Blu-ray release: ‘New Fist of Fury’

By   |  Jun 12, 2023

Arrow Video are bringing the 1976 Hong Kong martial arts movie ‘New Fist of Fury’ (新精武門) to US Blu-ray on August 29, 2023.

Co-written and directed by Lo Wei, the film follows a young man who sets out to avenge his grandfather’s death and prove his martial arts mastery. The cast includes Jackie Chan, Nora Miao, Chan Sing, Henry Lu, and Yi Ming.

Synopsis: Shanghai, 1910. With the Jing Wu martial arts school in shambles and pressure from the Japanese armies to suppress a Chinese uprising after Chen Zhen’s martyrdom, Chen’s fiancée Li Er (Nora Miao) escapes to Japanese-occupied Taiwan to hide at her grandfather’s school. Despite her attempts to lay low, she runs afoul of karate master Okimura (Chan Sing), who plans to take over all of the Chinese-run schools in Taiwan. Amidst all of this, a young aimless thief, known only as Ah Long (Jackie Chan), befriends Li Er after unknowingly stealing the nunchaku once yielded by the late Chen. Will he give into his fears, or will he learn the martial arts of Jing Wu and fight alongside Li Er against the Japanese?

Features:
• New 2k restoration from the original negatives by Fortune Star
• HD (1080p) transfers of the 120-min Original Theatrical Cut and the 82-min 1980 Re-release Cut
• Original Mandarin and English lossless mono audio for the Theatrical Cut
• Newly uncovered alternate Mandarin and Cantonese mono audio for the Theatrical Cut
• Original Cantonese and English lossless mono audio for the Re-Release Cut
• Newly translated optional English subtitles
• New audio commentary by Frank Djeng & Michael Worth on the Theatrical Cut
• New audio commentary by Brandon Bentley on the Re-Release Cut
• New Fist, Part Two Fist, a new video essay by Brandon Bentley
• Trailer gallery
• Image gallery
• Double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and new artwork by Tony Stella
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and new artwork by Tony Stella
• Illustrated collector’s booklet

‘New Fist of Fury’ is available to pre-order now from Amazon.com.

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