an all-out assault on the town, a ferocious battle rages, leading to final conflict on the Beach of the War Gods.

Features:
• 1080p HD presentation
• Original Mandarin mono audio
• Optional English dubbed audio
• Optional English Subtitles
• Audio commentary by Frank Djeng
• Interview with Mike Leeder & Arne Venema
• Archival interview with Jimmy Wang Yu
• Trailers
• Limited Edition O-Card Slipcase [First 2000 copies only]
• Limited Edition Collector’s Booklet [First 2000 copies only]

‘Beach of the War Gods’ is available to pre-order now from Amazon.co.uk.

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